Discover tort law, covering civil suits outside of contracts, focusing on negligence, intentional harm, and strict liability with examples and explanations.

James Goudkamp has posted to SSRN New Torts. The abstract provides: One of the most enduring themes regarding tort law is that it is a dynamic institution that adapts in response to evolving ...

Self-driving cars, machines that teach themselves how to operate and home digital assistants that can enter into legally binding contracts are all either on the market now or soon will be. So the ...

Catherine Sharkey, Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, has been named by the Association of American Law ...

[Jack Goldsmith and I will have an article out about the Dormant Commerce Clause, geolocation, and state regulations of Internet ...

The empirical regularity is consistent with the hypothesis that lawyer-legislators, at least in part, pursue their private interests when voting on tort issues. Our results highlight the relevance of ...

A Legal Pathway to Compensation Claims and Legal Cases in England & Wales – What Is Emotional Distress in Tort Law? Emotional distress refers to significant psychological suffering, such as ...