Criminal Law Misdemeanor Tort 
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. Cf: Restatement, Torts, § 322. French, 104 Pa.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The protester was engaged, at a minimum, in a criminal misdemeanor while be pursued by security. The common law allowed for citizen arrests as members of the public responded to the “hue and cry” of others. There is some variation in these laws but California has a classic provision.
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JonathanTurley
MARCH 14, 2021
These cases often involve both criminal and tort cases. That creates a dangerously fluid and subjective basis for criminal charge, even a misdemeanor. Vincenzo Zurlo had a second rhinoplasty operation but it still was deformed so he asked for her license and insurance. She allegedly declined and was later arrested.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
In my torts class, I teach “Dram Shop” cases where bars and restaurants are subject to civil liability for “overserving” customers. Bartenders often complain that the Dram Shop laws expect them to monitor individual customers in what are often busy and crowded bars.
JonathanTurley
MAY 13, 2021
He is facing both criminal and potential tort liability for the tiger incident. The punishment is a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 to $2,000. The Lacey Act makes it a federal crime to break the wildlife laws of any state, tribe, or foreign country, in interstate commerce. However, the penalties are notably higher.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 1, 2021
was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic at the time the force was used. (b)?The did not provoke the person against whom the force was used; ?and. The use of force against another is not justified: (1)?in
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. For example, in Weirum v.
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