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Full-Text Articles in Torts
Mays V. City Of Flint, Michigan, Nathan A. Burke
Mays V. City Of Flint, Michigan, Nathan A. Burke
Public Land & Resources Law Review
In Mays v. City of Flint Michigan, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees removed a class action against them in the Michigan state court to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute. This court ruled in favor of the residents of Flint, determining that the federal officer removal statute did not give the federal court jurisdiction over a state agency simply because the agency must follow federal rules. The court held that Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees could not have been “acting under” the federal government even though the state agency’s enforcement authority could be trumped by the …
United States V. Osage Wind, Llc, Summer Carmack
United States V. Osage Wind, Llc, Summer Carmack
Public Land & Resources Law Review
The Osage Nation, as owner of the beneficial interest in its mineral estate, issues federally-approved leases to persons and entities who wish to conduct mineral development on its lands. After an energy-development company, Osage Wind, leased privately-owned surface lands within Tribal reservation boundaries and began to excavate minerals for purposes of constructing a wind farm, the United States brought suit on the Tribe’s behalf. In the ensuing litigation, the Osage Nation insisted that Osage Wind should have obtained a mineral lease from the Tribe before beginning its work. In its decision, the Tenth Circuit applied one of the Indian law …
Riparian Rights In A Polluted World: Property Right Or Tort?, Daniel P. Fernandez
Riparian Rights In A Polluted World: Property Right Or Tort?, Daniel P. Fernandez
Barry Law Review
No abstract provided.
Flood And Erosion Control Structures (Climate Adaptation Academy Fact Sheet #4), Audrey Elzerman
Flood And Erosion Control Structures (Climate Adaptation Academy Fact Sheet #4), Audrey Elzerman
Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications
No abstract provided.
Governmental Tort Liability For Disclosure Of Flood Hazard Information (Legal Fact Sheet Ctsg-17-04), Audrey Elzerman
Governmental Tort Liability For Disclosure Of Flood Hazard Information (Legal Fact Sheet Ctsg-17-04), Audrey Elzerman
Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications
Local governments and governmental entities, their employees, and members of their boards and commissions may be subjected to lawsuits in connection with municipal activities.This fact sheet reviews claims that may arise against them under tort law for negligence related to coastal management actions.
Takings, Torts, And Background Principles, Sandra B. Zellmer
Takings, Torts, And Background Principles, Sandra B. Zellmer
Faculty Law Review Articles
No abstract provided.
Value Hypocrisy And Policy Sincerity: A Food Law Case Study, Joshua Ulan Galperin
Value Hypocrisy And Policy Sincerity: A Food Law Case Study, Joshua Ulan Galperin
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
t is tempting to say that in 2017 there is a unique problem of hypocrisy in politics, where words and behaviors are so often in opposition. In fact, hypocrisy is nothing new. A robust legal and psychological literature on the importance of procedural justice demonstrates a longstanding concern with developing more just governing processes. One of the important features of this scholarship is that it does not focus only on the consequences of policymaking, in which behaviors, but not words, are relevant. Instead, it respects the intrinsic importance of fair process, lending credence not only to votes but also to …