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Accidents And Aggregates, Lee Anne Fennell
Accidents And Aggregates, Lee Anne Fennell
William & Mary Law Review
Tort law responds to discrete, harmful events—“accidents”—by converting unruly facts into a binary on/off judgment about liability. This operation, characteristic of much of law, resembles the “thresholding” process used to convert grayscale images to black and white. It embeds decisions about how to isolate and evaluate the sample of risk-related behavior connected to the accident. This Article focuses on the implicit but powerful role that aggregation—of behavior, precautions, and events—plays in the determination of liability. These aggregative choices determine how large a slice of an injurer’s conduct tort law will capture within its viewfinder, and how tight the causal connection …
Secure My Data Or Pay The Price: Consumer Remedy For The Negligent Enablement Of Data Breach, John A. Fisher
Secure My Data Or Pay The Price: Consumer Remedy For The Negligent Enablement Of Data Breach, John A. Fisher
William & Mary Business Law Review
Every time we swipe our debit cards, pay our bills online, or sign up for a service like Netflix, we are entrusting important identifying information to the companies with which we do business. Most of the time, those companies take seriously the obligation to protect our data and prevent it from falling into the hands of those who would use it to benefit themselves at our expense. Some companies, however, fail to do enough to meet that burden, making it easier for identity thieves to inflict personal and financial injury on consumers. To date, our legal system has essentially denied …
Sleight Of Hand, Benjamin C. Zipursky
Torts - Damage Suits Against Pharmacists And Physicians Based On Negligence In Birth Control Treatments. Troppi V. Scarf, 187 N.W.2d 511 (Mich. 1971), Robert L. Winikoff
Torts - Damage Suits Against Pharmacists And Physicians Based On Negligence In Birth Control Treatments. Troppi V. Scarf, 187 N.W.2d 511 (Mich. 1971), Robert L. Winikoff
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Mental Distress - Recovery By Third Persons - Archibald V. Braverman, 275 Cal. App. 2d 290, __ P. 2d __, 79 Cal. Rptr. 723 (1969), Robert L. Walker
Torts - Mental Distress - Recovery By Third Persons - Archibald V. Braverman, 275 Cal. App. 2d 290, __ P. 2d __, 79 Cal. Rptr. 723 (1969), Robert L. Walker
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Contributory Negligence - Failure To Attach Seat Belts - Cierpisz V. Singleton, 230 A.2d 629 (Md. 1967), Michael A. Brodie
Torts - Contributory Negligence - Failure To Attach Seat Belts - Cierpisz V. Singleton, 230 A.2d 629 (Md. 1967), Michael A. Brodie
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Policeman As Licensee, William T. Lehner
Torts - Policeman As Licensee, William T. Lehner
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts: Immunity Of Parent From Suit By Child Does Not Extend To Estate Of Deceased Parent, Allan H. Harbert
Torts: Immunity Of Parent From Suit By Child Does Not Extend To Estate Of Deceased Parent, Allan H. Harbert
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts: Right Of Brother And Sister To Sue, W. Kendall Lipscomb Jr.
Torts: Right Of Brother And Sister To Sue, W. Kendall Lipscomb Jr.
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.