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strict liability The liability of a property owner or occupier for injury to others despite the lack of any fault or wrongdoing by the owner or occupier.Typically, when people engage in an inherently dangerous activity on land,such as blasting rock,they are responsible for damage to adjoining property or to persons injured by the blast.This is true even if an independent contractor was responsible for the work and even if everything was done exactly as it should have been done using all possible safeguards and protections and the injury was the result of a freak accident. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Over the years, New York courts have interpreted the statute to
impose absolute liability against contractors, owners and their agents. The Court granted the motion and dismissed plaintiffs'
claims based on strict and absolute liability and ruled that
plaintiffs' state law claims are pre-empted by the Price-Anderson
Act. * Labor Law 240: BOMA/NY voiced its strong support for the reform
of Labor Law 240, which currently provides for absolute liability of
owners and general contractors in the event of a "gravity
related" worker injury. |
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