Erin E. Murphy and Kenneth W. Simons | March 26, 2019 | Sexual Assault, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this episode of Reasonably Speaking, NYU Law’s Erin Murphy and UC Irvine Law’s Ken Simons explore the difference between criminal law and tort law in the United States and then focus on how “consent” is, and should be, defined in sexual assault allegations.From...
Lauren Klosinski | December 13, 2018 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations, Consumer Contracts, Policing, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
During its meeting in New York City on October 18 and 19, the ALI Council reviewed drafts for seven Institute projects. Drafts or portions of drafts for six projects received Council approval, subject to the meeting discussion and to the usual prerogative to make...
Kenneth W. Simons and Jonathan Cardi | December 6, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Abstract The five thoughtful, incisive articles by Professors Bernstein, Chamallas, Geistfeld, Moore, and Sugarman offer a breathtaking range of perspectives on the Restatement, Third of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons (“ITR”). Some view tort law from the widest...
Kenneth W. Simons and Lauren Klosinski | November 6, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In his Chancellor’s lecture at UCI School of Law, “Assumption of Risk and Consent in the Twenty-First Century,” Kenneth W. Simons discusses the definitions of consent and assumption of risk with illustrations referencing Harry Houdini, the infamous “Flopper” ride from...
Jonathan Cardi, Kenneth W. Simons and Jennifer Morinigo | April 23, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this video, project Reporters Ken Simons and Jonathan Cardi discuss what makes a confinement an intentional tort, including confinement by assertion of legal authority. Included below the video is the corresponding Black Letter and Comment from the 2018 Annual...
Jennifer Morinigo | January 11, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The faculty-edited Journal of Tort Law is hosting a symposium on the Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. Professors Anita Bernstein, Martha Chamallas, Mark Geistfeld, Nancy Moore, and Stephen Sugarman have published articles commenting...
