liability
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Tort cases can be difficult to win, in part because the government can claim a “discretionary function exception,” which shields the agency from liability when the situation involves a policy-driven judgment call.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The verdict marks a rare finding of criminal liability against an airline or plane after a fatal aircraft crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Every country watching these conflicts understands that dependence on any single energy supplier is a strategic liability.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
StepStone has been accruing the liability on its financial statements, and the latest estimate of the cost of buying in the CH fee interest was $2.17 billion.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But if insecurity was the primal source of Hamilton’s incredible energy, one would have to conclude that providence had conspired to produce at the most opportune moment perhaps the most creative liability in American history.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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