Sentences with phrase «state common law tort»

Not exact matches

An Indiana law explicitly laying it out that it is illegal, although I haven't tried that hard, but I know that as a general tort principle in some states knowingly infecting someone is against either statutory or common law.

Governing Law: Client and Mulcoy Travel agree that these terms and conditions, or any claim, dispute or controversy (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, whether preexisting, present or future, and including statutory, common law and equitable claims) between client and Mulcoy Travel arising from or relating to these terms and conditions, interpretation thereof, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, the relationships which result from the tour, advertising by Mulcoy Travel, or any related purchase shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of laws rulLaw: Client and Mulcoy Travel agree that these terms and conditions, or any claim, dispute or controversy (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, whether preexisting, present or future, and including statutory, common law and equitable claims) between client and Mulcoy Travel arising from or relating to these terms and conditions, interpretation thereof, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, the relationships which result from the tour, advertising by Mulcoy Travel, or any related purchase shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of laws rullaw and equitable claims) between client and Mulcoy Travel arising from or relating to these terms and conditions, interpretation thereof, or the breach, termination or validity thereof, the relationships which result from the tour, advertising by Mulcoy Travel, or any related purchase shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of laws rules.

First, doing so reinforces preemption of federal common law, other tort actions, and perhaps even certain state actions.

Ms. Michaud's litigation and arbitration practice primarily includes cross-border contract and business torts disputes, consumer class actions (state and federal statutory violations and data privacy concerns), intellectual property disputes, trade secret misappropriation, competition, as well as other statutory and common law claims.

[Where state trooper took affirmative action of allowing police dog to be off leash, there is no immunity from suit; actions for personal injury caused by police dog will be analyzed under the dog bite common law, whether the owner of the dog knew or should have known of the dog's vicious propensities, as the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act does not permit actions under strict liability.]

She has litigated cases involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, various state discrimination statutes, and common law and tort claims, such as retaliatory discharge, defamation, and breach of contract claims.

When environmental disputes can not be successfully resolved, our attorneys vigorously advocate on behalf of our clients in federal and state enforcement actions, citizen suits, common law toxic tort actions and criminal actions.

We represent businesses in toxic tort and common law actions, white collar crimes, CEQA actions, Proposition 65 actions, CERCLA and state Superfund cost recovery and contribution actions, as well as government agency enforcement actions arising under CERCLA, RCRA, CWA, CAA, and other federal, state, regional and local laws.

Claim Tort: Tort law is state law created through judges (common law) and by legislatures (statutory law).

John has represented individuals and businesses in business torts, insurance coverage disputes, securities and consumer class actions, employment disputes, and a variety of common law contract and tort actions in federal and state courts.

This ruling is the latest to comment on the state of the potential common law tort for invasion of privacy in Canada.

For the employment - law Restatements, this means in - depth coverage of everything from contract formation to privacy to state common - law torts.

Tort law is state law created through judges (common law) and by legislatures (statutory law).

All fifty states today recognize in tort law a common law or statutory right to privacy.