This essay examines connections between tort law and property, and the Restatements’ treatment of tort liability for loss of, damage to, or interference with property interests.
Madison Bessho Posts
UCI Law’s New Fair Elections and Free Speech Center
by Madison Bessho | Aug 25, 2021 | Election Administration
The University of California, Irvine School of Law has launched the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center, dedicated to “advancing an understanding of, and offering means to counter, threats to the stability and legitimacy of democratic governments exacerbated by the unregulated growth of digital media and other technological changes in mass communication.”
Ending the Use of Customer Arbitration
by Madison Bessho | Aug 6, 2021 | Consumer Contracts
A recent article published in the New York Times discusses Amazon’s change to its legal complaints process for its customers. Until recently, Amazon customers were required to pursue disputes with the company through a private arbitration process instead of through the courts.
Foreign Relations Law Restatements Cited
by Madison Bessho | Jul 29, 2021 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
Both the Third and Fourth Restatement of the Law, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, were cited by the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit in Lusik Usoyan v. Republic of Turkey.