liability
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“Giving even a single jury the power to impose ruinous liability on selected members of the energy industry is a recipe for chaos,” the companies said in the document.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Paxton purchased another condo at the resort in 2025, which he disclosed on his most recent report as an asset and a liability.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The civil settlement, reached on 19 March, was made without any admission of liability.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Google has said it will appeal the underlying liability ruling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Da da da, liability, da da da, think you’re doing.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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For companies that still operate old-fashioned pension plans, higher yields mean higher discount rates, which are key to calculating the present value of their liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Accounts Commission said meeting this deadline was "critical" in order to avoid further equal pay liabilities and a "financial and operational impact on the council".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The three utilities had been lobbying Newsom and lawmakers to further shield them and their shareholders from wildfire liabilities ever since last year’s Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
California’s utilities face potentially ruinous liabilities that can drive up costs, restrict grid investment and leave wildfire survivors waiting years for compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Indeed, Dobzhansky recognized that natural variation was a vital reservoir for an organism—an asset that far outweighed its liabilities.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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