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Ensuring Insurance: Adequate And Appropriate Coverage For Brady Claims In Illinois, Joe Delich
Ensuring Insurance: Adequate And Appropriate Coverage For Brady Claims In Illinois, Joe Delich
Northwestern University Law Review
The increase in wrongful conviction litigation has engendered a number of new doctrinal problems. This Note examines the existing rules governing insurance coverage for wrongful-conviction-related torts, in particular, due process claims for Brady violations. It then explores the rationale for the continuous trigger doctrine in the asbestos context, and argues that wrongful conviction claims call for a similar approach due to comparable latency concerns. There is a particular focus on Illinois law due to the state’s prevalence of wrongful conviction litigation and recent shifts in the law governing insurance triggers for malicious prosecution.
Splitting The Bill: Creating A National Car Insurance Fund To Pay For Accidents In Autonomous Vehicles, Carrie Schroll
Splitting The Bill: Creating A National Car Insurance Fund To Pay For Accidents In Autonomous Vehicles, Carrie Schroll
Northwestern University Law Review
While self-driving cars may seem like something that can exist only in a futuristic movie, the technology is developing rapidly, and many states already allow test runs of self-driving cars on state roads. Many car companies have announced that they will make self-driving cars available as early as 2020. However, several manufacturers of the self- driving car technology predict that personal ownership of vehicles will be replaced by a car-sharing system, where companies own the self-driving cars and rent them to consumers who pay per use. With more widespread introduction of this technology comes many questions about how to assess …
The Contraception Mandate, Caroline Mala Corbin
The Contraception Mandate, Caroline Mala Corbin
Northwestern University Law Review
Under the new health care regime, health insurance plans must cover contraception. While religious employers are exempt from this requirement, religiously affiliated employers are not. Several have sued, claiming that the “contraception mandate” violates the Free Exercise Clause, the Free Speech Clause, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This Essay explains why the contraception mandate violates none of them.