As a small-business owner, you can protect yourself and your business from costly litigation by recognizing situations that expose you to tort liability. A tort is a civil wrong causing injury to ...
Patel v. Commissioner, 165 T.C. No. 10 (Nov. 12, 2025), gave the US Tax Court its “first opportunity to examine when the codified economic ...
Learn how Georgia law handles defective products, strict liability, and negligence in this in-depth interview with attorney ...
Michael Sena examines how manufacturers can navigate the intricacies of strict liability claims, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), and the shifting legal precedents in the circuit courts — ...
From Illinois Appellate Court Judge David Ellis's concurring opinion two weeks ago in People v. Lee: I believe that the State is required to prove that the defendant [who is charged with possessing a ...
Deterrence theory suggests that an increase in penalty rates should increase compliance. There is, however, little real-world evidence that they do. Disproportionate penalties could reduce compliance, ...
A Pennsylvania judge has declined to impose strict liability on the owner of a cow that entered a Pennsylvania highway and was struck by a man's car, resulting in injury to a passenger, the driver's ...
Dogs with guns and fire? Legal expert explores bizarre cases where pets caused serious damage and the complex liability laws ...
As readers of my previous posts well know (Part 1 and Part 2), over 1,150 Florida Bar candidates have been left in a lurch because the July examination, which had been rescheduled to August 19, was ...