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INTRODUCTION It is unclear to me that originalists' qualified immunity debate is framed in the correct terms. Or that it is framed in the correct time period. The current debate [...]

I. INTRODUCTION Nearly all tort claims for child sexual abuse against Catholic organizations in litigation today involve abuse that occurred decades ago. 80.5% of incidents of clergy sexual abuse reported [...]

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. OVERVIEW OF CRIMINAL LAW AND JUDICIAL PROCESS ON RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT II. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION: A HISTORY OF CIVIL CLAIMS RAPE III. ADVANTAGES OF BRINGING A [...]

The question posed for this panel reads as follows: Should tort law be a form of public regulatory law? My answer is no. What I mean by that will become [...]

IT IS IRONIC that patients who bring medical malpractice suits against physicians frequently bear a stigma. They are accused of subjecting doctors to untold anguish because many of their lawsuits [...]

A barrister and chartered arbitrator at Crown Office chambers in London, relates her experiences while fighting claims based on the law of tort. The problems faced in such cases include no agreement between the parties, no Act of the Parliament and each case is different.

Byline: CAROLYN ALDRED LONDON-Legislation intended to restrict the filing of allegedly frivolous lawsuits was introduced by the U.K. government last week. The measure would impose restrictions on the activities of [...]

Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-More than a week after a key Senate committee approved a bill that would create a $140 billion trust fund to replace the current litigation-based system [...]

Congress deals a blow to class actions--but the basic tort system is unchanged DICKIE SCRUGGS, a Mississippi trial lawyer who led the charge against Big Tobacco in the 1990s, helping [...]

Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Achieving tort reform on the state level isn't possible unless pro-reform forces exercise considerable political clout, according to successful state tort reform advocates. But 'sometimes you [...]

DELAY OFTEN MEANS doom when it comes to legislation. But in the case of the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, delay is the best-and probably only-way to ensure that [...]

EVEN THOUGH growth is picking up, the U.S. economy is suffering greatly because of the nation's tort system. With the explosion of litigation, our legal system is out of control. […]

The Seventh Circuit's Recent Trio of Opinions Clarify the Breadth of Coverage Available under "Offense" Based Policies for a Range of Business Torts Lockwood International, B.V. v. Volm Bag Co. [...]

As Arkansas Mutual Insurance Co. gains traction, one of its founders' goals is to gain a legislative voice and push for reform of tort laws. 'We can voice what impacts [...]

Tough issues are rarely resolved without compromise. Such was the case as the Legislature moved toward a conclusion of the special session on tort reform in the early days of [...]

With the elections behind them and a new crop of elected officials coming onboard, construction association managers are hoping to see more work done in 2004, such as finishing sweeping [...]

The Arkansas General Assembly recently reversed 60 years of Arkansas tort law with the passage of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003. As part and parcel of the changes [...]