SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 2, 2023
At the same time, the dispute also raises broader questions about whether and when it is appropriate to resolve mass tort cases – that is, lawsuits brought by a group of people who have been harmed in a similar way, such as in a plane crash or by a defective product – through the bankruptcy system.
Day on Torts
JUNE 13, 2022
June 2, 2022), defendant had previously been married to one of the plaintiffs, and a final decree of divorce had been issued in their divorce case. Note: Chapter 28, Section 11 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.
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Day on Torts
JUNE 21, 2022
June 9, 2022), plaintiff and defendant husband were in the process of getting divorced. During the divorce proceedings, defendant allegedly asked plaintiff to sign a written agreement to continue the lease, which plaintiff refused to sign because it was “onerous, high risk, and legally ineffective.” internal citation omitted).
At the Lectern
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The Journal includes the following: › Women, Marriage, and Divorce in California, 1849–1872 by Bonnie L. The latest edition of California Legal History, the Journal of the California Supreme Court Historical Society , is out and available here. Disclosure: I’m on the Society’s board of directors.]. Oral History of Carlos R.?
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 12, 2021
The most recent innovations on classical themes of private international law (torts, muslim divorces, the degree of deference by state courts to international commercial arbitral awards, etc.) The National reports section hosts articles on the new Croatian and Uruguayan Private International law Statutes.
Conflict of Laws
AUGUST 29, 2024
While Indonesian Private International Law does not explicitly address the law applicable to torts, the prevailing doctrine is lex loci delicti commissi (the law of the place where the tort was committed). However, Indonesian judges often apply lex fori (the law of the forum) to protect Indonesian citizens.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 15, 2021
There is an interesting controversy in the news related to former Daily Show “correspondent” Rob Riggle who appears to be in the midst of a divorce that makes the Depp-Heard divorce look like an amicable split. If true, the conduct would constitute both criminal and tort violations.
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