21.   Some states exclude auto liability claims, which are the largest source of lawsuits against nonprofit entities.

22.   Spaniol, an eight-year UC employee, was in charge of facilitating property and general liability claims, working with attorneys at UC campuses.

23.   That could mean demolition, if the railroad were sufficiently insulated from cost overruns and liability claims.

24.   Strategies include a product liability claim, like the one being pursued by New Orleans, and a public nuisance claim, like the one being pursued by Chicago.

25.   The change, spurred by malpractice concerns and a shift in New York law, helps to shield the personal assets of partners from liability claims.

26.   The industry has never been forced to pay damages or settle a product liability claim in cases brought by individuals.

27.   The industry has slowly been moving toward accepting a settlement of federal regulation or of liability claims.

28.   The net result is that the system, motivated by huge liability claims against the companies, has apparently lost its power to enrage.

29.   The statements also include an agreement to waive all liability claims against the company.

30.   The tobacco companies faced billions of dollars in liability claims if the court had allowed the case to proceed.