Congratulations to my friend and colleague, Byron Stier, on his election to the American Law Institute!
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Janeček: Non-Compensatory Damages in English Law
Václav Janeček has published Non-Compensatory Damages in English Law with Hart Publishing. The blurb provides:
This book gives the first detailed analysis of non-compensatory damages (‘NCDs’) as a category in English tort and contract law.
The book argues that most…
Comparative Negligence in WSJ
At the Wall Street Journal Buy Side, Kara McGinley covers comparative negligence.
Schorr on “Anglicization” in Palestine’s Civil Wrongs Ordinance
David Schorr has published “Against ‘Anglicization’: Class, Codification, and the Common Law in Palestine’s Civil Wrongs Ordinance” in Law & History Review. The abstract provides:
This article explores the enactment of the Civil Wrongs Ordinance in Mandate Palestine in order…
Burke & Wu on Social Media Liability & Product Design
Caitlin Burke & Victor Wu have posted to SSRN Beyond Speech: Social Media Liability & Product Design. The abstract provides:
This article argues that contemporary debates over social media liability have been misconstrued as disputes about speech. Drawing on…
JOTWELL Torts: Bernstein on Wasserman on Male Bias in Products Liability
At JOTWELL, Anita Bernstein reviews Melissa Wasserman’s Products Liability in a World Designed for Men.
Bogus on NYT v. Sullivan
Carl Bogus has posted to SSRN Why New York Times v. Sullivan Must Be Preserved. The abstract provides:
New York Times v. Sullivan is under siege. Supreme Court justices and eminent members of the legal academy argue that its core…
Engstrom & Herman: An FTCA Field Guide for Minnesota
Nora Freeman Engstrom & Malka Herman have posted to SSRN From State Tort to Federal Liability: An FTCA Field Guide for Minnesota Practitioners. The abstract provides:
This Practitioners’ Guide offers a practical roadmap for Minnesota attorneys seeking to bring…
Stier on Reviewing Punitive Damage Awards
Byron Stier has posted to SSRN Judicial Review of Individual Punitive Damage Awards in Light of Aggregate Punitive Damages. The abstract provides:
Over more than three decades of reviewing punitive damages awards for due process, the United States Supreme…
Abraham on the Structure of Insurance Law
Ken Abraham has posted to SSRN The Structure of Insurance Law. The abstract provides:
In this Article I provide an account of the conceptual and doctrinal structure of insurance law, defining “structure” as the consistent arrangement and organization of…