On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:43:29 -0600, in a place far, far away, Herb
Schaltegger made the phosphor on
my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

It's interesting that there's no distinction made between accidents
and a deliberate act.

I think the liability would be the same either way.

Yes, but as I said, it's interesting. In a civil case, a deliberate
act would carry a higher penalty, perhaps with punitive damages.

Don't play lawyer, Rand. In civil cases, the factors to be considered in
awarding punitive damages vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and the
intent of the actor is but one factor to consider.

rolling eyes

OK, make "would," "could."

Talk about "playing lawyer."

Anyway, I thought I was in your killfile.