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1.031 documents for privity of contract definition

- The BP Spill and the Meaning of 'Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct
- Louisiana Law Review
- Nbr. 71-3, April 2011
- Thyssen Steel Company, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. M/V Kavo Yerakas, Etc., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees., 50 F.3d 1349 (5th Cir. 1995)
... Corporation (AMMC) entered into a contract of carriage with Europe-Overseas Steamship Lines (... the Pacific Employers framework, is in privity of contract and thereby meets the definition of a ...
- Federal Circuits
- Buy America requirements; definitions and waiver procedures amendments,
... procurement;'' (3) the definition of ``contractor;'' (4) repeal of the general waiver for Chrysler v... other than the government, as a party in privity of contract with the government; the term ``contra...
- FR, March 21, 2006
- Rules
- Federal Transit Administration

- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey, 557 U. S. (2009)
... based upon Travelers’ specific contractual obligation to Manville, allegations is not amenabl... judicata to the ‘parties and those in privity with them.’ Nevada v. United States, 463 U. S. ...The definition of Policy Claims contains nothing limiting it to d...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Product Liability: Beyond Loss Control - an Argument for Quality Assurance
Companies should be diligent in examining the relationship of product liability claims and effective quality assurance programs. A review of the literature suggests there are many writings about the mechanics of a product liability case, but very little hard evidence to suggest that companies are saving money because of implemented quality initiatives. While liability in this arena is usually borne by an injury that is due to a defect in either design, manufacturing, or marketing materials, suits are generally filed under three broad categories: negligence, breach of warranty, or strict tort liability. Properly implemented quality assurance initiatives will serve a company by tracking all aspects of the operation, from design to packaging, in order to determine where waste and defects a...

... to minimize product liability risks: contracts, design reviews, marketing, reliability testing, w... in scope because of the concept of "privity." Privity states that parties must have an agreeme...While the definition of a defective product may be vague in the enginee...
- Quality Management Journal, The
- Vol. 15 Nbr. 2, April 2008
- Akiyama Corporation of America, a Corporation; Vigilant Insurance Company, a Corporation and a Member of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. M.v. Hanjin Marseilles, Her Engines, Tackle, Machinery, Etc.; Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd., a Corporation; Total Terminals, Inc., a Corporation; and Marine Terminals Corporation, a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees., 162 F.3d 571 (9th Cir. 1998)
...§ 1304(5). A bill of lading may contractually expand COGSA coverage to third parties with a "Him...The definition of "Subcontractor" includes terminal operators and... the "Subcontractor" definition must be in privity of contract with the ocean or inland carrier. The ...
- Federal Circuits
- Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. (2008)
...But the D. C. Circuit's definition of "adequate representation" strayed from the mean... Herrick's F-45, though they had no contract or agreement for Taylor's participation in the res...S. 406, 411 (1943), that privity "turns on the facts of particular cases." See Brie...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Critical comparisons: the role of comparative law in investment treaty arbitration.
... described as "arbitration without privity," (25) the internationalization of investment disp...(30) Even where contracts between an enterprise and a state expressly limit ... the apparent clarity of this definition, there has been a fierce debate among scholars wit...
- Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
- Vol. 39 Nbr. 1, December 2010
- Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. (2008)
... because there is no "standard" tort or contract injury, making it difficult to settle upon a parti... was a managerial employee under this definition, see App. G, id., at 264a, n. 8, and the jury fo..., occasioned, or incurred, without the privity or knowl edge of such owner or owners , shall not,...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Sunderland v. v.rtex Associates, Inc. Et Al., 199 Ga. App. 278, 404 S.E.2d 574 (1991)
Judgment reversed. Pope and Beasley, JJ., concur.

... Company and provided by prime contractor Vertex Associates pursuant to OCGA 13-10-1. Viewe... but is not limited to those having privity of contract with the prime contractor.' (Emphasis ours.) The lack of such a definition in the Miller Act resulted in the construction pla...
- Georgia Court Of Appeals