Law 360
MAY 17, 2021
The settlement of a suit over the lead singer of Soundgarden's death and the passage of legislation giving Missouri businesses a coronavirus liability shield lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
If only they knew about issue-spotting before Torts. [ Reuters ]. [ Business Insider ] * Missourians going the "liberty or death" route are mad the federal government is trying to make them die less. [ The Guardian ] * In a much needed move, California is passing legislation that makes stealthing illegal. Don't commit assault, folks. [
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JonathanTurley
AUGUST 6, 2021
We have previously discussed animal liability in torts. It is often said the every dog gets one free bite in American torts. However, the “one free bite rule” is a commonly misunderstood torts doctrine — suggesting that you are not subject to strict liability until after the first time your dog bites someone.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. The next scary moment is likely to be in the form of a torts complaint.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 16, 2022
It eventually travelled to New York and then to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it remained until 1976. Second, the brief draws an analogy to the Federal Tort Claims Act, which subjects the federal government to certain tort claims “in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual.” In Richards v.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step. If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. It shows an affirmative decision to stand by the story.
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