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The Fault Concept In Personal Injury Cases In Minnesota: Implications For Tort Reform, Michael K. Steenson Jan 1987

The Fault Concept In Personal Injury Cases In Minnesota: Implications For Tort Reform, Michael K. Steenson

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Legislative tort reform proposals have attempted to restore what is perceived to be an imbalance in the tort-litigation system by limiting tort recoveries. One of the motivating factors behind tort reform proposals is a concern that tort law has deviated from a fault-based system of liability. It is this concern over the structure of the fault system in Minnesota that is the subject of this Article. This Article examines Minnesota Supreme Court opinions of the 20th Century to determine whether the court's decisions deviated from a fault-based system of liability. The focus is on change, accepted and rejected. The purpose …


Insurance Law: Public Policy Permits Insuring Against One's Own Intentional Acts Of Discrimination, Daniel B. Yeager Jan 1987

Insurance Law: Public Policy Permits Insuring Against One's Own Intentional Acts Of Discrimination, Daniel B. Yeager

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