Liability articles
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Lawyer Mom Explains She Never Signs Liability Waivers For Her Kids
One mom and personal injury attorney says to hold off on signing any liability form to protect yourself and your children.
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Baltimore battles ship owners’ effort to limit liability in bridge collapse
The owners of the Dali cargo ship were negligent and should be held fully liable for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which killed six people, the city of Baltimore said in court filings Monday. In response to the vessel owners’ petition filed in U.S. District Court this month seeking to limit their liability, Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Council argued Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. “put a clearly unseaworthy vessel into the water," and they...
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Court case over fatal car crash raises issues of mental health and criminal liability
By KENYA HUNTER and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a traffic light in suburban Atlanta, causing the death of a young boy. But while prosecutors say she needs to be held accountable for her actions, her lawyers say her