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Full-Text Articles in Torts
Steed V. Imperial Airlines, Clay Plotkin
The Constitutional Infirmity Of The California Government Claim Statute, James C. Downing, Nikolai Tehin Jr.
The Constitutional Infirmity Of The California Government Claim Statute, James C. Downing, Nikolai Tehin Jr.
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Supreme Court Continues Its Journey Down The Ever Narrowing Paths Of Section 1983 And The Due Process Clause: An Analysis Of Parratt V. Taylor, Robert E. Palmer
The Supreme Court Continues Its Journey Down The Ever Narrowing Paths Of Section 1983 And The Due Process Clause: An Analysis Of Parratt V. Taylor, Robert E. Palmer
Pepperdine Law Review
After nearly a century of quiet slumber, the Supreme Court awoke the sleeping giant. In the past two decades, 42 U.S.C. §1983 has evolved into a judicial Frankenstein monster. Unable to control the beast, the Court has attempted to restrict the creature's movements by unnecessarily limiting its constitutional source. If followed to its logical conclusion, the Court's narrow reading of the Constitution may ultimately demote all due process violations to state tort remedies. This note traces the legislative and judicial evolution of section 1983 as well as the statute's present interaction with the due process clause. The vehicle for this …
Constitutional Considerations: Government Responsibility And The Right Not To Be A Victim , Richard L. Aynes
Constitutional Considerations: Government Responsibility And The Right Not To Be A Victim , Richard L. Aynes
Pepperdine Law Review
Within a democratic society, citizens are provided with certain rights and liberties. Among those rights and liberties is the right not to be a victim. In this article, the author examines and analyzes the growing concern for the protection of victims of crimes. Recent legislative enactments have been designed to alter the role of the victim in the civil and criminal justice systems by defining and implementing a series of "victims' rights." The author concludes by recognizing that one of the most important duties of government is to provide for the physical safety of those within its jurisdiction. To implement …
A Constitutional Right To Safe Foster Care - Time For The Supreme Court To Pay Its I.O.U., Daniel L. Skoler
A Constitutional Right To Safe Foster Care - Time For The Supreme Court To Pay Its I.O.U., Daniel L. Skoler
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Rethinking Principals Of Comparative Fault In Light Of California's Proposition 51, James A. Gash
Rethinking Principals Of Comparative Fault In Light Of California's Proposition 51, James A. Gash
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Big Business Beware: Punitive Damages Do Not Violate Fourteenth Amendment According To Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. V. Haslip, Christopher V. Carlyle
Big Business Beware: Punitive Damages Do Not Violate Fourteenth Amendment According To Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. V. Haslip, Christopher V. Carlyle
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Is The United States V. Olin Decision Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing?: The Future Of Retroactive Liability Of The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act, Kevin J. Slattum
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.