California Civil Code section 1668 states that “all contracts which have for their object, directly or indirectly, to exempt any one from responsibility for his own fraud, or willful injury to the ...

After two consecutive years ranking as the number one “judicial hellhole” in the country — followed by only a slight improvement to number four ...

The advancement of tort reform in multiple states underscores how, beyond tax and regulatory reform, there are other ways to ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (pictured above) signed into law significant tort reform legislation aimed at addressing legal system abuses and reducing associated costs. The new law, which has been praised ...

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been a proponent of tort reform legislation for years, stating that the “current litigation climate has led ...

The governor says that the historic tort reform would stop “frivolous" suits that have hurt businesses owners, but opponents worry that the reforms will make it harder for victims of sexual abuse to ...

A controversial tort reform bill supported by business groups and Republicans could overhaul how juries award damages in ...

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority is facing medical malpractice and wrongful death allegations in the Superior Court of ...

Opinion: George Mason University law professor Donald Kochan says courts must recognize that many land-loss suits filed by ...

Hahn said that the existing product liability laws and national tort laws are enough and that consumers have enough opportunities to file claims. In a letter to Virkkunen sent earlier this week ...

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Texas was the beneficiary of sweeping tort reform legislation, particularly in medical malpractice cases. The Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 ...

Introduction to English Law and Legal Method (LAW 1121) and Law of Torts (LAW 1051) and Contract Law (LAW 1071). To provide students with an understanding of the general principles, and some of the ...