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- October 1992 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Allied-Signal: Managing the Hazardous Waste Liability Risk
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Edward Prewitt
Allied-Signal, Inc., one of the world's oldest chemical companies and today a diversified conglomerate, is liable for clean-up costs of old hazardous waste sites. These costs are substantial: reserves grew to nearly $500 million in 1991. Attempting to avoid further... View Details
Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Programs; Cost Management; Policy; Government Legislation; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Governance Compliance; Legal Liability; Chemical Industry; United States; Europe
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Edward Prewitt. "Allied-Signal: Managing the Hazardous Waste Liability Risk." Harvard Business School Case 793-044, October 1992. (Revised August 1994.)
- December 2019 (Revised November 2023)
- Background Note
Legal Analysis: Insider Trading Liability
By: Trevor Fetter, Eugene F. Soltes and Grant Wahlquist
There are numerous restrictions against trading on material, nonpublic information (MNPI)—typically called “insider trading.” This note describes the limitations facing managers and investors as enforced civilly and criminally within the United States. View Details
Fetter, Trevor, Eugene F. Soltes, and Grant Wahlquist. "Legal Analysis: Insider Trading Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 320-080, December 2019. (Revised November 2023.)
- July 2009
- Teaching Note
Kim Park (B): Liabilities (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins, Gregory Miller and V.G. Narayanan
Teaching Note for [110018]. View Details
Keywords: Accounting
- 2024
- Working Paper
Product Liability Litigation and Innovation: Evidence from Medical Devices
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
We examine the relationship between product liability litigation and innovation by systematically
combining data on product liability lawsuits with data on new product introductions in a panel dataset of
leading medical device firms. We first document a decline in... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Product Liability Litigation and Innovation: Evidence from Medical Devices." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-063, March 2024.
- November 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Insider Trading Liability
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Provides a general description and overview of U.S. law on insider trading, including the basic theories of liability, the responsibilities of securities firm managers to prevent and detect insider trading, and the potential penalties for insider trading. A rewritten... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Note on Insider Trading Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 305-029, November 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- June 2023
- Article
Managing Medical Device Liability Through Innovation: A Strategic Approach
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
In this article, we discuss several aspects of the relationships among product liability risk, safety, and innovation strategies of medical device companies. View Details
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Managing Medical Device Liability Through Innovation: A Strategic Approach." Health Management, Policy and Innovation 8, no. 1 (June 2023).
- January 1995
- Teaching Note
Note on Contingent Liabilities TN
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Forest L. Reinhardt and Jackie Prince Roberts
Teaching Note for (9-794-098). View Details
- October 7, 2021
- Article
Carbon Might Be Your Company’s Biggest Financial Liability
By: Robert G. Eccles and John Mulliken
The price of carbon may be zero in many places today, but it’s unlikely to remain zero for long. That means that many companies have hidden liabilities on their books. To cover their carbon short position, executives can take several steps: Measure the position in... View Details
Keywords: Climate Risk; Climate Finance; Risk Management; Governance; Environmental Accounting; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability
Eccles, Robert G., and John Mulliken. "Carbon Might Be Your Company’s Biggest Financial Liability." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 7, 2021).
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
Defensive medicine spurs innovation They found, ultimately—and perhaps counterintuitively—that far from being an inhibitor to innovation, the practice of defensive medicine might have actually encouraged it. Legal liability pressure in... View Details
- 1994
- Article
An Analysis of Auditor Liability Rules
By: V.G. Narayanan
Keywords: Accounting Audits
Narayanan, V.G. "An Analysis of Auditor Liability Rules." Special Issue on Accounting, Financial Disclosures, and the Law. Journal of Accounting Research 32 (1994).
- 12 Sep 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Liability Structure in Small-Scale Finance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
- 2024
- Conference Presentation
Public Perception and Autonomous Vehicle Liability
By: Julian De Freitas, X Zhou, Margherita Atzei, Shoshana Boardman and Luigi Di Lillo
- December 2007
- Case
Ruling the Modern Corporation: The Debate over Limited Liability in Massachusetts
By: David A. Moss and Eugene Kintgen
In 1830, Governor Levi Lincoln, Jr. urged the Massachusetts state legislature to introduce a limited liability regime for manufacturing corporations similar to that adopted in neighboring states. At least since 1809, shareholders in the state's manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Debt Securities; Legal Liability; Production; Business and Shareholder Relations; Manufacturing Industry; Massachusetts
Moss, David A., and Eugene Kintgen. "Ruling the Modern Corporation: The Debate over Limited Liability in Massachusetts." Harvard Business School Case 708-016, December 2007.
- 31 Jul 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
How Does Product Liability Risk Affect Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants
Keywords: by Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
- 26 Oct 2023 - 28 Oct 2023
- Conference Presentation
Public Perception and Autonomous Vehicle Liability
By: Julian De Freitas, X. Zhou, Margherita Atzei, Shoshana Boardman and Luigi Di Lillo
- fall 1994
- Article
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: B. C. Esty, P. Tufano and J. Headley
Esty, B. C., P. Tufano, and J. Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 3 (fall 1994): 33–51.
- September 1970
- Article
Recent Liability Cases - Implications for Accountants
By: Henry B. Reiling and Russell A. Taussig
Reiling, Henry B., and Russell A. Taussig. "Recent Liability Cases - Implications for Accountants." Journal of Accountancy (September 1970). (Porter & Burton, Auditing: A Conceptual Approach, Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1970; 21 Roeh Haheshbon (Israel) 276-94 (1971); Disclosure Requirements & Other Stock Market Responsibilities of a Public Company, Vol. I, Pract. Law Inst.)
- October 31, 2003
- Article
FAS 150: More Liabilities and Delayed Filings
By: David Hawkins
Keywords: Governance
Hawkins, David. "FAS 150: More Liabilities and Delayed Filings." Accounting Bulletin, no. 125 (October 31, 2003).
- February 1994 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Peter Tufano and Jon Headley
Banc One's share price has been falling recently due to analyst and investor concern over the bank's heavy use of interest rate derivatives. Dick Lodge, chief investment officer in charge of the bank's investment and derivative portfolio, must recommend to the CEO a... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Financial Management; Interest Rates; Investment Portfolio; Governance Controls; Risk Management; Banking Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Peter Tufano, and Jon Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-079, February 1994. (Revised July 2008.)