Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

One of the major concerns of the plaintiffs' bar was that the Court of Appeals decision in Bostic seemed to require a showing of strict "but-for" causation—so that but for the exposure to a specific ...

"Even under the 'narrowest' test for determining whether a claim is for a 'personal injury tort,' assault and battery clearly constitute personal injury torts," said Judge Cynthia A. Norton, who ...

Traditionally, toxic tort related claims are brought under product liability actions for negligence, breach of warranty, and strict liability. [1] Asbestos has historically been the center of toxic ...

California Congressman Eric Swalwell has filed a government tort claim against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, who is facing a recall effort, in the wake of alleged “defamatory ...

Trucks queuing at a container terminal gate. (photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles) SAINT PAUL, Minn. (CN) — Minnesota joined the slight majority of states that recognize tort claims for ...

Three families have sent tort claims to the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation that allege a kindergarten teacher had students massage her feet in the classroom during school hours on multiple ...

The Federal Tort Claims Act, the law the president invoked to try to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars, is ordinarily a legal labyrinth that few can navigate. George Retes, Jr., an Army veteran, ...

Multiple lawsuits and a tort claim that have come to light recently accuse the city of Caldwell and the Caldwell Police Department of discriminatory workplace violations. The lawsuits, filed by former ...

The family of a woman who died of a traumatic brain injury after crashing her bike on the Boise Greenbelt has filed a tort claim against the city, accusing it of negligence in maintaining its portion ...