Members of The American Law Institute voted this week to approve Tentative Draft No. 6 of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The vote marks the completion of this project.
Kenneth W. Simons Posts
Completing an ALI Project: Lessons from Reporters
by Kenneth W. Simons | May 4, 2021 | American Indian Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations, Data Economy, Inside The ALI, Torts: Defamation and Privacy, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Have you ever wondered what exactly goes into completing an ALI project? There’s nobody better to talk about the ALI process than four veteran Reporters whose projects may be completed at the 2021 Annual Meeting.
Is Tort Law Hopelessly Fragmented?
by Kenneth W. Simons | Aug 4, 2020 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Like Gaul, tort law is divided into three parts: torts of intent, negligence, and strict liability. At least, that is what most torts professors teach and what many scholars, judges and practitioners suppose.
Liability to Bystander for Intentional Tort or for Negligence
by Kenneth W. Simons | Jul 16, 2020 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The following entry contains the Black Letter of §§ 26 and 44 of Tentative Draft No. 5, Chapter 3. Privileges, from Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons.
Intentional Torts: Merchant’s Privilege
by Kenneth W. Simons | May 19, 2020 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The following entry contains the Black Letter and Comments a and b to § 37 of Tentative Draft No. 5, Chapter 3. Privileges, Topic 4. Arrest and Prevention or Termination of Crime, from Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The full draft contains additional Comments and Reporters’ Notes.
Reporters’ Guide to: Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
by Kenneth W. Simons | May 11, 2020 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this video summary, Reporters Kenneth W. Simons and W. Jonathan Cardi walk through portions of Tentative Draft No. 5 (2020) of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons, which contains Sections from Chapter 3, Privileges.
Intentional Torts: Defense of Actor’s Interest in Possession of Land and Personal Property
by Kenneth W. Simons | May 6, 2020 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The following entry contains the Scope Note and select Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 5, Chapter 3. Privileges, Topic 3. Defense of Actor’s Interest in Possession of Land and Personal Property, from Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The full draft contains Comments and Reporters’ Notes.
Intentional Torts: Categories of Consent That Preclude Liability
by Kenneth W. Simons | May 16, 2019 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The following entry contains the Black Letter and Comments b, c, and d of Tentative Draft No. 4, Section 12. Categories of Consent That Preclude Liability.
Consent in Tort Law
by Kenneth W. Simons | Apr 26, 2019 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The following entry contains the Scope Note appearing at the beginning of Chapter 2 – Consent, featured in Tentative Draft No. 4 of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons.
Consent and Sexual Assault in Criminal v. Tort Law
by Kenneth W. Simons | Mar 26, 2019 | Sexual Assault, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this episode of Reasonably Speaking, NYU Law’s Erin Murphy and UC Irvine Law’s Ken Simons explore the difference between criminal law and tort law in the United States and then focus on how “consent” is, and should be, defined in sexual assault allegations.