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Strict Liability
146 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Versari Crimes"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Stephen Garvey available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: The versari doctrine alleges that if a…
Criminal
“Versari Crimes”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Stephen Garvey available via SSRN. Here is the abstract:The versari doctrine alleges that if a person…
Searcy Law Blog
The Number One Rule in Product Liability Claims
Product liability is based in “tort” law, along with legal claims like intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability. Torts are wrongful acts that cause injury to another person. Product liability…
Searcy Law Blog
Negligence vs. Intentional Act: What is Covered in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
By David Vitale
Intentional acts and negligent acts that cause injury, along with what is called “strict liability,” all belong to a category of law called “tort” law. Put simply, torts are wrongful…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act Is Reaffirmed As a Strict Liability Statute
A Brief Statement of the Relevant Facts: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Agredano v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 19-50656 (September 16, 2020), has reaffirmed…
Health Law Prof Blog
Principles of Product Liability, Third Edition: ‘Introduction’ and ‘Strict Products Liability 2.0’
Mark Geistfeld (New York University), Principles of Product Liability, Third Edition: 'Introduction' and 'Strict Products Liability 2.0' NTU L. & Econ. Research Paper (Forthcoming, 2020):Two chapters from the third edition…
PrawfsBlawg
Guilty Minds: A Virtual Conference on Mens Rea and Criminal Justice Reform, September 25-26, 2020
Main Thursday, September 17, 2020Guilty Minds: A Virtual Conference on Mens Rea and Criminal Justice Reform, September 25-26, 2020The following post is by Michael Serota, who is a Visiting Assistant…
TortsProf Blog
Keating on Beuermann on Strict Liability
At JOTWELL Torts, Greg Keating reviews Christine Beuermann's Reconceptualising Strict Liability for the Tort of Another.
Drug & Device Law
No Reasonable Basis for Remand in Texas
There is no reasonable basis to remand Cazares v. Ortho El Paso, P.A., 2020 WL 4562231 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 7, 2020) because there is no reasonable basis for plaintiff’s strict…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Some Quick Thoughts on “Presumptions”
I am very clear on why certain people do not “understand” COVID-19 workers’ compensation causation presumptions. There is that very old (gendered) Upton Sinclair saw: “It is difficult to get…