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Developing Internationally Uniform Liability Principles For Harms From Genetically Modified Organisms , Ryan C. Hansen
Developing Internationally Uniform Liability Principles For Harms From Genetically Modified Organisms , Ryan C. Hansen
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This paper analyzes the current legal principles regarding liabillity for harms from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the U.S. and E.U., as well as the various international policies and mechanisms affecting GMOs
The Brownfields Act: Providing Relief For The Innocent Or New Hurdles To Avoid Cercla Liability?, Spencer M. Wiegard
The Brownfields Act: Providing Relief For The Innocent Or New Hurdles To Avoid Cercla Liability?, Spencer M. Wiegard
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
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Mass Toxic Tort Litigation And Class Action Rule Reform In The United States, Jason L. Betts
Mass Toxic Tort Litigation And Class Action Rule Reform In The United States, Jason L. Betts
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The paper advances the proposition that mass toxic tort litigation has been the predominant driver of class action rule reform in the Unites States. Through three distinct phases of proposals to reform Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the judicial and academic attitude to the certification of mass toxic torts has influenced the reform debate in radically different ways – initially by providing the catalyst for efforts to reform Rule 23; then as a dampener against significant reforms to Rule 23 in the wake of mass toxic tort “settlement-only” classes; and ultimately as an explanation for the …
Manual De Derecho Procesal Civil, Edward Ivan Cueva
Manual De Derecho Procesal Civil, Edward Ivan Cueva
Edward Ivan Cueva
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Federal Preemption Of Tort Claims Under Fifra: The Erosion Of A Defense, Valerie Watnick
Federal Preemption Of Tort Claims Under Fifra: The Erosion Of A Defense, Valerie Watnick
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
With the growth of federal regulation in the last century, federal preemption of state law has been an evolving issue in the area of toxic torts litigation. The preemption doctrine occupies a particularly prominent place in the area of pesticide-related litigation as the judiciary has struggled to decide what, if any, tort claims are preempted by the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972 ("FIFRA "), the federal statute governing the sale and labeling of pesticides in the United States. In Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Serv. Inc., 22 Cal. 4th 316, 93 Cal. Rptr2d 36 (2000), a case heard by …
Priority, Probability, And Proximate Cause: Lessons From Tort Law About Imposing Esa Responsibility For Wildlife Harm On Water Users And Other Joint Habitat Modifiers, James R. Rasband
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