New Jersey Law on Vicarious Liability Protects Employers
The New Jersey Legislature has opened a two-year window for filing previously time-barred civil lawsuits based on allegations of sexual abuse. The legislature’s action has created an intense interest in New Jersey legal standards for vicarious liability.
Securing the ALI’s Second Century
The American Law Institute will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. An occasion of this sort is a natural time for us to reflect on what we have been able to accomplish in our first 100 years, as well as an opportunity to plan for the Institute’s future.
On the Duties of Good Faith and the Duty to Defend
These articles discuss cases on the topics of duty to defend and duties of good faith.
Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: The Duty to Defend
This article discusses the Montana Supreme Court’s consideration of an insurer’s duty to defend in National Indemnity Co. v. State, 499 P.3d 516 (Mont. 2021).
Event: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Civil Justice — Can Common Law Adjust to a Drone World?
On Feb. 18, the Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Scalia Law School is hosting the free online event “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Civil Justice — Can Common Law Adjust to a Drone World?”
Machines and Contractual Intent
Machines are making contracts—law is not ready. This paper describes why machine-made contracts do not fit easily into the common law of contracts or the Uniform Commercial Code for Sales.
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