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Information Defects In The Age Of Information: When More Is Less, Edward C. Combs Jr.
Information Defects In The Age Of Information: When More Is Less, Edward C. Combs Jr.
Edward C Combs Jr.
Warning labels from product manufacturers serve both as a shield to the consumer from physical injury and as a safeguard to the manufacturer from civil liability. A question then arises whether these two distinct interests, that of the manufacturer and of the consumer, are equally protected by our current products liability jurisprudence. Another way to approach this question is by asking when is a product deemed “safe”? Is it determined by an assessment of the totality of injuries associated with its use or do we arrive at the premise that a product is “safe” when a court finds no liability …
No Role For Apology: Remedial Work And The Problem Of Medical Injury, Steven Raper
No Role For Apology: Remedial Work And The Problem Of Medical Injury, Steven Raper
Steven E Raper MD
The past decade has produced ample evidence that patients are injured by medical care. A landmark document “To Err is Human” articulated a way to protect patients based on analysis of health care organizations according to complex systems and principles of human performance rather than “blame and shame”. To understand how to prevent injury, full – but protected – disclosure is required as well as institutional will to change. The literature is full of success stories all of which are based on frank and honest reporting of adverse events. Central to such reporting and analysis is the ability to discuss …
How The Global Crime Syndicates Fuel Planet Destruction, Global Alliance
How The Global Crime Syndicates Fuel Planet Destruction, Global Alliance
Global Alliance
since 1945 more environmental planet destruction has been fuelled and financed with ever more leveraged debt than in the previous 60 million years - it's applied terrorism against the global life support system under the protection racket of a corrupt law profession
The New Digitial Dating Behavior - Sexting: Teens' Explicit Love Letters: Criminal Justice Or Civil Liability, Terri R. Day
The New Digitial Dating Behavior - Sexting: Teens' Explicit Love Letters: Criminal Justice Or Civil Liability, Terri R. Day
Terri R. Day
The New Digital Dating Behavior – Sexting: Teens’ Explicit Love Letters: Criminal Justice or Civil Liability proposes a unique response to the explosive combination of teens, sex and technology. This paper discusses why most teen sexting does not meet the Ferber definition of child pornography; therefore, a civil remedy for the dignitary and emotional harm caused by the public dissemination of private sexual pictures is far superior to imposing criminal sanctions. The proposed statutory civil cause of action would hold parents vicariously liable for the harms caused by their children’s sexting when done with actual malice. Recognizing that common law …
The New Digitial Dating Behavior - Sexting: Teens' Explicit Love Letters: Criminal Justice Or Civil Liability, Terri R. Day
The New Digitial Dating Behavior - Sexting: Teens' Explicit Love Letters: Criminal Justice Or Civil Liability, Terri R. Day
Terri R. Day
The New Digital Dating Behavior – Sexting: Teens’ Explicit Love Letters: Criminal Justice or Civil Liability proposes a unique response to the explosive combination of teens, sex and technology. This paper discusses why most teen sexting does not meet the Ferber definition of child pornography; therefore, a civil remedy for the dignitary and emotional harm caused by the public dissemination of private sexual pictures is far superior to imposing criminal sanctions. The proposed statutory civil cause of action would hold parents vicariously liable for the harms caused by their children’s sexting when done with actual malice. Recognizing that common law …
The Boundaries Of Privacy Harm, M. Ryan Calo
The Boundaries Of Privacy Harm, M. Ryan Calo
M. Ryan Calo
Just as a burn is an injury caused by heat, so is privacy harm a unique injury with specific boundaries and characteristics. This Essay describes privacy harm as falling into two related categories. The subjective category of privacy harm is the unwanted perception of observation. This category describes unwelcome mental states—anxiety, embarrassment, fear—that stem from the belief that one is being watched or monitored. Examples include everything from a landlord listening in on his tenants to generalized government surveillance.
