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1982

Torts

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Torts, R. L. Johnson, Patricia B. Kinard, Ronald A. Herring, Denise Antoine, Laura C. Hart, Judy G. Meffert Aug 1982

Torts, R. L. Johnson, Patricia B. Kinard, Ronald A. Herring, Denise Antoine, Laura C. Hart, Judy G. Meffert

South Carolina Law Review

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Process Constraints In Tort, James A. Henderson Jr. Jun 1982

Process Constraints In Tort, James A. Henderson Jr.

Cornell Law Review

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Recovery For Tortious Death Of The Unborn, Tyler J. Scofield May 1982

Recovery For Tortious Death Of The Unborn, Tyler J. Scofield

South Carolina Law Review

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Symposium: Torts And The Unborn--The Rights Of Parent And Child: An Introduction, Ralph C. Mccullough Ii May 1982

Symposium: Torts And The Unborn--The Rights Of Parent And Child: An Introduction, Ralph C. Mccullough Ii

South Carolina Law Review

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Wrongful Life And Wrongful Birth: Medical Malpractice In Genetic Counseling And Prenatal Testing, Thomas Dewitt Rogers Iii May 1982

Wrongful Life And Wrongful Birth: Medical Malpractice In Genetic Counseling And Prenatal Testing, Thomas Dewitt Rogers Iii

South Carolina Law Review

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Des: The Patchwork Quilt Of Tort Law, Sharon C. Brennan May 1982

Des: The Patchwork Quilt Of Tort Law, Sharon C. Brennan

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This Comment will present an overview of the major issues confronting the DES litigant and will analyze the arguments and reasoning of the most significant cases addressing those issues. Common factors upon which the courts tend to base their decisions will be discussed.

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Problems In Assessing Punitive Damages Against Manufacturers Of Defective Products, David Owen Jan 1982

Problems In Assessing Punitive Damages Against Manufacturers Of Defective Products, David Owen

Faculty Publications

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Distributive And Paternalist Motives In Contract And Tort Law, With Special Reference To Compulsory Terms And Unequal Bargaining Power, Duncan Kennedy Jan 1982

Distributive And Paternalist Motives In Contract And Tort Law, With Special Reference To Compulsory Terms And Unequal Bargaining Power, Duncan Kennedy

Maryland Law Review

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Statutory Vicarious Parental Liability: Review And Reform, Michael A. Axel Jan 1982

Statutory Vicarious Parental Liability: Review And Reform, Michael A. Axel

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Municipal Liability For Torts Committed By Volunteer Anticrime Groups, Henry C. Collins Jan 1982

Municipal Liability For Torts Committed By Volunteer Anticrime Groups, Henry C. Collins

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Volunteer anticrime groups are effective in deterring crime by exercising the statutory power to effect citizen's arrest. As a result of using this statutory authority though, the municipality may face liability, for example, where a volunteer anticrime group effected an unlawful arrest, or for use of excessive force against the arrested individual. This comment explores what a plaintiff must prove when he proceeds under various causes of action: an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, a state law, or a Bivens-type cause of action, in order to recover against a municipality for torts committed by anticrime volunteer groups. The Comment …

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