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The Efficiency Theory Of Causation And Responsibility: Unscientific Formalism And False Semantics, In Symposium, Causation In The Law Of Torts, Richard W. Wright Dec 1987

The Efficiency Theory Of Causation And Responsibility: Unscientific Formalism And False Semantics, In Symposium, Causation In The Law Of Torts, Richard W. Wright

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Torts, Ralph Michael Stein Jan 1987

Torts, Ralph Michael Stein

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

During the 1986 Survey year, a number of cases of interest to practitioners were decided by the courts of New York. There have been several new legislative enactments which will also have a direct impact upon the practice of tort law. These enactments are analyzed elsewhere in this Survey volume. Following past practice, cases of the greatest significance will be highlighted, as well as those oddities which make tort law a stage for the human comedy.


Protection Of Shipowners’ Liability Under United States Law And Marine Insurance Practice, Izak Stephanus Fourie Jan 1987

Protection Of Shipowners’ Liability Under United States Law And Marine Insurance Practice, Izak Stephanus Fourie

LLM Theses and Essays

Shipowners are exposed to a variety of risks that are, to a large extent, unique to maritime business. Because of factors like the recent increase in the size and value of ships, increase in marine traffic, enactment of legislation imposing new liabilities, and the tendency of courts to make huge awards to personal injury and death claims, shipowners are exposed to potential losses or claims worth millions of dollars in the event of disaster. These heavy risks led to the establishment of the marine insurance industry, as well as the enactment of legislation that limits shipowners’ liability. This legislation was …


Design Defects In Equipment: When Are Government Contractors Liable For Injuries To Military Personnel?, Emily Calhoun Jan 1987

Design Defects In Equipment: When Are Government Contractors Liable For Injuries To Military Personnel?, Emily Calhoun

Publications

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Seduction And The Myth Of The Ideal Woman, M. B. W. Sinclair Jan 1987

Seduction And The Myth Of The Ideal Woman, M. B. W. Sinclair

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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