Strict liability is a legal doctrine that applies to certain crimes, as well as in certain tort cases (claims made to recover compensation after an injury). When strict liability rules apply ...

Strict liability rules make it easier for you to hold a manufacturer accountable for a dangerous product, but they do not necessarily mean the manufacturer is going to be held r.

Strict-liability crimes are generally disfavored, but states may enact them within the boundaries of the Constitution. The question before us is whether Moser's constitutional right to due ...

Commentary Strict Products Liability: One More Thing the Internet Is Disrupting Back in the dark ages of tort law a person injured by a defective product had no recourse absent privity of contract ...

The first-degree charge is called strict liability for a drug-induced death. It comes with a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars.

So the Minnesota Court of Appeals held today, concluding that a statute that did impose such strict liability -- even for honest, reasonable mistakes as to the target's age -- was unconstitutional.