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Limiting Strict Liability Of Governmental Defendants: The Notice Requirement Of The 1985 Legislation, Linda Mckinnis Jul 1986

Limiting Strict Liability Of Governmental Defendants: The Notice Requirement Of The 1985 Legislation, Linda Mckinnis

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Labor Law—Employment Discrimination—Employer May Be Held Liable For Hostile Work Environment, Frances Scroggins Jul 1986

Labor Law—Employment Discrimination—Employer May Be Held Liable For Hostile Work Environment, Frances Scroggins

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Tort Law Reform: Strict Liability And The Collateral Source Rule Do Not Mix, Victor E. Schwartz Apr 1986

Tort Law Reform: Strict Liability And The Collateral Source Rule Do Not Mix, Victor E. Schwartz

Vanderbilt Law Review

The imposition of strict liability and the simultaneous application of the collateral source rule to innocent defendants represent unfair and unsound public policy. Strict liability and the collateral source rule should not be mixed; nevertheless, our courts inadvertently blend them. A fundamental reform that would help stabilize the American tort law system is to abolish the collateral source rule in to whenever a claimant relies on a strict liability theory.The collateral source rule is appropriate only when a claimant proves that the defendant was at fault in causing an injury. There is a broad view in the United States that …


Saturday Night Specials: A Special Exception In Strict Liability Law, Patrick S. Davies Jan 1986

Saturday Night Specials: A Special Exception In Strict Liability Law, Patrick S. Davies

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.


Landlord Premises Liability: Establishing Rational Boundaries, Jacquetta M. Bardacos Jan 1986

Landlord Premises Liability: Establishing Rational Boundaries, Jacquetta M. Bardacos

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.