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The Foreign Claims Act

Military & Veterans Law: Tort Liability

The Foreign Claims Act (FCA) was enacted in 1982 in order to provide compensation to persons in foreign countries who sustain personal injuries, who die, or...

Negligent Misrepresentation

Society recognizes a standard of business ethics that demands that factual representations be made carefully and honestly. A "representation" may consist of words or conduct. If a person makes a misrepresentation to another in business, it may...

AVIATION LITIGATION

Transportation Law: Air Transportation:Personal Injury & Property Damage

Aviation litigation may involve commercial or private airline accidents. When a flight crosses state lines or when...

The Jones Act -- Unseaworthiness Claims

Unseaworthiness Claims

The owner of a vessel has an absolute duty to provide a seaworthy vessel for his crew. Therefore, an injured seaman may sue the owner of the vessel on which the seaman was working if the...

The Fellow-Servant Rule

Traditionally, the "fellow-servant rule" barred an employee's personal injury action against his or her employer if the employee's injury was caused by a co-worker. For example, an employee works in an employer's sawmill. One of the employee's...