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Torts, Frederick J. Moreau
Torts, Frederick J. Moreau
Tort Remedies For Incestuous Abuse, Margaret J. Allen
Tort Remedies For Incestuous Abuse, Margaret J. Allen
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment explores the problem of incestuous abuse between father and daughter, traditional tort theories available to the incest victim/survivor, defenses fathers might raise, and the availability of punitive damages to the incest victim/survivor.
The Shadow Of State Secrets, Laura K. Donohue
The Shadow Of State Secrets, Laura K. Donohue
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The shadow of state secrets casts itself longer than previously acknowledged. Between 2001 and 2009 the government asserted state secrets in more than 100 cases, while in scores more litigants appealed to the doctrine in anticipation of government intervention. Contractor cases ranged from breach of contract, patent disputes, and trade secrets, to fraud and employment termination. Wrongful death, personal injury, and negligence suits kept pace, extending beyond product liability to include infrastructure and services, as well as conduct of war. In excess of fifty telecommunications suits linked to the NSA warrantless wiretapping program emerged 2006-2009, with the government acting, variously, …