Tort reformers are trashing the Constitution
Governor Rick Perry's comments at a CNN-Tea Party debate were notable for the statements that he made about gutting the Seventh and Tenth Amendments. These comments are giving him both political and...
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Republican politicians are using cost-benefit analysis to justify opposing a rule that would make our roads safer -- a rule to limit the number of hours that truck drivers can drive without adequate...
View ArticleVirginia Tech verdict is a matter of principle to the families
The jury verdict that awarded the families of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde $4 million each for their deaths during the 2007 rampage of Seung-Hui Cho is based on the jury's understanding that Tech...
View ArticleYeardley Love family sues George Huguely
Yeardley Love's mother has filed suit against George Huguely, alleging that he is responsible for her death. The suit is for more than $29 million.
View ArticleLove family sues University of Virginia and Athletic Department staff
The Yeardley Love family has sued the University of Virginia over the fact that George Huguely killed their daughter. In bringing this suit, the attorneys claim that the University of Virginia has a...
View ArticleVirginia Supreme Court, 4-3, decides about liability for trees falling
A property owner is not liable under ordinary circumstances if one of his trees falls on his neighbor's house.
View ArticleTort reformers are trashing the Constitution
Governor Rick Perry's comments at a CNN-Tea Party debate were notable for the statements that he made about gutting the Seventh and Tenth Amendments. These comments are giving him both political and...
View ArticleCost-Benefit Analysis — comparing lives to be lost with costs to trucking...
Republican politicians are using cost-benefit analysis to justify opposing a rule that would make our roads safer -- a rule to limit the number of hours that truck drivers can drive without adequate...
View ArticleVirginia Tech verdict is a matter of principle to the families
The jury verdict that awarded the families of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde $4 million each for their deaths during the 2007 rampage of Seung-Hui Cho is based on the jury's understanding that Tech...
View ArticleYeardley Love family sues George Huguely
Yeardley Love's mother has filed suit against George Huguely, alleging that he is responsible for her death. The suit is for more than $29 million.
View ArticleLove family sues University of Virginia and Athletic Department staff
The Yeardley Love family has sued the University of Virginia over the fact that George Huguely killed their daughter. In bringing this suit, the attorneys claim that the University of Virginia has a...
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