Topic
Nuisance
241 published works
TortsProf Blog
Ohio Nuisance Reform Veto Invalid
The Ohio Supreme Court has invalidated the veto of liability modifications there targeting the use of nuisance suits against manufacturers.A long-awaited 5-2 decision ruled Gov. Ted Strickland's January veto of…
PropertyProf Blog
Dick on Blight in Detroit
By propertyprof
Andrew Dick has posted Blight Fight: Detroit's Aggressive Approach to Nuisance Abatement is Sparking Some Redevelopment on SSRN. Here's the abstract: For those of you who do not know, Wayne…
Drug & Device Law
Municipal Cost Recovery Rule Restricts Government Tort Suits
By Bexis
We were impressed by the number of links and other favorable attention that followed our post here about barring municipalities from hiring outside contingent fee counsel in nuisance actions brought…
TortsProf Blog
Story Updates
This week's issue of The Nation has two items about stories I've discussed previously, both, unfortunately, subscription only but no doubt available in your library.First up is a piece by…
TortsProf Blog
Moral Nuisances
Speaking of broadening the law of nuisance (honest, I was), here comes a new posting on SSRN (published in 2001 in the Emory Law Review) from John Copeland Nagle (Notre…
PropertyProf Blog
Nagle on Moral Nuisances
By propertyprof
John Copeland Nagle (Notre Dame Law School) has posted Moral Nuisances on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Nuisance law provides a remedy for activities that substantially interfere with the use and enjoyment…
PropertyProf Blog
Klein on The New Nuisance
By propertyprof
Christine A. Klein (University of Florida College of Law) has posted The New Nuisance: An Antidote to Wetland Loss, Sprawl, and Global Warming on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Recently, a remarkable…
PropertyProf Blog
Tree law
By propertyprof
In teaching property, I try to emphasize the boundaries between, and overlaps with, other basic subjects. That helps to justify my spending substantial time on nuisance and trespass. Years ago,…
Land Use Prof Blog
A casino “nuisance” near Gettysburg?
How should the law of “nuisance” respond to modern times? If one creates excessive noise, smells, or other annoyances that cross property boundaries, neighbors have a chance of convincing…
PropertyProf Blog
Weeds as Nuisances
By propertyprof
I recently took a look at Collins v. Barker, 668 N.W.2d 548 (S.D. 2003), which involved a private nuisance action for property damage sustained when weeds blew from defendant's property…