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Offsetting Risks, Ariel Porat
Offsetting Risks, Ariel Porat
Michigan Law Review
Under prevailing tort law, an injurer who must choose between Course of Action A, which creates a risk of 500 (there is a probability of .1 that a harm of 5000 will result), and Course of Action B, which creates a risk of 400 (there is a probability of.] that a harm of 4000 will result), and who negligently opts for the former will be held liable for the entire harm of 5000 that materializes. This full liability forces the injurer to pay damages that are five times higher than would be necessary to internalize the risk of 100 that …
Federal Malpractice In Indian Country And The "Law Of The Place": A Re-Examination Of Williams V. United States Under Existing Law Of The Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians, J. Matthew Martin
Federal Malpractice In Indian Country And The "Law Of The Place": A Re-Examination Of Williams V. United States Under Existing Law Of The Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians, J. Matthew Martin
Campbell Law Review
This paper analyzes the law applicable in malpractice cases occurring within Indian Country and brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, applying the "Law of the Place." In particular, this paper argues that the law of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, including the customs and traditions of the Tribe, should have been applied by the Federal Courts in lieu of the law of North Carolina in Williams v. United States. The paper concludes by suggesting that a complete "laboratory" of Federalism should include the application of the laws of the respective Tribes where Federal medical negligence occurs.