As a small-business owner, you can protect yourself and your business from costly litigation by recognizing situations that expose you to tort liability. A tort is a civil wrong causing injury to ...

Here are a couple of legal concepts to get your head around before we continue: The Park Doctrine: Also known as the “Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Doctrine,” it allows a corporate officer, who ...

Surely you noticed the centrality of the notion of a product being “unreasonably dangerous,” right? And surely, Pennsylvania jury instructions must explain what that notion means, right? Wrong.

A retailer's exculpatory clause cannot insulate it from strict product liability claims, a Florida appellate court ruled, finding that allowing such a clause would violate public policy. Prominent ...

On May 9, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The Order seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on Americans and prevent ...

Paul was a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Not everyone agrees with the validity of the Supreme Court’s approach to ...