The objective category of privacy harm is the unanticipated or coerced use of information concerning a person against that person. These …
Samantar V. Yousuf: Development In The Laws Governing Civil Torture Claims In U.S. Courts., Solomon Shinerock
Samantar V. Yousuf: Development In The Laws Governing Civil Torture Claims In U.S. Courts., Solomon Shinerock
Solomon B. Shinerock
The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Samantar v. Yousuf forecloses one possible avenue by which former foreign-government officials residing in the United States have sought to escape liability for human rights violations. Ruling simply that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 does not provide immunity to individuals, the decision raises the question of what common law principles will govern the issue in the future. This article reviews the case and the common law doctrines that are likely to figure prominently in future civil suits alleging torture. Ultimately, the Samantar decision read together with existing principles of domestic and international …
Repairing Online Reputation: A New Multi-Modal Regulatory Approach, Jacqueline Lipton
Repairing Online Reputation: A New Multi-Modal Regulatory Approach, Jacqueline Lipton
Jacqueline D Lipton
In today’s interconnected digital society, high profile examples of online abuses abound. Cyberbullies launch attacks on the less powerful, often significantly damaging victims’ reputations. Outside of reputational damage, online harassment, bullying and stalking has led to severe emotional distress, loss of employment, physical assault and even death. Recent scholarship has identified this phenomenon but has done little more than note that current laws are ineffective in combating abusive online behaviors. This article moves the debate forward both by suggesting specific reforms to criminal and tort laws and, more importantly, by situating those reforms within a new multi-modal framework for combating …
Re-Examining Acts Of God, Jill M. Fraley
Re-Examining Acts Of God, Jill M. Fraley
Scholarly Articles
For more than three centuries, tort law has included the notion of an act of God as something caused naturally, beyond both man's anticipation and control. Historically, the doctrine applied to extraordinary manifestations of the forces of nature, including floods, earthquakes, blizzards, and hurricanes. Despite the significance of the doctrine, particularly in large-scale disasters, scholars rarely engage the act of God defense critically. However, recently, the doctrine has received more substantial criticism. Denis Binder argued that the doctrine should be repudiated as merely a restatement of existing negligence principles Joel Eagle criticized the doctrine, suggesting that it should not exclude …
The Tortious Loss Of A Nonviable Fetus: A Miscarriage Leads To A Miscarriage Of Justice, Douglas E, Rushton
The Tortious Loss Of A Nonviable Fetus: A Miscarriage Leads To A Miscarriage Of Justice, Douglas E, Rushton
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Tort Law, Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, Gary Kok Yew Chan
Tort Law, Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, Gary Kok Yew Chan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The three cases on conversion relate to the following issues: the distinction between the tort of conversion and the choice of remedy for purposes of determining the appropriate limitation period, the underlying rationale for conversion that is based essentially on possession of a chattel and finally, the question of whether a temporary certificate of entitlement for the purchase of a car in Singapore may be converted.
Torture, American Style: A Recipe For Civil Tort Immunity, Matthew J. Jowanna
Torture, American Style: A Recipe For Civil Tort Immunity, Matthew J. Jowanna
Matthew J. Jowanna
If someone is tortured, surely, at a minimum, an intentional tort has been committed against that person. This article specifically addresses the civil tort remedy, or lack thereof, for victims of torture at the hands of employees of the United States. In ratifying the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and in its subsequent reporting to the United Nations Committee Against Torture, the United States has consistently denounced torture and proclaimed itself to be a nation that provides for civil remedies against torturers. However, this article will draw attention to the hypocrisy and self-protection …
The Dialectic Of The Hurricane Katrina 9-11 Fund, Omari Sinclair
The Dialectic Of The Hurricane Katrina 9-11 Fund, Omari Sinclair
Omari Sinclair
This article unravels the dialectic concerning whether there should be a 9/11 fund for Hurricane Katrina victims. Part I illustrates the 9/11 fund's unique dynamic - a hybrid of both enterprise liability and corrective justice - and why such a fund was instituted for the victims of 9/11. Part II illustrates how Hurricane Katrina's similarities to 9/11 might warrant a similiar fund structure. Part III explains the implications of establishing such a fund for Hurricane Katrina victims. And Part IV elucidates whether this is a practicable option.
