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 ...

In University of Massachusetts Building Authority v. Adams Plumbing & Heating, Inc., 2023 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 28, 102 Mass. App. Ct. 1107, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts (Appeals Court) ...

Duty, breach and damage are the three essential elements of a claim in contract or tort. Demonstrating breach of a duty is insufficient on its own to found liability. A claimant must demonstrate that ...

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 ...

Quin Hillyer’s column on tort reform makes two basic mistakes. He claims that a person who is 99% negligent in a wreck can still collect his damages in court. Louisiana is a comparative negligence ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed a ruling that set precedence for how government agencies can be sued for negligence according to a release from the court. In most ...