A Northwestern University School of Law study shows that two types of tort law changes significantly reduced medical malpractice settlement payments. The study, by associate professor Ronen Avraham, ...

Fifteen years ago, Washington Legal Foundation published a groundbreaking Monograph, "Who Should Make America's Tort Law: Courts or Legislatures?" Authors Victor Schwartz, Mark Behrens, and Mark ...

Can clients seek compensation for domestic violence from their spouses in a parallel tort action as opposed to addressing these issues exclusively in divorce proceedings … or is that a double dip? In ...

The Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 36, No. S2, Current Research on Medical Malpractice LiabilityA Conference Sponsored by the John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law ...

Disclaimer: This article has been written by Renata M Barnes, a current Law Student. The content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. While ...

Tort law in Florida relates to any civil case where the party bringing the action is seeking compensation for damages. Torts are just another word for any civil wrong that causes harm. Generally the ...

There are two schools of thought to French press coffeemakers. One is to bring water to near boil. The other is to bring the water to a savage, rolling boil. I belong to the latter school. The water ...

Defamation refers to a false statement made about someone that injures their reputation. It is a type of tort that allows the injured party to ...