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La Naturaleza Jurídica De Los Intereses : Punto De Conexión Entre Derecho Y Economía, Gastón Fernández Cruz Jan 1991

La Naturaleza Jurídica De Los Intereses : Punto De Conexión Entre Derecho Y Economía, Gastón Fernández Cruz

Gastón Fernández Cruz

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Damages For Loss Of The Enjoyment Of Life, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 423 (1991), John Dwight Ingram Jan 1991

Damages For Loss Of The Enjoyment Of Life, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 423 (1991), John Dwight Ingram

UIC Law Review

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The Suicidal Decedent: Culpable Wrongdoer, Or Wrongfully Deceased, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 463 (1991), Allen C. Schlinsog Jr. Jan 1991

The Suicidal Decedent: Culpable Wrongdoer, Or Wrongfully Deceased, 24 J. Marshall L. Rev. 463 (1991), Allen C. Schlinsog Jr.

UIC Law Review

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Recovery For Pure Economic Loss In Tort: Another Look At Robins Dry Dock V. Flint, Victor P. Goldberg Jan 1991

Recovery For Pure Economic Loss In Tort: Another Look At Robins Dry Dock V. Flint, Victor P. Goldberg

Faculty Scholarship

In Robins Dry Dock and Repair Co. v. Flint, the Supreme Court laid down the general proposition that claims for pure economic loss are not recoverable in tort. Although courts have sometimes ignored or distinguished Robins, its holding is still a central feature of tort law. In a recent en bane decision regarding claims by those injured by a chemical spill in the Mississippi River, the Fifth Circuit engaged in an extensive debate over the continued vitality of Robins and concluded (despite five dissenters) that it remained good law.

The Robins rule is overbroad, lumping together a number of …