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 ...
For at least two decades, Pennsylvania law has recognized an exemption from strict liability for prescription drug manufacturers based on the state Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Restatement ...
Inherently Risky But Socially Beneficial: PA Court Will Rule On Strict Liability For Medical Devices
Because it is impossible to design a prescription drug that provides the desired health benefits with zero risk of harm, courts have long held that manufacturers of prescription drugs are not strictly ...
Paul was a Senior Legal Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Not everyone agrees with the validity of the Supreme Court’s approach to statutory interpretation, but if the question is whether ...
IPO companies are sued more frequently than mature public companies for many reasons. In this week’s D&O Notebook, my colleague Walker Newell focuses on why “registration statement” or Section 11 ...
Q If a product is dangerous, causes harm, and it’s being used in a perfectly normal way, why would you need an expert witness in a lawsuit? Isn’t that strict liability? A Your opponent is going to ...
Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
Most critics of the Hague tribunal in Serbia share the view of command responsibility as a form of strict liability. They argue that command responsibility entails responsibility of a superior for the ...
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