the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil fascilitated holding directors liable for corporate debt. nevertheless, the doctrine is not a seperate cause of action. directors are bound by fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty and duty of care and skill to the corporation and its shareholders. however, there is not such a contractual relationship between directors and creditors. thus, requiring directo...

DELIMITING the extent of a hospital's liability for the negligent acts of its doctors, nurses, and employees has, during the past half-century, proven to be a particularly perplexing judicial problem.' Principles based upon variant reasoning and indicating no small degree of confusion have been propounded, reflecting two largely incompatible influences: the theory that a charity should be favor...

This paper examines how legal standards of liability may apply to geologic carbon storage. The liability regime governing geologic carbon storage will shape the technology’s cost-effectiveness and overall attractiveness. We classify potential sources of liability into operational, in situ, and climate liability. As a first step, we explore in situ liability in the United States. After summarizi...

Legally the Hospital has responsibility for negligence committed by its health workers. The criminal acts of malpractice is currently in spotlight because legal rules governing it are still unclear. This regulations regarding qualifications not clearly stated rules. purpose this research to analyze hospital actions doctors who commit malpractice. Using a normative juridical method with statute ...

strict liability is the result of philosophical ideas of lawyers in front of developments in human knowledge and complexity of social relationships. strict liability the main aim is facilitation of victim's compensation, so the proof of fault is not necessary and causation is sufficient. this type of liability is justified by various foundations of economics, society and morality. in the b...