Now Available: Trial Manual 10
The Trial Manual is a guidebook for criminal defense lawyers at the trial level. It covers the information a defense attorney has to know, and the strategic factors s/he should consider, at each of the stages of the criminal trial process.
October 2025 Council Meeting Update
At its meeting on October 16 and 17, 2025, the ALI Council discussed and approved, in part or in whole, drafts of five projects.
Supreme Court of Hawai’i Adopts Draft § 39 of Restatement 3d Torts: Remedies
In Guieb v. Guieb, 571 P.3d 382 (Haw. 2025), the Supreme Court of Hawai’i adopted a new standard for recovering punitive damages based on draft § 39 of the Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies (Tentative Draft No. 3, 2024), as well as the definitions of “intent” and “recklessness” from Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm §§ 1 and 2.
Product Liability Law in the Age of AI
Although the title to this book has changed, this edition continues the developmental path staked out in the prior two editions of this casebook. When I began working on the liability issues involving the crashes of autonomous vehicles about a decade ago, I felt as if...
Why the Copyright Statute Is Not Enough: How the Restatement Relies on Both Statute and Caselaw to Clarify U.S. Copyright Law
Learn how the Restatement clarifies originality and infringement, and why it’s indispensable for understanding copyright today.
ALI CLE Program: MDL in Motion
Step into the center of today’s most important conversations about multidistrict litigation. Leading judges, thought leaders, and rising professionals will gather at NYU School of Law on September 12 for a full-day conference. Through panels and case studies, participants will explore judicial decision-making, the role of special masters, the next generation of MDL leadership, and the ongoing call for reform.
The ALI Adviser is intended to inform readers about the legal topics and issues examined in many of ALI’s current projects; posts do not necessarily represent the position of the Institute taken in those projects. Posts on The ALI Adviser are written by ALI project participants, ALI members, and outside sources. Completed work is available to purchase online.