Example Sentences

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“There were warning signs all over the place. … At the end of the day, aren’t we looking at foreseeability more than anything else to determine whether there can be criminal liability that attaches?”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

“Mere allegations of gang activity and associated general safety concerns in South Central Los Angeles should not be considered in determining foreseeability of the subject incident.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Neither uncontrollability nor foreseeability necessarily map onto any statistical estimation of actual risk, yet their emotional pull guided participants’ judgments.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2016

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said “I don’t see how this foreseeability test would work.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2013

"At some point the chain of foreseeability becomes so remote that as a matter of law there is a capping of liability."

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2010