Jennifer Morinigo | February 1, 2026 | Conflict of Laws, Corporate Governance, High-Volume Civil Adjudication, Property, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, Torts: Defamation and Privacy, Torts: Remedies
Seven project drafts will be presented to ALI’s Membership for approval at this year’s Annual Meeting, May 18-20 in Washington, D.C. Restatement of the Law Third, Conflict of Laws Restatement of the Law, Corporate Governance Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign...
Pauline Toboulidis | January 28, 2026 | Conflict of Laws, Election Litigation, High-Volume Civil Adjudication, Property, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, Torts: Remedies
At its meeting on January 22 and 23, 2026, the ALI Council discussed drafts of six projects as listed below; it approved, in part or in whole, five of those drafts.* Conflict of Laws The Council approved Council Draft No. 11, containing Chapter 7, Property, Topic 4,...
Andrea Kang Wooster | October 5, 2025 | 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...
Pauline Toboulidis | February 6, 2025 | Conflict of Laws, Copyright, Property, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, Torts: Remedies
At its meeting on January 23 and 24, 2025, the Council discussed and approved, in part or in whole, drafts of six projects as listed below. All approvals are subject to the discussion at the meeting and the usual editorial prerogative. Copyright The Council discussed...
Andrea Kang Wooster | November 10, 2024 | Children and the Law, Torts: Remedies
State courts continue to look not only to the Institute’s established work, but also to drafts of its ongoing projects. In one recent case, the Supreme Court of Nevada quoted drafts of the Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law, in evaluating whether a juvenile...
Douglas Laycock and Richard L. Hasen | September 9, 2024 | Torts: Remedies
Douglas Laycock of UVA Law (Retired) and Richard L. Hasen of UCLA Law explain how the role of remedies has developed over time within the Torts Restatements and the impact remedies have on a case. Laycock and Hasen serve as Reporters for Restatement of the Law Third,...
