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Compensation For Victims Of Hazardous Substance Exposure, J. David Prince

Faculty Scholarship

Hazardous wastes, threatening environmental and human safety, are being generated at an alarming rate. In this Article, J. David Prince discusses the threats posed by hazardous wastes and the remedies that are available in Minnesota for dealing with those threats. Professor Prince analyzes a proposed compensation scheme for victims of hazardous waste exposure in Minnesota and suggests that a modification of that scheme be adopted by the Minnesota Legislature.

Can A Tribal Court Be Enjoined From Exercising Jurisdiction Over Nonmembers Of The Tribe?, Richard B. Collins

Publications

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What Types Of Losses Are Recoverable Under Arkansas' Products Liability Law, Rodney A. Smolla

Scholarly Articles

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No-Fault In A Fault Context: Tort Actions And Section 65b.51 Of The Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act, Michael K. Steenson

Faculty Scholarship

The passage of the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act has created new problems for the Minnesota lawyer. Some of the most pressing problems concern the effect of the Act on tort actions. This article analyzes the provisions of the No-Fault Act dealing with limitations on tort recovery and suggests solutions to come of the many interpretive problems created by the Act.

How The Uniform Crime Victims Reparations Act Works, Paul F. Rothstein

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The Uniform Crime Victims Reparations Act, approved by the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, has been submitted to state legislatures. This timely act seeks recompense for the victims of crimes, but also incorporates numerous safeguards to prevent abuse.

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates, meeting in Houston on February 5, 1974, approved an idea whose time is rapidly approaching the Uniform Crime Victims Reparations Act. The act is the product of a committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for which I served as consultant and reporter over its three years of deliberations. The …

The Abc's Of Products Liability -- With A Close Look At Section 402a And The Code, Reed Dickerson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review Of Daniel G. Baldyga's: How To Settle Your Own Insurance Claim, Joseph A. Page

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

How to Settle tries to exploit the same vein mined in spectacular fashion by Norman F. Dacey, who parlayed deep dissatisfaction with the probate system and popular resentment of lawyers into a runaway best-seller. It would seem, up to this point anyway, that people more readily worry about the inevitability of death and its legal consequences than the possibility of personal injury caused by the legal fault of another. Nonetheless, How to Settle does merit some attention, at least within the confines of a specialized journal and under circumstances unlikely to promote a sales backlash, so that all its shortcomings …

The Expanding Risks Of Products Liability, Reed Dickerson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Mcbride V. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co., Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Judgment of nonsuit was improper in action for damages for personal injuries sustained by passenger, who fell on steps while disembarking from train. It was jury question whether company's servant was guilty of breach of duty owed by common carrier.

Holm V. Superior Court Of San Francisco [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A writ of prohibition directed at restraining the enforcement of a order of inspection was granted in part where certain documents ordered produced in a personal injury action were protected by the attorney-client privilege.

Talley V. Northern San Diego County Hospital Dist. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The governmental nature of a hospital district's activities as a public agency made it immune from liability in tort for a patient's personal injuries resulting from employee negligence when the patient suffered burns while under care for childbirth.

Hamasaki V. Flotho [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The trial court was not required to order a new trial on damage issues alone where damages awarded in a personal injury suit against a driver, the car's owner, and the driver's employer were so low that the jury had clearly compromised on liability.

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. V. Industrial Acci. Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Employee who was injured when he dove into stream located near employer's premises on his free time was not entitled to compensation award under California's Workmen's Compensation Act because his injuries were not incurred in course of employment.

Fireman's Fund Indem. Co. V. Industrial Acci. Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The commission improperly awarded the injured employee compensation because her injury occurred while walking as an off-duty diversion of her own free choice. There was no causal connection between the injury and the employment.

Leipert V. Honold [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Partial new trial on damages was improperly ordered as issue of liability was very close and record evidence suggested that award was the result of a compromise, and thus, it would have been unjust to have a new trial limited to issue of damages.

Rose V. Melody Lane Of Wilshire [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Grant of a new trial in favor of a customer on issue of damages, in his action to recover for personal injuries sustained in the owner's establishment, was improper. The nominal award by the jury indicated indecision as to owner's res ipsa liability.

Sexton V. Brooks [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

In plaintiff's action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained through a fall on a cement walk, the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the applicable rules of law, therefore, judgment for plaintiff was improper.