Kenneth W. Simons and Jonathan Cardi | December 6, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
Abstract The five thoughtful, incisive articles by Professors Bernstein, Chamallas, Geistfeld, Moore, and Sugarman offer a breathtaking range of perspectives on the Restatement, Third of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons (“ITR”). Some view tort law from the widest...
Kenneth W. Simons and Lauren Klosinski | November 6, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In his Chancellor’s lecture at UCI School of Law, “Assumption of Risk and Consent in the Twenty-First Century,” Kenneth W. Simons discusses the definitions of consent and assumption of risk with illustrations referencing Harry Houdini, the infamous “Flopper” ride from...
Jonathan Cardi, Kenneth W. Simons and Jennifer Morinigo | April 23, 2018 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
In this video, project Reporters Ken Simons and Jonathan Cardi discuss what makes a confinement an intentional tort, including confinement by assertion of legal authority. Included below the video is the corresponding Black Letter and Comment from the 2018 Annual...
Jonathan Cardi and Kenneth W. Simons | April 10, 2017 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
The ALI Adviser regularly shares content of ALI drafts. Due to the length of the Section, full black letter and the first paragraph of each comment section are included below. If you are interested in a complete copy of the black letter and comments from this...
Jonathan Cardi and Kenneth W. Simons | March 24, 2017 | Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
UPDATED: The black letter provided in this post was updated on May 3, 2017. Section 3 – Battery: Definition of Offensive Contact, of the Intentional Torts project appeared at ALI’s Annual Meeting in 2015 (at the time it was numbered Section 103). Due to a close vote...
