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Avoiding Takings "Accidents": A Tort Perspective On Takings Law, Eric Kades
Avoiding Takings "Accidents": A Tort Perspective On Takings Law, Eric Kades
University of Richmond Law Review
Viewing the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment as a form of insurance appeals to our intuition. The government, like fire, does not often "take" property, but when faced with extraordinary risk property owners naturally desire compensation. Recent scholarship, however, has dissolved the attractiveness of this perspective. This literature, through economic analysis, claims that the Takings Clause should be repealed and replaced with private takings insurance. This is the "no-compensation" result.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Charitable Immunity: What Price Hath Charity?, Barbara Ann Williams
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Charitable Immunity: What Price Hath Charity?, Barbara Ann Williams
University of Richmond Law Review
It is well settled in Virginia that charitable organizations are immune from liability arising from tort claims asserted by persons who accept the organizations' charitable benefits. The determination of whether a plaintiff is the beneficiary of charitable bounty is a legal issue for the court to decide. Although most older Virginia cases discuss charitable immunity as it applies to hospitals, the doctrine has been applied to many other types of charitable organizations.