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Damage To Reputation: A Comparative Analysis Of Pecuniary Compensation For Non-Pecuniary Harm, Frank S. Giaoui
Damage To Reputation: A Comparative Analysis Of Pecuniary Compensation For Non-Pecuniary Harm, Frank S. Giaoui
Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review
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When Losses Are Too Big: Evaluating The Economic Loss Doctrine In California, John T. Nockleby
When Losses Are Too Big: Evaluating The Economic Loss Doctrine In California, John T. Nockleby
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
The pure economic loss doctrine is a rule developed by common law courts to shield a defendant from exposure to negligence suits where a party has not suffered physical injury or property damage, and the only losses someone suffers are economic in nature—such as lost profits or wages. Most recently, the California Supreme Court evaluated whether the doctrine should be applied in a case involving a massive environmental disaster, holding that the doctrine shielded a utility from liability for the economic losses to neighboring businesses caused by its putative negligence.
In October of 2015, a huge underground natural gas storage …
Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act: The True Culprit Of Internet Defamation, Heather Saint
Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act: The True Culprit Of Internet Defamation, Heather Saint
Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
This Note highlights the growing concern of Internet defamation and the lack of viable legal remedies available to its victims. Internet defamation is internet speech with the purpose to disparage another’s reputation. At common law, a victim of alleged defamation has the right to file suit against not only the original speaker of the defamatory statements, but the person or entity to give that statement further publication as well. In certain cases even the distributor, such as a newspaper stand, can be held liable for a defamation claim. However, liability due to defamatory speech on the Internet is quite different. …
Remodeling Federal Medical Malpractice Act: A Possible Improvement To The Affordable Care Act, Nancy Kubasek, Tiffany Durham
Remodeling Federal Medical Malpractice Act: A Possible Improvement To The Affordable Care Act, Nancy Kubasek, Tiffany Durham
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
During the debates about healthcare reform, the Congressional Budget Office found that federal medical liability reform could drastically reduce federal budget deficits, yet political and legal scholars could not reach agreement about the best way for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide such reform. Instead, provisions were made to fund state level demonstration projects. The law that is considered one of the most successful models to date of conventional tort reform is the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of California. This Article exams that legislation and discusses how we might use what can be learned from …