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LawsCyberattacks and data breaches expose individuals and firms to liability in civil courts. Despite regulators’ efforts to standardize cybersecurity laws, judges, justices and attorneys have offered a plethora of interpretations to the same laws, causing a
Ahmed M. Khawaldeh
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Applying the Rules of Evidence to Expert Testimony About Risk
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Expert opinion about dangerousness or risk is common at sentencing, criminal commitment proceedings and some types of pretrial detention hearings. This article argues that such evidence must be (1) “material” (logically relevant, empirically generalizable, and epistemologically germane), (2) “probative” (a measure of accuracy, which is ...
Christopher Slobogin
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Iniuria and physical injuries in the law of XII tables [PDF]
Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2011 It is being proved in this paper the reason why iniuria is losing its original range of linguistic and legal-technical character. Membrum ruptum and os fractum are a sort of signs, but not notions.
Vujović Ognjen
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International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
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The Relevance of Apology to Reparations for Historical Injustice
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explains the centrality of apology to an adequate account of reparations. I look in depth at what goes on in apology. As I have previously argued, apology is an expressive action through which we seek to mark adequately the significance of our own wrongdoing. I claim that apology so understood is not merely ornamental.
Christopher Bennett
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Private to Public: Deterrent Effects of Bans on Confidential Settlements
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nondisclosure agreements are common in the settlement of legal disputes but are controversial as they suppress information that could prevent harm to others. But until the 2017 #MeToo movement, there had been little legislative effort to prohibit the practice in any context, and consequently no evidence on whether public disclosure of harms ...
Blair Druhan Bullock, Joni Hersch
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The Islamic Law of Torts and Product Liability (An Analysis)
Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research, 2018 This research paper expounds the emerging legal concept of ‘product liability’ from the perspective of Islamic law of torts. In the developed jurisdictions of the world today the tort regime is considered as one of the most adequate regime to ensure ...
Muhammad Akbar Khan
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Proving Causation With Epidemiological Evidence in Tobacco Lawsuits [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2016 Recently, a series of lawsuits were filed in Korea claiming tort liability against tobacco companies. The Supreme Court has already issued decisions in some cases, while others are still pending.
Sun Goo Lee
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Medical Malpractice in the Management of Angioedema: A Multidisciplinary Westlaw Analysis
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The management of acute angioedema is challenging and involves providers in multiple specialties. Timing of evaluation and intervention is imperative and requires effective communication between these groups, as treatment delays and improper management can lead to airway compromise and death.
Emma De Ravin +3 more
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Dos Mil Tres MilThis paper contrasts Colombian Supreme Court decisions from 2016 to 2018 with curren U.S. trends on proximate cause or scope of liability included in the Third Restatement of Torts.
Daniel Vásquez Vega
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