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Current State Of Co-Employee Immunity Under Workers' Compensation Law, The, Michael S. Kruse Nov 2005

Current State Of Co-Employee Immunity Under Workers' Compensation Law, The, Michael S. Kruse

Missouri Law Review

The exclusivity provision of Missouri's Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act") essentially constitutes a statutory mandated quid-pro-quo agreement amongst employees and their employers. Under the terms of the Act, employers incur the burden of no-fault liability for workplace injuries. The Act states that "[e]very employer ... shall be liable, irrespective of negligence, to furnish compensation . . . for personal injury or death of the employee by accident arising out of and in the course of [his] employment." In exchange for employers incurring this burden, the Act statutorily abrogates any common law right of action the employee may hold against the …


Another One Bites The Dust: Missouri Puts To Rest Uncertainty About Anatomical Gift Immunity, Ryan Deboef Jun 2005

Another One Bites The Dust: Missouri Puts To Rest Uncertainty About Anatomical Gift Immunity, Ryan Deboef

Missouri Law Review

In 1968, the Uniform Law Association ("ULA") adopted the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act ("UAGA"). 2 In seeking to promote anatomical gifts, 3 the UAGA immunizes medical personnel who procure human tissue, organ, and bone. Legislatures in all fifty states have since enacted some form of the UAGA. 4 Many state courts interpreted their respective UAGA immunity provisions long ago.' But, until recently, Missouri courts had not yet had the opportunity to interpret Missouri's UAGA immunity provision. In Schembre v. Mid-America Transplant Ass'n,6 Missouri's Eastern District Court of Appeals addressed Missouri's UAGA immunity provision for the first time.7 This Note explores …


The Origins Of Accountability: Everything I Know About The Sovereign’S Immunity, I Learned From King Henry Iii, Guy I. Seidman Mar 2005

The Origins Of Accountability: Everything I Know About The Sovereign’S Immunity, I Learned From King Henry Iii, Guy I. Seidman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Mind The Gap: Expansion Of Texas Governmental Immunity Between Takings And Tort., Jadd F. Masso Jan 2005

Mind The Gap: Expansion Of Texas Governmental Immunity Between Takings And Tort., Jadd F. Masso

St. Mary's Law Journal

In Jennings v. City of Dallas, the city’s wastewater collection division was dispatched to unstop a clogged sewer main but instead caused sewage to spew into the Jennings’ home with dramatic force, causing extensive damage. The Jennings subsequently filed suit against the city, alleging its actions constituted an unconstitutional taking, damaging, or destruction of their property for public use without adequate compensation in violation of Article I, § 17 of the Texas Constitution. The issue presented from the case was whether an individual citizen should be liable for such losses when the damage—as an incident to governmental action—in effect benefits …


Sports Volunteer Protection Statutes: Moving Toward Uniformity And Providing Volunteer Referees With Medical Training, Jason A. Kuiper Jan 2005

Sports Volunteer Protection Statutes: Moving Toward Uniformity And Providing Volunteer Referees With Medical Training, Jason A. Kuiper

Marquette Sports Law Review

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