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Torts—Wrongful Birth—Public Policy Forbids Award Of Damages For Expense Of Raising A Healthy, But Unwanted Child, Joel Taylor
Torts—Wrongful Birth—Public Policy Forbids Award Of Damages For Expense Of Raising A Healthy, But Unwanted Child, Joel Taylor
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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Tort Law: Expanding The Scope Of Recovery Without Loss Of Jury Control, David A. Fischer
Tort Law: Expanding The Scope Of Recovery Without Loss Of Jury Control, David A. Fischer
Faculty Publications
This article will analyze the types of changes that are taking place by examining three expanding areas of tort law: liability for negligently inflicted mental distress, negligently inflicted pure pecuniary loss, and harm caused by defective products. This examination will demonstrate that the scope of liability can be increased in at least two ways. One is by formally expanding the scope of existing causes of action, e.g., relaxing arbitrary barriers to liability or expanding the type of damages which may be recovered. A second method is by relaxing judicial control over the jury. This relaxation of control can take place …