Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct definition

Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct means any act (whether sole, joint or concurrent) by a Person that was intended to cause or was in reckless disregard of, wanton indifference to, the harmful consequences to the safety or property of another Person which the person acting or failing to act knew, or should have known, would result from such act or omission, provided that Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct does not include any act or failure to act insofar as it:
Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct means such an entire lack of care as to indicate a conscious indifference and reckless disregards and misconduct for the use of reasonable care for the safety of people and property, which is likely to cause grave injury or harm to persons and/or property, and includes willful misconduct. It should be distinguish from mere “Negligence” that means any act, omission or failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances, including those due to pre-existing conditions and/or defects of any property, equipment or materials.
Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct means any act or omission done or omitted to be done with wanton, intentional and reckless disregard of the reasonably foreseeable consequence of such act or omission.

Examples of Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct in a sentence

  • The significant cost overruns and delays on the Project were the sole result of CB&I’s Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct.

  • Based on the no-cost paradigm, the assumption by the Indemnified of responsibility for Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct is already an assumption of some risk and potentially some cost in contrast to this paradigm.

  • The claims include (a) Breach of Company Agreement, (b) Tortious Interference with the Company Agreement, (c) Shareholder Oppression,(d) Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct, (e) Defamation (Against Pourchot), (f) Judicial Partition of Real Property, and (g) Attorney Fees, seeking damages, exemplary damages, equitable relief, court costs, and interest.


More Definitions of Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct

Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct means any act (whether sole, joint or concurrent) by a Person that was intended to cause or was in reckless disregard of, wanton indifference to, the harmful consequence to the safety or property of another Person, which the person acting or failing to act knew, or should have known, would result from such act or omission, provided that Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct does not include any act or failure to act insofar as it (i) constituted mere ordinary negligence, meaning any act, omission or failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances or proper standard of reasonable conduct, including those due to pre-existing conditions and/or defects of any property,equipment or materials; or, (ii) was done or omitted in accordance with express instructions or approval of Company.

Related to Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct

  • Gross Negligence means any act or failure to act (whether sole, joint or concurrent) by a person or entity which was intended to cause, or which was in reckless disregard of or wanton indifference to, avoidable and harmful consequences such person or entity knew, or should have known, would result from such act or failure to act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gross negligence shall not include any action taken in good faith for the safeguard of life or property.

  • Willful Misconduct means any act or failure to act with an intentional disregard of any provision of this Agreement, which a party knew or should have known if it was acting as a reasonable person, which would result in injury, damage to life, personal safety, real property, harmful consequences to the other party, but shall not include any error of judgment or mistake made in good faith.

  • Wilful Misconduct means intentional disregard of good and prudent standards of performance or proper conduct under the Contract with knowledge that it is likely to result in any injury to any person or persons or loss or damage of property.

  • Willful means any act or omission by the Executive that was in good faith and with a reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or its affiliates. Any act or omission based upon authority given pursuant to a duly adopted Board resolution, or, upon the instructions of any senior officer of the Company, or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company will be conclusively presumed to be taken or omitted by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company and/or its affiliates.

  • Sexual misconduct means any verbal, nonverbal, written, or electronic communication, or any other act directed toward or with a student that is designed to establish a sexual relationship with the student, including a sexual invitation, dating or soliciting a date, engaging in sexual dialogue, making sexually suggestive comments, self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual or erotic nature, and any other sexual, indecent, or erotic contact with a student.

  • Misconduct means the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall not in any way preclude or restrict the right of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) to discharge or dismiss any Optionee, Participant or other person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for any other acts or omissions, but such other acts or omissions shall not be deemed, for purposes of the Plan, to constitute grounds for termination for Misconduct.

  • Negligence means the failure to exercise "Reasonable Care".

  • Professional Misconduct means conduct inconsistent with the Act, this By-law, the Rules of Professional Conduct or the Standards and Guidelines of Practice that poses or may pose a risk of harm or loss to any person;

  • Official misconduct means a notary's performance of any act prohibited or failure to perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other law in connection with a notarial act.

  • Academic Misconduct means an act described in s. UWS 14.03.

  • Fraud means any offence under laws creating offences in respect of fraudulent acts or at common law in respect of fraudulent acts in relation to the Contract or defrauding or attempting to defraud or conspiring to defraud the Crown.

  • Intentional for purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be deemed to have been intentional if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence. An act or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be considered intentional if it is not in good faith and if it is without a reasonable belief that the action or failure to act is in the best interests of the Bank.

  • Gross Misconduct means any act or omission of the Contractor in violation of the most elementary rules of diligence which a conscientious Contractor in the same position and under the same circumstance would have followed.

  • Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results. Research misconduct does not include honest error or differences of opinion. As used in this definition, (i) “fabrication” means making up data or results and recording or reporting them; (ii) “falsification” means manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record; and (iii) “plagiarism” means the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.

  • Wilful Default means a deliberate act or omission which will result in (and can reasonably be expected to have been intended to result in) a breach of this Agreement and which, as soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after written notice (particularising the alleged breach) is given to the party alleged to be in default, is not either:

  • Serious Misconduct means any misconduct identified as a ground for termination in the Motorola Code of Business Conduct, or the human resources policies, or other written policies or procedures.

  • Willful and Material Breach means a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken by the breaching party or the failure by the breaching party to take an act it is required to take under this Agreement, with knowledge that the taking of or failure to take such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, result in, constitute or cause a breach of this Agreement.

  • Gross means the weight or the concentration contained in the discharge. (Unless a limitation is specified as a net limitation, the limitation contained in this permit is a gross limitation).

  • Breach of Duty means the Director or Officer breached or failed to perform his or her duties to the Corporation and his or her breach of or failure to perform those duties is determined, in accordance with Section 8.04, to constitute misconduct under Section 180.0851 (2) (a) 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the Statute.

  • Willful Breach means a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken or a failure to act by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or such failure to act would, or would reasonably be expected to, constitute or result in a breach of this Agreement.

  • Malfeasance means with respect to any Entity or person, any act or omission which constitutes fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence, whether in respect of the Council or otherwise.

  • Indemnified Amounts The meaning specified in Section 10.1(a).

  • Reckless means a situation in which the defendant was aware of the risk created by his conduct and the risk was of such a nature and degree that to disregard that risk constituted a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in such a situation. "Reckless" includes all, or nearly all, convictions for involuntary manslaughter under 18 U.S.C. § 1112. A homicide resulting from driving a means of transportation, or similarly dangerous actions, while under the influence of alcohol or drugs ordinarily should be treated as reckless.

  • Indemnified Liability means any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and all related costs and expenses) arising from or relating to any claim, suit, proceeding, demand, or action brought by an Indemnified Party against you or a third party or other User.

  • Homelessness or "homeless" means a condition where an

  • Indemnified Liabilities has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.