Sunday, December 16, 2007

Types of Liability

I am familiar with liability due to negligence, but not clear about strict liability or absolute liability. Here is the explanation from an insurance book.

Type Description Example
No liability Defendant cannot be held Charitable institution in
liable some cases
.
Negligence Defendant is liable if Liability for damages caused
found to be negligent by motor accidents
.
Strict Defendant is liable Liability for damages resulting
liability even if not negligent from defective products
.
Absolute Defendent is always Liability for damages caused by
liability liability, no defence use of dynamite or dangerous
available animal

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