The incredible expanding/shrinking right of children to sue "parents": Illinois courts are expanding the in loco parentis doctrine to protect more types of "parents" after having carved exceptions into parental immunity and thus having allowed more opportunities for children to recover. The authors recommend a consistent narrowing of immunity.
The parent-child immunity doctrine was designed to prevent a cause of action between a minor child and parent for personal injuries. (1) Thus, a child was prohibited from suing a parent for a tortious act, whether the parent's conduct was intentional (2) or negligent. (3) Over the...

Frivolous cases choke West too.
Byline: Swati Deshpande MUMBAI: People tripping on pavements prove to be a costly affair for many councils in UK. Knowsley Council, for instance, paid Au3 million in 2003 to 1,200 people who claimed they were injured by tripping on pavements. In 2004, the council cut...

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McMurry & Associates Win Ruling Against Vatican.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- William F. McMurry, attorney for three men who are seeking damages from the Vatican in a negligence lawsuit, was pleased with the ruling issued last week by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II ruled that the plaintiffs could pursue...

A crack in the educational malpractice wall: with performance standards in place, will courts soon recognize an individual's right to competent instruction in the classroom?
As a former school law attorney (Terri) and a former superintendent (Todd), we were constantly concerned about potential liability when a student's constitutional rights may have been violated or when a student was physically injured. However, if we received word of a potential lawsuit because a graduating...

Gunning for cover.
Byline: Aman Dhall & Dheeraj Tiwari If you have a raging romance with Walther P99s, Beretta AR-70 /90s, Smith & Wesson .357s and the likes, go ahead and take aim. But before you get trigger-happy, spare a thought - does your prized possession have an appropriate cover?...

Pennsylvania Defense Institute Urges State Lawmakers to Pass Fair Share Act in New Legislative Session.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI), which represents the interests of insurance carriers and civil defense attorneys, today urged the General Assembly to pass a Fair Share Act in the new legislative session. "We need to reinstate fairness into the legal system," said...

Trigger-happy: Think for an appropriate cover.
Byline: Aman Dhall & Dheeraj Tiwari If you have a raging romance with Walther P99s, Beretta AR-70/90s, Smith & Wesson .357s and the likes, go ahead and take aim. But before you get trigger-happy, spare a thought - does your prized possession have an appropriate cover? ...

Corrective justice and liability for global warming.
This brief Commentary focuses on Professor Farber's suggestion that corrective justice (CJ) might justify institutions imposing liability on greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters so as to compensate the victims of climate change. (1) He advances other arguments as well, (2) and indeed it is plausible that considerations of overall well-being,...