I'm sure this is only the first of many such incidents now that the tournament is underway. In fact, this happened last week after a game involving sixth-graders, so the really high-stakes stuff hadn't even started yet. If Missouri and…
Just changed my living will to specify that I’d like to go this way when the time comes. Just changed it back. I haven’t been able to find any additional details (which is probably for the best), but did confirm…
Let us hope that nobody wins this one.
The ABA Journal reports that two former law students have sued their former school and an adjunct professor, claiming that the professor unfairly gave them Ds in their first-year contracts class. The plaintiffs' claims include negligent supervision, defamation, emotional distress, and, more…
In most jurisdictions, the primary (and often the sole) test for whether a product has been defectively designed is whether the risks posed by that design outweigh any benefits it may have (cleverly known as the "risk-benefit test"). The plaintiff…
Somebody refused to accept the course marshal’s ruling, and violence ensued.
In which the facts of said case are analogized to Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad.
Said act is alleged to be an “ultra-hazardous” activity.
“[I]t is highly questionable whether attending law school is a legally cognizable injury”
The Canadian school that banned everything but "nerf balls or sponge balls" from its playground last month after a parent was hit in the head with a soccer ball has backed off, but not by much. After a meeting with parents…