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Comparative Negligence And Strict Products Liability: Where Do We Stand - Where Do We Go, Lawrence R. Kulig Jan 1983

Torts - Federal Tort Claims Act - Section 2680(C) Of The Ftca Bars Claims Against The United States For Negligent Damage To Property While In The Custody Of The Customs Service, Daniel J. O'Brien Jan 1983

Torts - Defamation - Actual Reliance On Official Records Is Needed For Application Of Fair And Accurate Report Privilege - Identification Of Plaintiff As A Public Official Is Needed For Application Of The New York Times Actual Malice Standard, Daniel J. O'Brien Jan 1983

Civil Procedure - A Prior Guilty Plea Is Sufficient To Raise And Establish The Affirmative Defense Of Collateral Estoppel Even Though That Defense Is Neither Pleaded Nor Articulated And No Record Of The Prior Proceeding Is Offered Into Evidence, Susan M. Harrison Jan 1983

Torts - Government Immunity - The Intentional Torts Exception To The Federal Tort Claims Act Does Not Preclude An Action Against The Federal Government For Negligent Failure To Discharge Or Supervise Federal Employee Who Subsequently Commits Intentionally Tortious Conduct, Jamieson M. Schiff Jan 1983

Torts - Strict Liability - Under Pennsylvania Law A Manufacturer May Be Held Strictly Liable For Injuries Caused By The Absence Of A Safety Device Even When That Device Was Removed At The Request Of A Knowledgeable Purchaser, Patricia Moran Jan 1983

Torts - Accountants' Liability - An Independent Auditor Who Furnishes A Financial Statement Owes A Duty To All Those Whom The Auditor Should Reasonably Foresee As Recipients Of That Opinion, One Who Is Not In Privity With The Auditor But Who Relies On Such Statements May Recover In Negligence, Benjamin A. Post Jan 1983