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So what makes somebody a reasonable person, anyway? Like it or not, there are some requirements to being...
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We’ve all heard of the reasonable mistake, (like shouting hello to a stranger who looks just like an old...
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I ended my last column with a mouthful of legal jargon, which takes all the fun out of negligence and leaves it as...
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Of the three types of torts, intentional, negligent and strict liability, the superstar of the group is negligence....
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Terms like “tort” have been around for hundreds of years. The Romans gave it to the French (from the...
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Despite the similarity in appearance and pronunciation, torte and tort are two words with very different meanings....
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The internet has turned the world of communication upside down and areas of the law connected to media---such as...
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All versions of malice deal with an intent to injure without a good reason but hatred, ill-will, or even a really...
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Malice appears to be just an ordinary word but it is such a juicy word it not only made it into the realm of legal...
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When it comes to commenting on people, legally it makes a great deal of difference if the person is private or...
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