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The American Doctrine Of Sovereign Immunity: An Historical Analysis, Daniel T. Murphy
The American Doctrine Of Sovereign Immunity: An Historical Analysis, Daniel T. Murphy
Law Faculty Publications
Although more than one hundred and fifty years old, the case vivifying the concept of sovereign immunity, The Schooner Exchange v. M cFaddon, is still repeatedly referred to in judicial opinions. Significantly, it is cited not for purposes of distinction or historical perspective, but rather, is employed as a present underpinning for sovereign immunity, even though the political and social circumstances of today differ considerably from those existing in 1812.
Subsequent cases, however, while often justifying the conclusions reached by references to Marshall's discussion in The Schooner Exchange, have intertwined into the concept of sovereign immunity notions distinct from Chief …
Products Liability: Defenses Based On Plaintiff's Conduct, David G. Epstein
Products Liability: Defenses Based On Plaintiff's Conduct, David G. Epstein
Law Faculty Publications
The past decade has seen dramatic developments in the law of products liability. There has been liberalization of the exclusive control requirement of res ipsa Ioquitur, Iegislative and judicial relaxation of the privity requirement, and creation of a new theory of recovery - strict liability in tort. Consequently, many jurisdictions now offer three theories of recovery to persons injured through use of a defective product: negligence, breach of warranty, and strict liability in tort. Although the recent products liability developments have been extensively treated both by courts and by commentators, numerous problems remain. One of the most pressing problems is …
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law - Administrative Law, William Hamilton Bryson
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law - Administrative Law, William Hamilton Bryson
Law Faculty Publications
This year's survey of Administrative Law focuses upon the four cases involving administrative agencies or municipal corporations decided last term by courts sitting in Virginia. Though few in number, the cases presented a wide range of issues including the review of a determination of the State Corporation Commission on an application for a branch bank, a condemnation case, the availability of a tort remedy against a municipal corporation and a contest over the constitutionality of the Virginia Industrial Building Authority.