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First Transit V. Chernikoff, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (Aug. 1, 2019), Michael Holthus
First Transit V. Chernikoff, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (Aug. 1, 2019), Michael Holthus
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court clarified that (1) the heightened duty of care by common carriers only applies to transportation-related risks, and (2) when a common carrier is aware of a passenger’s disability, reasonable care includes providing safe transport that the circumstances reasonably require based on the disability.
Broken Bodies And Broken Dreams: How Social Safety Net Programs Subsidize Professional Boxing And The Need To Improve Legal And Health Protections For Prizefighters, Robert I. Correales
Broken Bodies And Broken Dreams: How Social Safety Net Programs Subsidize Professional Boxing And The Need To Improve Legal And Health Protections For Prizefighters, Robert I. Correales
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This article explores the lack of basic health and insurance protections for professional boxing participants and proposes changes in policy that will reflect the dangerous nature of professional boxing and the modem cost of medical services. Recognizing that a legislative remedy may never arrive, this article also examines previously unexplored or underutilized legal doctrines such as tort and workers' compensation law that may provide an alternative to inadequate insurance protection, and suggests a more aggressive approach along those lines to compel fuller protection for prizefighters.
Drone Invasion: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles And The Right To Privacy, Rebecca L. Scharf
Drone Invasion: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles And The Right To Privacy, Rebecca L. Scharf
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Since the birth of the concept of a legally-recognized right to privacy in Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis’ influential 1890 law review article, The Right to Privacy, common law – with the aid of influential scholars -- has massaged the concept of privacy torts into actionable claims. But now, one of the most innovative technological advancements in recent years, the unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, has created difficult challenges for plaintiffs and courts navigating common law privacy tort claims.
This Article explores the challenges of prosecution of the specific privacy tort of intrusion into seclusion involving non-governmental use …