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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

JOTWELL Torts: Bernstein on Tenzer on Social Media

At JOTWELL, Anita Bernstein reviews Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer's Social Media and the Common Law.

May 23, 2023 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thursday, April 20, 2023

JOTWELL Torts: Wriggins on Gold on Mandatory Landlord Insurance

At JOTWELL, Jenny Wriggins reviews Allyson Gold's Insuring Justice.

April 20, 2023 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, March 20, 2023

JOTWELL Torts: Nolan on Giliker on Vicarious Liability

At JOTWELL, Donal Nolan reviews Paula Giliker's Vicarious Liability in the Common Law World.

March 20, 2023 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

JOTWELL Contracts: Hoffman on Hylton on Waivers

At JOTWELL, David Hoffman reviews Keith Hylton's Waivers.

February 15, 2023 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

JOTWELL Torts: Sebok on Cheng, Guttel, & Procaccia on Waivers of Liability

At JOTWELL, Tony Sebok reviews Edward Cheng, Ehud Guttel, & Yuval Procaccia's Unenforceable Waivers.

February 8, 2023 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, November 28, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Avraham on Adar & Perry on Negligence

At JOTWELL, Ronen Avraham reviews Yehuda Adar & Ronen Perry's Negligence Without Harm.

November 28, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, October 31, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Tilley on Cardi & Chamallas on Negligent Rape

At JOTWELL, Cristina Tilley reviews Jonathan Cardi & Martha Chamallas's A Negligence Claim for Rape

October 31, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, August 22, 2022

The History of Wilkinson v. Downton

The 1897 English case of Wilkinson v. Downton is famous for establishing the equivalent of intentional infliction of emotional distress long before that was a viable cause of action in the United States.  The case involved a pub patron playing an attempted practical joke by telling the pub owner's wife that her husband, who was away at the races, was "smashed up" in an accident involving a horse-drawn vehicle.  The wife experienced traumatic emotional damages.

On the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) Blog, Professor Rachael Mulheron QC (Hon) of Queen Mary University of London Department of Law provides the background history of the case, including what became of the pub.

Thanks to David McFadden for the tip.

August 22, 2022 in Damages, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friday, August 12, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Bublick on Kendrick on Public Nuisance

At JOTWELL, Ellie Bublick reviews Leslie Kendrick's The Perils and Promise of Public Nuisance.

August 12, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friday, July 15, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Lahav on Simon on Bankruptcy and Mass Torts

At JOTWELL, Alexandra Lahav reviews Lindsey Simon's Bankruptcy Grifters.

July 15, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friday, June 17, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Steel on Stone on Liability without Wrongdoing

At JOTWELL, Sandy Steel reviews Rebecca Stone's Private Liability without Wrongdoing.

June 17, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Thursday, June 2, 2022

JOTWELL Con Law: Lidsky on Tilley on Defamation

At JOTWELL, Lyrissa Lidsky reviews Cristina Carmody Tilley's (Re)Categorizing Defamation.

June 2, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friday, April 8, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Robinette on Abraham & White on Tort Law and the Construction of Change

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Engstrom on Burch & Lahav on Information Forcing

At JOTWELL Torts, Nora Freeman Engstrom reviews Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and Alexi Lahav's Information for the Common Good in Mass Torts.

March 22, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Nolan on Geistfeld on Proximate Cause

At JOTWELL, Donal Nolan reviews Mark Geistfeld's Proximate Cause Untangled.

February 8, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, January 3, 2022

JOTWELL Torts: Sebok on Dana on Public Nuisance

At JOTWELL Torts, Tony Sebok reviews David Dana's Public Nuisance Law:  When Politics Fail

January 3, 2022 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friday, November 26, 2021

JOTWELL Torts: Goldberg on Cornell on Negligence

At JOTWELL Torts, John Goldberg reviews Nicolas Cornell's Looking and Seeing.

November 26, 2021 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

JOTWELL Torts: Keating on Engstrom & Rabin on Public Health Litigation

At JOTWELL Torts, Greg Keating reviews Nora Engstrom and Bob Rabin's Pursuing Public Health Through Litigation:  Lessons from Tobacco and Opioids.

October 26, 2021 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Monday, October 18, 2021

JOTWELL Jurisprudence: Jimenez on Steel on the Fairness Argument for Tort Law

At JOTWELL Jurisprudence, Felipe Jimenez reviews Sandy Steel's On the Moral Necessity of Tort Law:  The Fairness Argument.

October 18, 2021 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

JOTWELL Torts: Avraham on Cheng et al. on Sequencing in Damages

Over at JOTWELL Torts, Ronen Avraham reviews Sequencing in Damages by Edward Cheng, Ehud Guttel & Yuval Procaccia.

August 11, 2021 in Scholarship, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0)