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The Battle At Little Big Horn Has Moved To Raleigh - Is This Custer's Last Stand Against Tort Reform?, John Marshall
The Battle At Little Big Horn Has Moved To Raleigh - Is This Custer's Last Stand Against Tort Reform?, John Marshall
Campbell Law Review
This Comment examines some aspects of the civil justice system in this state, highlights a few of the opposing parties' views on the need for tort reform in North Carolina, and examines proposed solutions currently under consideration by the General Assembly. This Comment will attempt to show that civil justice system reform is not needed in North Carolina and that the legislative enactment of such proposals will prevent proper legal redress for injured residents in this state and require those same residents to subsidize the recoveries of injured parties in other states.
Tort Law - The Expansion Of The Viable Fetus Wrongful Death Action - Parents' Individual Claim For Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress Caused By Concern For A Third Party: The Viable Fetus - Johnson V. Ruark Obstetrics, Bruce Batchelor
Campbell Law Review
This Note will examine the rationale of the Johnson decision and illustrate how a parent's claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress is a natural extension of a viable fetus wrongful death action. Also, the Note addresses why the Johnson case provides a concrete example for the policy that the business of the courts is to make precedent where a wrong calls for redress, even if lawsuits must be multiplied.