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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Gruesome bone-in-burger case: verdict remanded for reconsideration of 'reptile,' 'golden rule' arguments

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Willis Lam CC BY-SA 2.0 Reversing and remanding an order for new trial in a personal injury-product liability case over a $5 Wendy'...

Anguelov talks fast fashion with WBZ

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My friend and colleague Professor Nikolay Anguelov spoke recently on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 about fast fashion and learning to shop sustainably...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Smart graffiti graces Warren, R.I.

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Caught some local art in the Clet Abraham tradition on my late-night homeward commute Monday. Warren, Rhode Island, on Main Street oppos...
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Oberlin case leaves no doubt, 'racist' accusation is capable of defamatory meaning; Koppel reports

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An Ohio jury in June awarded $44m to a family-owned bakery that proved defamation by Oberlin College in a case of false accusations of rac...
Friday, November 1, 2019

Teachable torts: Samsung satellite crash-lands in 'paradigm of reciprocity'

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"Strict liability" in tort law is liability without fault.  That is, more precisely, it is liability without regard for fault.  La...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Teachable torts: Halloween haunted houses strain hallowed American right to make poor choices

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As the sun sets in the U.S. East, I was prepared to let Halloween slide by on the blog, even though so many great tort-related items perenni...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Arkansas profs champion academic freedom as bipartisan cause

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Most recently in June, I wrote about the faculty lawsuit against the University of Arkansas System to protect academic freedom, as the univ...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

Social-science saucebox opines on bike-bridge closures

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A reporter stopped me on a run last week to obtain my critical policy analysis of the bridge-replacement situation on the East Bay Bike ...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Everyone's talking First Amendment

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So this one was the vision of what happens if things don't go the way [philosopher Richard] Rorty wants. And in his view, Bill Clinto...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Sandy Hook father wins $450,000 in Wisconsin defamation case against conspiracy theorists

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A Sandy Hook parent won a $450,000 defamation award in Wisconsin last week, when I was out of town.  The case is interesting not only as a c...