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Full-Text Articles in Law
Calling It A Leg Doesn't Make It A Leg: Doctors, Lawyers And Tort Reform, Ellen Wertheimer
Calling It A Leg Doesn't Make It A Leg: Doctors, Lawyers And Tort Reform, Ellen Wertheimer
Working Paper Series
It has long been a truism that doctors hate lawyers. This article explores some of the reasons for this phenomenon, as well as some areas for reform that might help to promote a better relationship between the professions.
Of Apples And Trees: Adoption And Informed Consent, Ellen Wertheimer
Of Apples And Trees: Adoption And Informed Consent, Ellen Wertheimer
Working Paper Series
This article argues that the doctrine of informed consent should apply to the process of adopting a child. There is substantial evidence that all adopted children are at higher risk of learning disabilities and mental health problems than nonadopted children. The article first summarizes the social science evidence demonstrating these risks and discusses some of the reasons why more extensive studies have not yet been done. The article then turns to the law of informed consent as created and applied in the contexts of medicine and law, and concludes that informed consent doctrine should apply to the process of adoption. …
Legal Protection For Conversational And Communication Privacy In Family, Marriage And Domestic Disputes: An Examination Federal And State Wiretap And Stored Communications Acts And The Common Law Privacy Intrusion Tort, Richard C. Turkington
Working Paper Series
In the article I examine the legality of the not uncommon practice of surreptitiously recording telephone conversations, videotaping activities and accessing e-mail or voicemail communications by parties in domestic disputes. First, I examine the important values that are implicated by such activities. These values include conversation, communication and physical privacy. Conversation (and communication) privacy are valued on both intrinsic and instrumentalist grounds. These values run into countervailing values in domestic conflict cases. These include parental autonomy in child rearing and the best interests of the child. I argue that the pervasiveness of electronic surveillance and the emerging tradition in our …
Individual And Institutional Responsibility: A Vision For Comparative Fault In Products Liability, Mary J. Davis
Individual And Institutional Responsibility: A Vision For Comparative Fault In Products Liability, Mary J. Davis
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Case For A Feminist Torts Casebook, Carl Tobias
The Case For A Feminist Torts Casebook, Carl Tobias
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Congress, The Courts And Computer Based Communications Networks: Answering Questions About Access And Content Control - Introduction, Henry H. Perritt Jr.
The Congress, The Courts And Computer Based Communications Networks: Answering Questions About Access And Content Control - Introduction, Henry H. Perritt Jr.
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Civil Procedure - Statute Of Limitations - Federal Application Of State Law - Fraudulent Concealment And Its Effect On The Statute Of Limitations, Michael F. Brown
Civil Procedure - Statute Of Limitations - Federal Application Of State Law - Fraudulent Concealment And Its Effect On The Statute Of Limitations, Michael F. Brown
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Products Liability - The Federal Cigarette Labeling And Advertising Act Preempts State Common-Law Damage Actions Challenging Either The Adequacy Of The Act's Warnings Or The Propriety Of The Advertising Practices Of A Cigarette Manufacturer That Has Complied With The Act, Brendan Kennedy Collins
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Introduction, Richard C. Turkington
Government Liability And The Public Duty Doctrine, John Cameron Mcmillan Jr.
Government Liability And The Public Duty Doctrine, John Cameron Mcmillan Jr.
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Defamation - Public Figure Doctrine Will Be Used Expansively To Protect Media, Mark J. Foley
Torts - Defamation - Public Figure Doctrine Will Be Used Expansively To Protect Media, Mark J. Foley
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Foreseeable Risks Of Apartment Living: Pennsylvania Defines A Landlord's Duty To Provide Security, John P. Mclaughlin
The Foreseeable Risks Of Apartment Living: Pennsylvania Defines A Landlord's Duty To Provide Security, John P. Mclaughlin
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Products Liability - Restatement (Second) Of Torts - Virgin Islands Comparative Negligence Statute Applied In Strict Products Liability Action, Clifford H. Lange
Products Liability - Restatement (Second) Of Torts - Virgin Islands Comparative Negligence Statute Applied In Strict Products Liability Action, Clifford H. Lange
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Negligence - Recovery For Negligently Inflicted Mental Distress Permitted To Mother Who Witnessed The Violent Death Of Her Child Even Though The Mother Was Outside Zone Of Danger, Bruce A. Issadore
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Admiralty Law - 1972 Amendments To The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act - Shipowner's Duty Toward Longshoreman Is Same As Land-Based Employer's Duty Toward Employees Of Independent Contractor, Henry Scott Wallace
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Corespondent Adultery Statute In A Conflict Of Laws Setting, Walter A. Rafalko
The Corespondent Adultery Statute In A Conflict Of Laws Setting, Walter A. Rafalko
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Charitable Liability For Tort, Edith L. Fisch
Charitable Liability For Tort, Edith L. Fisch
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Pennsylvania's Good Samaritan Statute - An Answer To The Medical Profession's Dilemma, Joseph F. Busacca
Pennsylvania's Good Samaritan Statute - An Answer To The Medical Profession's Dilemma, Joseph F. Busacca
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Conflict In Conflicts - Vested Rights Versus Proper Law: An English Don Reads Babcock, P. R. H. Webb
Conflict In Conflicts - Vested Rights Versus Proper Law: An English Don Reads Babcock, P. R. H. Webb
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Advertising And The Right Of Privacy, Nicholas C. Bozzi
Advertising And The Right Of Privacy, Nicholas C. Bozzi
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Proximate Cause And The Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Twenty-Five Years In Review, Francois R. Cross
Proximate Cause And The Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Twenty-Five Years In Review, Francois R. Cross
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Damages - Florida Owner Entitled To Damages For Mental Anguish For Malicious Destruction Of Her Dog, Frederic C. Jacobs
Torts - Damages - Florida Owner Entitled To Damages For Mental Anguish For Malicious Destruction Of Her Dog, Frederic C. Jacobs
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Wrongful Death - Suicide As Result Of Uncontrollable Impulse Caused By Negligently Inflicted Injuries, William F. Coyle
Torts - Wrongful Death - Suicide As Result Of Uncontrollable Impulse Caused By Negligently Inflicted Injuries, William F. Coyle
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts - Strict Liability - Landowner Is Liable For Damage Done To Property Of Others By Crop Spraying, Robert J. Jackson
Torts - Strict Liability - Landowner Is Liable For Damage Done To Property Of Others By Crop Spraying, Robert J. Jackson
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Negligently Inflicted Psychic Injuries: A Return To Reason, Alvan Brody
Negligently Inflicted Psychic Injuries: A Return To Reason, Alvan Brody
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Libel And Slander - Disparagement Of Product - Expanding Protection Against Trade Libel, James G. Lepis
Libel And Slander - Disparagement Of Product - Expanding Protection Against Trade Libel, James G. Lepis
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Personal Injury Damages In Products Liability, Graham L. Fricke
Personal Injury Damages In Products Liability, Graham L. Fricke
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Recent Decisions, Various Editors
Torts Between Parent And Child, William E. Mccurdy
Torts Between Parent And Child, William E. Mccurdy
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Personal Injury Damages In Products Liability, Graham L. Fricke
Personal Injury Damages In Products Liability, Graham L. Fricke
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.