Liability Liability means legal responsibility for the consequences of your acts or omissions. Your accountability to the client may be enforced by civil remedies or criminal penalties. For example, a web developer who has agreed in writing to complete an e-commerce site by a specifi c date will have liability to the client if the project is not completed on time. Limitations on liability and use of ALL CAPS Again, if an agreement includes a limitation on liability, many states require by law that the limitation language be suffi ciently “conspicuous” in the document. It needs to stand out in such.