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 ...

On Monday, EPA promulgated amendments to its “Exceptional Events” Rule. The rule is important, particularly in the Western states, and most particularly in connection with EPA’s latest iteration of ...

Somewhat unobtrusively, New York's highest court recently issued a decision in an asbestos case (see Dan M. Clark, “NY Court of Appeals Affirms Decision Tossing $11M Asbestos Verdict,” N.Y.L.J., Nov.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This Article advocates application of principles of apportionment to those toxic tort cases involving multiple sources of toxic-related risks ...

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The case started in April 2006, when the applicant / plaintiff Graham Robert Peterson commenced class representation proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria 3. Mr Peterson had been prescribed ...

The impact of Professor Jane Stapleton’s work on tort law scholarship is celebrated in a volume comprising contributions by academics from Australia, the UK and the US. General themes that arise in ...