Also known as: feasible
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
The characteristic of being possible to accomplish or implement given practical, economic, or legal constraints.
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Fiona Foster sued Fairfield Bank after a customer fell in the lobby. The bank later installed a handrail at the same spot. At trial Fiona offered the installation to show a precaution was possible. The court admitted the evidence solely to prove feasibility of the measure.
Francisco Frost operated a chemical plant whose fumes damaged neighboring crops. The owners of Fisher Foods sued, claiming the harm was serious. The court found continuation of operations remained feasible because the cost of compensating all affected farms would not force the plant to close.
Floyd Franklin challenged a statute directing the Attorney General to register pre-Act offenders to the maximum extent feasible. The Court upheld the delegation because the feasibility standard supplied an intelligible principle guiding the agency's discretion.
Falcon Dynamics proposed a nuclear plant. Environmental groups demanded discussion of remote alternatives. The agency limited the statement to feasible options whose effects could be readily ascertained, excluding speculative proposals.
Francesca Fiore challenged an agency decision that omitted certain alternatives from its impact statement. The Court held that NEPA requires discussion only of alternatives that are feasible in light of basic statutory and policy constraints.
Felicity French challenged a state commission order conditioning nuclear plant construction on economic findings. The Court held the order was not preempted because it addressed feasibility questions within traditional state authority over utility economics.
The court may admit the evidence when the feasibility of precautionary measures is disputed. The rule bars the evidence only when offered to prove negligence or product defect.
Continuation of the conduct remains reasonable if the financial burden of compensating for the harm would not render the activity not feasible. Serious harm alone does not make the conduct unreasonable when compensation is affordable.
A statute directing an agency to act to the maximum extent feasible supplies an intelligible principle when it guides the agency among technological, economic, or administrative options.
…and areas. [^maj-6]: The consensus is that widespread public ownership of historic properties in urban settings is neither feasible nor wise. Public ownership reduces the tax base, burdens the public budget with costs of acquisitions and maintenance, and results in the preservation of public buildings as museums and…