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The Floodgates Of Strict Liability: Bursting Reservoirs And The Adoption Of Fletcher V. Rylands In The Guided Age, Jed Handelsman Shugerman
The Floodgates Of Strict Liability: Bursting Reservoirs And The Adoption Of Fletcher V. Rylands In The Guided Age, Jed Handelsman Shugerman
Faculty Scholarship
Part I presents an overview of Rylands v. Fletcher and then discusses the phases of the American response: the initial acceptance; the Northeastern rejections in the 1870s, which have been the basis for the erroneous scholarly conclusions; and the overlooked tide of acceptances across the country, beginning in the late 1880s and increasing in the 1890s. Part II places this wave of acceptance in its historical context of changing social forces, although these brief sketches are not the primary emphasis of this Note. First, during a period of rapid urbanization, a small number of courts sought to protect residential areas …
Brownfields Of Dreams In The Old Dominion: Redeveloping Brownfields In Virginia, Philip Carter Strother
Brownfields Of Dreams In The Old Dominion: Redeveloping Brownfields In Virginia, Philip Carter Strother
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
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At The Crossroads Of Environmental And Human Rights Standards: Aguinda V. Texaco, Inc. Using The Alien Tort Claims Act To Hold Multinational Corporate Violators Of International Laws Accountable In U.S. Courts, Lisa Lambert
Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
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When Science Is Too Daunting: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Federal Courts, And The Struggling Spirit Of Daubert, Carl H. Johnson
When Science Is Too Daunting: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Federal Courts, And The Struggling Spirit Of Daubert, Carl H. Johnson
Villanova Environmental Law Journal
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You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks: The Application Of Common Law In Present-Day Environmental Disputes, Joseph F. Falcone Iii, Daniel Utain
You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks: The Application Of Common Law In Present-Day Environmental Disputes, Joseph F. Falcone Iii, Daniel Utain
Villanova Environmental Law Journal
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Recent Case Developments, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Recent Case Developments, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Scholarly Works
Recent case developments in Insurance Law in the years 1999 and 2000.