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Tortious Interference With The Expectancy Of Entitlement Benefits, Paul Caritj
Tortious Interference With The Expectancy Of Entitlement Benefits, Paul Caritj
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note proposes a new tort to address employers' and their agents' increasing abuse of the Unemployment Insurance appeals process, which interferes with employees' expectancy of entitlement benefits. Though existing state Unemployment Compensation statutes sanction both unemployed workers claiming benefits and employers for making fraudulent statements, these provisions approach the issue of fraud too narrowly to combat this growing problem. Meanwhile, no existing remedy properly compensates victims of this sort of abuse, adequately deters abusive behavior by scaling the penalty to the harm, and is accessible to economically disadvantaged plaintiffs. As well as providing an analysis of the specific problem …
Three And Out: The Nfl's Concussion Liability And How Players Can Tackle The Problem, Jeremy P. Gove
Three And Out: The Nfl's Concussion Liability And How Players Can Tackle The Problem, Jeremy P. Gove
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
In 1952, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study stating that a player should not continue playing professional football after suffering three concussions. As players continue to get bigger, faster, and stronger, the number of concussions has increased. In response to this problem, the National Football League (NFL) commissioned a study run by scientists and NFL team doctors to determine the long-term effects of concussions. That committee determined that no long-term repercussions exist after experiencing a concussion while playing NFL football. Despite the scientific community's critiques of the study, the NFL used the committee's findings to create the …