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Creating Vs Disclosing Defective Conditions In Property: Lewis V Chevron, 2004, Roger Bernhardt
Creating Vs Disclosing Defective Conditions In Property: Lewis V Chevron, 2004, Roger Bernhardt
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This article discusses a California case which held a prior owner not liable for injuries caused by a defective condition on real property after ownership was relinquished, even if the prior owner negligently created the condition.
Homicide On Holiday: Prosecutorial Discretion, Popular Culture, And The Boundaries Of The Criminal Law, Carolyn B. Ramsey
Homicide On Holiday: Prosecutorial Discretion, Popular Culture, And The Boundaries Of The Criminal Law, Carolyn B. Ramsey
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This article discusses prosecutors' discretion to press criminal charges against individuals who cause death during recreational activities. Based on newspaper sources, published opinions, and unpublished materials from cases that resulted in plea bargains, Homicide on Holiday continues the author's exploration of the relationship between the American public, criminal prosecutors, and the nature of the prosecutors' public role. It shows that, despite popular culture's glorification of risk and a nationwide trend in tort law toward sheltering sports co-participants from civil negligence liability, an exhilarating trip down a ski slope is increasingly likely to land a skier in jail if he collides …
Landlord Liability For Assaults On Tenants: Saelzler V Advanced Group, 2001, Roger Bernhardt
Landlord Liability For Assaults On Tenants: Saelzler V Advanced Group, 2001, Roger Bernhardt
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This article discusses a California case which held an assault victim had failed to prove that lack of security at an apartment building resulted in entry of assailants and proximately caused her assault.
Chaos And The Law Of Borrowed Servant: An Argument For Consistency, J. Dennis Hynes
Chaos And The Law Of Borrowed Servant: An Argument For Consistency, J. Dennis Hynes
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Comments To The Reporters And Selected Members Of The Consultative Group, Restatement Of Torts (Third): Products Liability, Howard C. Klemme
Comments To The Reporters And Selected Members Of The Consultative Group, Restatement Of Torts (Third): Products Liability, Howard C. Klemme
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Weather Modification: Law And Administration, James N. Corbridge Jr., Raphael J. Moses
Weather Modification: Law And Administration, James N. Corbridge Jr., Raphael J. Moses
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