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 ...

It is becoming almost impossible to avoid being exposed to multiple different chemicals on a daily basis. Companies use them to make their environments look and smell cleaner, to keep pests away, and ...

New Delhi, August 13, 2026: The Supreme Court has ruled that electricity authorities can be held strictly liable for deaths and injuries caused by electrocution, but said such liability cannot be ...

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.

From Illinois Appellate Court Judge David Ellis's concurring opinion two weeks ago in People v. Lee: I believe that the State is required to prove that the defendant [who is charged with possessing a ...

The decision, which reversed a San Diego trial court's ruling, marked the first time an appeals court has subjected the online retail giant to strict liability for the products it sells but does not ...

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 ...

This concise revision summary on strict liability in criminal law outlines key strict liability elements such as the lack of defences available and the presumption of mens rea along with key case law ...

Judge Richard Posner’s opinion in Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. v. American Cyanamid Co. offers an economic interpretation of Restatement (Second) of Torts Section 520, which imposes strict ...

This PowerPoint resource delivers a comprehensive lesson on strict liability in criminal law, covering key elements such as presumption of mens rea, justification and criticism . Packed with case law ...