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Qualified Immunity And Fault, John F. Preis
Qualified Immunity And Fault, John F. Preis
Law Faculty Publications
As a general rule, liability correlates with fault. That is, when the law declares a person liable, it is usually because the person is, in some sense, at fault. Similarly, when the law does not declare a person liable, it is usually because the person is not deemed to be at fault. There are exceptions, of course. A storekeeper who unwittingly sells a product that harms another may be held liable under the doctrine of strict liability, despite her blameless conduct. Similarly, a website owner who knowingly permits others to post defamatory statements on her website is not liable, despite …
Order Out Of Chaos: Products Liability Design-Defect Law, Dominick Vetri
Order Out Of Chaos: Products Liability Design-Defect Law, Dominick Vetri
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Construction Law, D. Stan Barnhill
Construction Law, D. Stan Barnhill
University of Richmond Law Review
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Indirect Infringement From A Tort Law Perspective, Charles W. Adams
Indirect Infringement From A Tort Law Perspective, Charles W. Adams
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Avid Sportsman And The Scope For Self-Protection: When Exculpatory Clauses Should Be Enforced, Robert Heidt
The Avid Sportsman And The Scope For Self-Protection: When Exculpatory Clauses Should Be Enforced, Robert Heidt
University of Richmond Law Review
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Proximate Cause And The American Law Institute: The False Choice Between The "Direct-Consequences" Test And The "Risk Standard", Michael L. Wells
Proximate Cause And The American Law Institute: The False Choice Between The "Direct-Consequences" Test And The "Risk Standard", Michael L. Wells
University of Richmond Law Review
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Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii
University of Richmond Law Review
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Strict Liability In Tort: A Modest Proposal, David G. Epstein
Strict Liability In Tort: A Modest Proposal, David G. Epstein
Law Faculty Publications
Centuries ago, the noted Irish satirist, Jonathan Swift, made a "modest proposal' that the inhabitants of the Emerald Isle remedy a severe food shortage they were experiencing by eating their young. To some, a proposal of the adoption of strict liability in tort-regardless of how limited-is no more a modest proposal than Mr. Swift's. It is submitted that this opposition to strict liability in tort is at least in part due to a misunderstanding of the present state of the law as to a manufacturer's liability to injured consumers. In most jurisdictions, the adoption of strict liability in tort for …