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Torrey: Tort Reform to Emphasize Extra Well timed Compensation of Victims| Staff Compensation Information

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David B. Torrey

from David B. Torrey Monday, August 2, 2021 | 0 In a new article, a scientist calls for a change in tort law so that the negligence goal of compensating victims of crime can be better achieved. David B. Torrey Christopher J. Robinette, who teaches at Widener University’s Commonwealth Law School, recognizes that other goals … Read more

The Supreme Courtroom’s Newest Grapple with Financial Torts: Inflicting Loss by Illegal Means

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The evolution of Vicarious Liability for intentional torts - Lexology

Introduction In Secretary of State for Health and another v Servier Laboratories Ltd and others,[1] the Supreme Court recently considered the scope of the economic tort of ‘causing loss by unlawful means’ (the “unlawful means tort”), ultimately finding in the defendants’ favour. Historically, the unlawful means tort has been characterised by significant uncertainty and disagreement, … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court docket Once more Restricts the Viability of Worldwide Human Rights Lawsuits in Federal Courts Underneath the 1789 Alien Tort Statute | Samuel Estreicher | Verdict

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U.S. Supreme Court Again Restricts the Viability of International Human Rights Lawsuits in Federal Courts Under the 1789 Alien Tort Statute | Samuel Estreicher | Verdict

In the case of Nestlé v. Doe dealt another blow by an almost unanimous majority in the US Supreme Court on plaintiffs trying to bring lawsuits against corporations for violations of international law – believing that mere “corporate activity” within the United States was not enough to be satisfied to make the general presumption against … Read more

Are Public Nuisance Claims the Subsequent Tremendous Torts? | Schiffer Hicks Johnson

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Are Public Nuisance Claims the Next Super Torts? | Schiffer Hicks Johnson

[co-author: Ben Blefeld] Public harassment claims have long been based on an “inappropriate interference with a common right of the general public”.[1] As a rule, legal disputes for damages in connection with (among other things) encroachments on land use and public spaces,[2] pollute public waterways or make too much noise.[3] In recent years, some litigators … Read more

U.S. Supreme Courtroom Once more Restricts the Viability of Worldwide Human Rights Lawsuits in Federal Courts Beneath the 1789 Alien Tort Statute

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U.S. Supreme Court Again Restricts the Viability of International Human Rights Lawsuits in Federal Courts Under the 1789 Alien Tort Statute

In Nestle v. Doe dealt another blow by an almost unanimous majority in the US Supreme Court on plaintiffs trying to bring lawsuits against corporations for violations of international law for believing that mere “corporate activity” within the United States was not enough to bring about the general presumption against the extraterritorial application of federal … Read more