How to Use strict liability in a Sentence

strict liability

noun
  • Torts law isn’t based on strict liability—harm alone won’t result in a damage award.
    — Max Lockie, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2020
  • The club also agreed to a strict liability standard preventing minors on the premises.
    — Fernando Alfonso Iii and St. John Barned-Smith, Houston Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The estate sued Tesla for strict liability and negligence and sought to add a punitive-damages claim.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The software developer for the drones is accused of strict liability.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Even though this is a strict liability offense, prosecutors will recognize the lack of intent.
    — Kevin Werbach, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Among the causes of actions cited in the complaint are negligence, breach of warranty and strict liability.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The pair also face three counts of first-degree strict liability death, which each carry a potential of 10 to 20 years in prison.
    — Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
  • In cases where strict liability for accidents or injuries does not apply, negligence may.
    — Donna Engle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 May 2021
  • Maryland has introduced a bill imposing strict liability on anyone who causes a spill while engaged in offshore drilling or oil or gas extraction.
    — Wayne Parry, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • However, statutory rape is a strict liability crime.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • While some states have a one-bite rule — meaning the dog owner is not liable for a dog bite unless the dog was known to have bitten before — California has a strict liability law.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • There are about 250 new condos coming out this year, but most developers avoid constructing them because of strict liability laws.
    — Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The law change eliminates the strict liability rule that made the owner responsible for damages caused by the dog’s actions even if the owner did not know the dog would act aggressively.
    — Donna Engle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 May 2021
  • Maryland is among the majority of states that apply strict liability to certain situations.
    — Donna Engle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 May 2021
  • Wisconsin has a strict liability law where dog owners are automatically liable for damages caused by their dog if the attack was unprovoked.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Prince George’s County Democrat said adopting a strict liability standard is the most the state can do to discourage drilling.
    — Michael Dresser, baltimoresun.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Furthermore, the judge wrote, the regulation imposes strict liability on homeowners, regardless of why the trash is there.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
  • This dynamic presents a political and public-relations problem for those seeking to chart a middle ground between strict liability and laissez faire.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The panel’s suggestion to overhaul the strict liability doctrine, known as inverse condemnation, has already faced strong pushback.
    — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2019
  • Legal claims include strict liability, negligence and gross negligence.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • South Carolina law imposes strict liability on dog owners when their dogs knock someone down, leading to a larger insurance payout, according to the motion.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 17 May 2023
  • In all of these cases, the suits at hand deal with state consumer protection, torts, or liability law in different states, and so there is not an issue of circuit split for the consideration of strict liability.
    — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 8 July 2019
  • Under the judge’s ruling, claims for strict liability, design negligence and negligent undertaking, among others, were dismissed.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The lawsuit was filed on the bases of negligence, assault, battery, outrage and strict liability, seeking damages in excess of $75,000.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • Wisconsin has a strict liability law, making owners automatically liable for damages caused by an unprovoked dog attack.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The measure also will loosen some of the nation’s strictest liability rules for utilities when their equipment causes a fire, but only after those utilities carry out billions of dollars in fire-prevention safety work.
    — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Utilities lobbied aggressively to eliminate that strict liability standard but lawmakers dropped the idea amid pressure from insurers, trial lawyers and fire victims.
    — Jonathan J. Cooper, The Seattle Times, 12 Nov. 2018
  • But lawmakers balked at repealing labor protections that impose strict liability on employers for discharging workers.
    — Andrew Scurria, WSJ, 29 June 2018
  • California’s dog bite statute creates strict liability for dog owners regardless of prior knowledge of the animal’s dangerous tendencies.
    — Anton Lucanus may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
  • The complaints allege strict liability, negligence, unjust enrichment and invasion of privacy.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022

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