Mainstreaming Privacy Torts, Danielle Keats Citron
Mainstreaming Privacy Torts, Danielle Keats Citron
Danielle Keats Citron
In 1890, Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis proposed a privacy tort and seventy years later, William Prosser conceived it as four wrongs. In both eras, privacy invasions primarily caused psychic and reputational wounds of a particular sort. Courts insisted upon significant proof due to those injuries’ alleged ethereal nature. Digital networks alter this calculus by exacerbating the injuries inflicted. Because humiliating personal information posted online has no expiration date, neither does individual suffering. Leaking databases of personal information and postings that encourage assaults invade privacy in ways that exact significant financial and physical harm. This dispels concerns that plaintiffs might …
Moore V. Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Andrew R. Deholl
Moore V. Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Andrew R. Deholl
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Snyder V. Phelps, Sarah E. Merkle
Clarifying Causation In Tort, Erik S. Knutsen
Clarifying Causation In Tort, Erik S. Knutsen
Dalhousie Law Journal
This article argues that there is nothing overly confusing about the law ofcausation in negligence. It attempts to define the current state of causation in Canadian negligence law with a simple goal in mind: to have a clearer more productive conversation about the law with the fundamental concepts clearly on the table. The author argues that while the leading decisions on causation are often couched in broad-based, universal terminology to refrain from inhibiting conceptual portability,the cases can be read as a sustained continuum of conversations about causation. A cohesive framework for the law is offered by taking a longitudinal perspective …
Tort Damages And The New Science Of Happiness, Rick Swedloff, Peter H. Huang
Tort Damages And The New Science Of Happiness, Rick Swedloff, Peter H. Huang
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Finding The Error In Daubert, Mark G. Haug
Finding The Error In Daubert, Mark G. Haug
mark g haug
This article proposes an alternative criterion to Daubert and its progeny—including the amended FRE 702 of 2000—for the admissibility of expert testimony. Relevant to our proposal is the theoretical and empirical difficulty of Daubert’s factor concerning the known or potential error rate. Lurking within this particular factor, however, is the key to a non-controversial criterion for admissibility that is relatively easy to implement. To support our proposal, we consider the error factor from a scientific viewpoint. Using the Daubert case, and a scientific sampling of cases relying upon Daubert for guidance, we endeavor to show how courts have struggled with …
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Robert H. H. Heidt
No abstract provided.
Reflections On The Historical Context Of Section 402a, Oscar S. Gray
Reflections On The Historical Context Of Section 402a, Oscar S. Gray
Oscar S. Gray
No abstract provided.
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Robert H. H. Heidt
No abstract provided.
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Robert H. H. Heidt
No abstract provided.
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Robert H. H. Heidt
No abstract provided.
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Damned For Their Judgment: The Tort Liability Of Standard Development Organizations, Robert H. H. Heidt
Robert H. H. Heidt
No abstract provided.
Some Thoughts On "The Economic Loss Rule" And Apportionment, Oscar S. Gray
Some Thoughts On "The Economic Loss Rule" And Apportionment, Oscar S. Gray
Oscar S. Gray
This paper illustrates the process of comments upon and revisions to Restatement drafts, based on successive drafts of the proposed Restatement Third of Torts: Liability for Economic Loss.
Cases And Materials On The Law Of Torts, Harry Shulman, Fleming James, Oscar Gray, Donald Gifford
Cases And Materials On The Law Of Torts, Harry Shulman, Fleming James, Oscar Gray, Donald Gifford
Oscar S. Gray
This casebook is designed for teaching case analysis and the impact of social and economic factors on the common law. Enough of the majority opinions, and often the dissenting opinions, is presented to illustrate how the cases fit together with precedents and to enable students to evaluate competing arguments. The latest edition, though streamlined from previous editions, adds both coverage of emerging areas of liability, including claims under the alien tort statute, and traditional torts applied in new factual contexts, such as cyberspace and biomedical engineering.
Commentary [On Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress], Oscar S. Gray
Commentary [On Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress], Oscar S. Gray
Oscar S. Gray
These comments question the terminology used in the Third Restatement of Torts for psychological effects, partially on the ground of obsolescence in light of developments in the neurosciences. Instead of the distinction emphasized in the Third Restatement between “physical harm” and “emotional disturbance” (or “distress”), they suggest a distinction between “harm” that constitutes an impairment of functionality, which would be treated as a free-standing basis for liability, like conventional diseases or injuries, and “mere feelings”, which would continue to be compensable in negligence only parasitically. Similarly, the interest protected should be regarded not as an interest in freedom from “disturbance” …
The Draft Ali Product Liability Proposals: Progress Or Anachronism?, Oscar S. Gray
The Draft Ali Product Liability Proposals: Progress Or Anachronism?, Oscar S. Gray
Oscar S. Gray
No abstract provided.
Misrepresentation - Part I, Fleming James, Oscar Gray
Misrepresentation - Part I, Fleming James, Oscar Gray
Oscar S. Gray
No abstract provided.