Determining Liability

Tort law seeks to compensate a person who has been harmed by the wrongful conduct of another and also hopes to deter similar injuries. Tort law considers a person s decision to take a particular action and the risk involved when determining liability. As the cases above illustrate, sleep disorders and sleep deprivation can play an important role in choice and risk. Additionally, physicians who treat patients for sleep disorders have an obligation to warn their patients of the risks of the sleep condition and any treatment rendered. Failure to inform then-patient of the risks could lead to injuries to others, for which the physician might be liable. 

The likelihood of testimony by physicians—and the imposition of a medical standard of care—is greatest in cases involving ophthalmic drugs because of the use of these agents to diagnose or treat disease. Of course, expert testimony on behalf of a defendant optometrist may allege that the optometrist acted in conformity with the standard of care. It is then left to the jury to determine liability.This element of proof is usually the most difficult for plaintiffs to establish and is frequently the most contentious aspect of a malpractice trial. 

Substantial lack in medicinal products stock occurred. This was harmful to the health situation since the relevant authorities were unable to determine liability and take quick, appropriate measures for the regular supply. 

Hansen v. Abrasive Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., 831 P.2d 693 (Ct. App. Ore. 1992) (jury considered ANSI standard violation in determining liability because it was relevant to standard of care manufacturer should be expected to meet, even though it was voluntary consensus standard). See also Bowles v. Litton Industries, Inc., 518 So. 1070 (La. Ct. App. 1987). 

Vehicle accident reconstruction is performed in cases of collisions that result in injuries, deaths, and significant property damage. It may be performed to determine criminal action or negligence, including which, if any, traffic laws were violated. Forensic evidence may also indicate intentional action such as homicide, suicide, deliberate property damage, or attempted police evasion. Collision reconstruction may also be performed to determine liability and financial responsibility, particularly in cases in which... 

It is regrettable that the legal processes of determining liability for a failure so often serve to bury information of great potential value. The insurance carriers may be satisfied with a quiet settlement behind closed doors, but I strongly believe there is also a responsibility, in these cases, to the public. 

The EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) has responsibility for managing the analysis programs required under the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The approved analytical methods are designed to analyze water, soil, and sediment from potentially hazardous waste sites to determine the presence or absence of certain environmentally harmful organic compounds. The methods described here all require the use of GC/MS. 

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Delivery decisions are more than decisions about conformance to specification. They are about conformance to contract and those responsible for the production processes may not be able to determine whether contractual conditions have been met. Much more may hang on the resolution of a problem than mere conformance to specification. The decision in some circumstances may be taken by the CEO. There may have been a safety problem or a product liability problem so your system needs to recognize these fine distinctions. Those making the delivery decisions need possession of all the information required to protect the company as well as meet customer needs. 

As a supplier you have a responsibility to establish your customer requirements and expectations. If you do not determine conditions that may be detrimental to the product and you supply the product as meeting the customer needs and it subsequently fails, the failure is your liability. If the customer did not provide reasonable opportunity for you to establish the requirements, the failure may be the customer s liability. If you think you may need some extra information in order to design a product that meets the customer needs, you must obtain it or declare your assumptions. A nil response is often taken as acceptance in full. 

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When the cause of the incident has been established and the costs of rectification finalized, these will be compared with the insurance cover provided by the policy and the extent of the insurer s liability, if any, determined. The policy will normally be one of indemnity, i.e. returning the insured to the same position after an accident as he was before. This may be achieved by repairing or replacing what is damaged or by paying the amount of the damage. It may be necessary to carry out modifications to prevent a recurrence of the accident or desirable to up-rate the specification for better performance or the life of the machine may have been extended by the repairs carried out. In this case a degree of betterment is involved which will be reflected in the settlement by a contribution by the insured to the cost of repairs. 

The toxicological profiles are developed in response to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (Public law 99-499) which amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund). This public law directed ATSDR to prepared toxicological profiles for hazardous substances most commonly found at facilities on the CERCLA National Priorities List and that pose the most significant potential threat to human health, as determined by ATSDR and the EPA. The availability of the revised priority list of 275 hazardous substances was announced in the Federal Register on November 17, 1997 (62 FR 61332). For prior versions of the list of substances, see Federal RegisternoiiCQS dated April 29, 1996 (61 FR 18744) April 17, 1987 (52 FR 12866) October 20, 1988 (53 FR 41280) October 26, 1989 (54 FR 43619) October 17, 1990 (55 FR 42067) October 17, 1991 (56 FR 52166) October 28, 1992 (57 FR 48801) and February 28, 1994 (59 FR 9486). Section 104(i)(3) of CERCLA, as amended, directs the Administrator of ATSDR to prepare a toxicological profile for each substance on the list. 

Once a potential release has been discovered, the information is entered into the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS), a computerized database used to track hazardous substance sites. After being entered into CERCLIS, each site undergoes a preliminary assessment (PA) to determine whether the site poses a potential hazard and whether further action is necessary. If the threat is immediate, a removal action may be conducted. 

Fluorine has been used to modulate the basicity of amines which may lead to an improvement in brain exposure. Recently, the discovery of a series of a4(32 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) potentiators as possible treatment for Parkinson s disease and schizophrenia was were disclosed [40]. Optimization of isoxazole 40 included the bioisosteric replacement of the central amide by an imidazole ring. Introduction of a fluorine at the 6-position of the phenyl ring provided compound 41. This compound had excellent potency but was determined to be a substrate for P-gp (efflux ratio >10). In an attempt to reduce amine basicity and decrease the efflux propensity, the 4-fluoropiperidine 42 was identified which retained potency and had significantly reduced P-gp efflux liability (efflux ratio 1). CNS penetration of 42 was observed in rodents following intraperitoneal (IP) treatment at 5mg/kg and showed a brain concentration of 6.5 gM. 

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