Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions Posts
Franchisors in a Jam: Vicarious Liability and Spreading the Blame
Franchising serves as one of the most popular forms of owning and operating a business. As the franchise model has grown, so too have issues in vicarious liability. Consumer surveys about the meaning of licensed trademarks, especially in franchising, and a review of 250 franchisor websites reveal practical and systemic problems as well as a way forward.
January 2023 Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting on January 19 and 20, 2023, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of five projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed.
SLS Faculty at the American Law Institute: Focusing on Access to Justice, Torts, and Constitutional Violations
This article was originally published in The Stanford Lawyer.
October 2022 Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting on October 20 and 21, 2022, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of five projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed.
Project Updates from the 2022 ALI Annual Meeting
Learn more about the actions taken at this year’s ALI Annual Meeting, held last month, where the membership met to discuss and vote on twelve ALI project drafts.
Torts: Concluding Provisions at the 2022 ALI Annual Meeting
In this video, Reporters Michael D. Green and Nora Freeman Engstrom detail the creation of the Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Concluding Provisions project and provide a look at Tentative Draft No. 1.
March 2022 Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting on March 2, 2022, the ALI Council considered drafts and revisions for three projects.
January 2022 Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting on January 20 and 21, 2022, the ALI Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of nine projects.
October 2021 Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting on October 21 and 22, 2021, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts and approved drafts and portions of drafts.
October 2020 Council Meeting Updates
At its meetings on October 13 and October 22-23, 2020, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of seven projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts.