Warranty, Product Liability and Transaction Structure: The Problem of Amazon
This article asks the question: Should Amazon be considered a “warrantor” for the purposes of making the implied warranty of merchantability when it serves as an intermediary between a third-party seller and a consumer buyer?
UVA Law to Launch Project for Informed Reform
The initiative’s mission is to sift through thousands of legal cases for research and to combine information as a guide to legislatures and law enforcement.
ELI Submits a Response to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on the Data Act
The response outlines how the ALI-ELI Principles for a Data Economy can provide guidance on several of the policy questions the European legislators will need to address in the Data Act.
Property Torts and the Restatements
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.
Requiring Majority Winners for Congressional Elections: Harnessing Federalism to Combat Extremism
This paper was presented on May 7, 2021, at the AALS Conference on Rebuilding Democracy and the Rule of Law.
ELI Annual Meeting: Principles for a Data Economy
The ELI is scheduled to vote on this project next month.
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