torts

"Borat" Lawsuits Unsuccessful

Kevin Underhill
November 21, 2008 21:59

Good news for "Borat" (and for "Bruno," who will apparently be featured in Sasha Baron Cohen's next movie) -- every case filed to date by people unhappy with the way they were depicted in the film has been dismissed. The...Good news for "Borat" (and for "Bruno," who will apparently be featured in...

Creeping consequentialism and insidious economics, part II

Paul Horwitz
November 20, 2008 22:20

Thanks to those who posted thoughtful comments on my earlier post. There are many reasons why the methodology that I critiqued, a comprehensive balancing of positive and negative consequences, is problematic. And the comments pick up on a number of these. First, not all consequences should matter...

Atlanta Litigation and Regulatory Law â?? Robbins Law, LLC.

Raúl José
November 19, 2008 15:23

Robbins Law, LLC, a Georgia Litigation and Regulatory law firm has just launched a new web site. RobbinsLaw LLC was founded with a very straight-forward business model â?? a focus on only litigation and regulatory law. They continue to provide legal services at the very highest quality, but at the ...

Creeping consequentialism and insidious economics, part I

Paul Horwitz
November 18, 2008 18:16

OK, the title is hyperbolic. But here is what troubles me. You are teaching or analyzing legal rule A. Suppose rule A seems to express an underlying standard of undesirable or impermissible conduct C. For example, the legal rule is: "D must pay compensatory damages to P when D's unreasonably risky...

Road Rage Getting Medieval

Kevin Underhill
November 18, 2008 17:18

While there are far too many road-rage incidents involving firearms, it is heartening to know that in at least some cases, men are still using the more honorable melee weapons with which their forefathers brutalized each other, back when "road...While there are far too many road-rage...