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Legislative And Judicial Controls Of Contingency Fees In Tort Cases, Stephen D. Annand, Roberta F. Green
Legislative And Judicial Controls Of Contingency Fees In Tort Cases, Stephen D. Annand, Roberta F. Green
West Virginia Law Review
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U.C.C. - Statute Of Limitations - Conflict Between Personal Injury And Sales Contract Statutes Of Limitations, Harvey D. Peyton
U.C.C. - Statute Of Limitations - Conflict Between Personal Injury And Sales Contract Statutes Of Limitations, Harvey D. Peyton
West Virginia Law Review
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Recovery Of Damages For Injuries Sustained By Children En Ventre Sa Mere, Daniel A. Ruley Jr.
Recovery Of Damages For Injuries Sustained By Children En Ventre Sa Mere, Daniel A. Ruley Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
The principal legal question dealt with here is whether there is a cause of action for the wrongful death of a child which while en ventre sa mere is injured and subsequently is born dead as the result of negligence of a third party. This question is closely related to the questions of: (1) whether there is a cause of action for the wrongful death of a child which while en ventre sa mere is injured as the result of negligence of a third party, subsequently is born alive and then dies as a result of such injuries; and (2) …
Permanent Injury: General Or Special Damage, Nick George Zegrea
Permanent Injury: General Or Special Damage, Nick George Zegrea
West Virginia Law Review
With the recent adoption of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, the function of the pleadings in an action is to give notice. Formulation of the issues for trial is now left largely to deposition and discovery practice under Rules 26 through 37, and pre-trial conferences under Rule 16. An exception to this concept of notice-pleading is Rule 9, which requires that some items be pleaded specially. The scope of this note is to examine one subdivision of the rule: "special damage." In particular, the examination of this subdivision will be directed to the inquiry of whether a permanent …