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The Tort Liability of School Districts in Illinois
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:56:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8004133.pdf: 17147585 bytes, checksum: 9b4e6629d288d02951c56895b54637da (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979
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The Nonimmunity of School Districts to Tort Liability
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Tort Liability Standards and the Firm's Response to Regulation
Much of the recent regulation literature is concerned with the impact of regulation on the value of firms. Previous research has indicated that regulation can be either beneficial or harmful to firms. Increasingly, financial models using an event study methodology are used to measure the effects of …
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A Theory of Tort Liability for Autonomous-machine-caused Harm
… problem of autonomous-machine-caused harm within tort law’s doctrinal and theoretical framework, conceived as a practice of corrective justice. Crucially, due to machine-learning capabilities, harmful effects of autonomous machines may be principally un-foreseeable, and therefore, not legally …
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The tort of virtual negligence : a proposition to regulate virtual worlds
… this issue, this essay proposes recognizing the tort of virtual negligence. It is defined using a transsystemic and functional approach that combines aspects of common law, civil law, and public law. Diverging from conventional concepts such as “breach of the standard of care” and “fault,” the …
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Assessing the Impact of Tort Reforms on Physician Supply Trends in Texas
… physician supply following the 2003 enactment of tort reforms in the state of Texas. Methods: The data used in this study are from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Interrupted time-series analysis evaluates the data for trends in regards to the number of physicians per 100,000 …
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The use and potential problems of neuropsychological evidence in Australian tort litigation
… psychologists assess plaintiffs for brain injury tort litigation, but it is unknown why they do this and how they use the expert neuropsychological report. It is crucial to know this because international authors argue that the way lawyers use and manage the neuropsychological evidence they …
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The Status of Immunity in Tort for School Districts--a Nationwide Survey
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:45:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7207121.pdf: 9374975 bytes, checksum: b90f5ed2039c7e782c0d8f4dd2109ae8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Tort Litigation against Transnational Corporations in the English Courts: The Challenge of Jurisdiction
… perpetrated by overseas subsidiaries (“Tort Liability Claims”). These cases form part of an international effort aimed at establishing public control over the private operations of transnational corporations (“TNCs”). Their success in addressing the challenges of cross-border business …
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Implications of tort law on professional liability in the design and construction industries
This thesis discusses the application of tort law to the design and construction industries. Basic theories of civil law, negligence, and risk management are explained relative to their influence on professional architectural liability. Theories of negligence are examined and provide the foundation …
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Tort and Contract Remedies in Islamic law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Law
… on the available remedies in Islamic law for torts and contracts breach. The dissertation covers damages, restitution, coercive remedies, and declaratory remedies in Islamic law and compares them to Anglo-American Law. This dissertation will attempt to synthesize the remedies principles in the …
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The liability in Tort for the European Community and Member state liability : common basis and conditions?
The European Court of Justice generally aligns the system of Member State liability for breaches of Community law with the conditions governing the non-contractual liability incurred by the Community under Article 288(2) of the EC treaty. It is worth examining, however, whether the EO really …
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From Economic Analysis of Tort Law to Contributory Copyright Infringement and the Substantial Non-infringing Uses
… assessing the existence of a fault-based tort. Guided by the economic analysis of tort law, the determination of tort generally centers on the Hand formula, PL > B. Thus, this thesis employs the theoretical framework of the Hand formula to elucidate contributory copyright infringement. …
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Using the medical treatment contract as an instrument for replacing the tort liability system in England.
… was compared with alternative solutions such as tort liability, no-fault liability and the classic contract. The conclusion is that a new contractual model created through this work offers a mixture of predictability, certainty, balance, efficiency, and adaptability to different situations. Based …
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Problems of tort litigation as a means of patient and consumer protection in health care systems
The U.S. health care system relies on tort litigation as a means of protecting patients and consumers from medical malpractice. The system of tort litigation has contributed to the U.S. having the highest health care spending per capita of any nation, but it has not resulted in superior quality of …
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Deliktų teisės harmonizavimas: tendencijos, perspektyvos ir problemos /
Every European country has its own system of tort law, but it should be considered that the main systems are French, German, English and Scandinavian, which are discussed in this paper. Lithuanian tort law system, which is mainly based on French approach, is also researched. In these days different …
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Equipment deficiencies and the injured soldier: a critical evaluation of the MoD's liability under the law of tort
… evaluate whether the MoD can be held liable in tort for the procurement of inadequate equipment on the battlefield, and whether service personnel are able to rely upon any legal remedies in the event that injury is sustained in combat as a result of equipment deficiencies. In order to …
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