Reporters’ Guide to: Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this video summary, Reporters Kenneth W. Simons and W. Jonathan Cardi walk through portions of Tentative Draft No. 5 (2020) of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons, which contains Sections from Chapter 3, Privileges.
Medical Paternalism, Stillbirth, & Blindsided Mothers
This Article argues that a woman has a right to know of the chance of stillbirth before it happens to her child, a right enforceable through an informed consent medical malpractice tort claim.
Argument Preview: Justices to Hear Second Set of Arguments on Reservation Status of Eastern Oklahoma
McGirt v. Oklahoma will bring the justices a pronounced sense of déjà vu, as they hear argument for the second time in two years about whether the eastern half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation.
U.S. Department of Education Announces Changes to Title IX Regulation
On May 6, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new regulation defining sexual harassment, requiring supportive measures for survivors, and restoring due process on campus.
Intentional Torts: Defense of Actor’s Interest in Possession of Land and Personal Property
The following entry contains the Scope Note and select Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 5, Chapter 3. Privileges, Topic 3. Defense of Actor’s Interest in Possession of Land and Personal Property, from Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The full draft contains Comments and Reporters’ Notes.
Suing China over the coronavirus won’t help. Here’s what can work.
At least six lawsuits have been filed against China in U.S. federal courts seeking damages for deaths, injuries and economic losses caused by covid-19.
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