In response to the judgement-proofness problem many countries consider the extension of liability for environmental damages to lenders to wealth-constrained, environmentally risky businesses. We analyze a simple model of vicarious liability and show that using the deep pockets of lenders for liability enhances safety only if the lender has high bargaining power when bargaining with a ̄rm about ...

Product liability litigation has made important contributions to tobacco control, especially by uncovering incriminating industry documents and publicizing product dangers and industry misconduct. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 19 encourages Parties to strengthen legal procedures to facilitate these lawsuits and to establish mechanisms for mutual assistance. Creative...

The era of personalized medicine is approaching – more slowly than many originally predicted, but nevertheless advancing in fits and starts [1]. The central concept of personalized medicine is sound – healthcare can potentially be more effective and efficient if it is personalized by targeting the genetic or molecular profile of individual patients rather than applying the traditional ‘one-size...

Liability in data, products, and services related to geographic information systems, spatial data infrastructure, location based services and web mapping services, is complicated by the complexities and uncertainties in liability for information system products and services generally, as well as by legal theory uncertainties surrounding liability for maps. Each application of geospatial technol...

This article examines the deferral value of an estate freeze. To be more specific, it models the value of the deferral of tax on future growth. From this model, we * Ling Chu is of Arthur Andersen LLP, Toronto; Glenn Feltham is of the University of Saskatchewan; and Robert Mathieu is of Wilfrid Laurier University. We would like to thank seminar participants at the University of Saskatchewan, th...

Sophisticated network management is now very common. However, the legal consequences in terms of the liabilities, whether civil or criminal, of the Service Provider in connection with the type of management used have been poorly explored. In this work in progress, we identify the research questions, the methodology and work hypotheses of our future research. Keywords-Deep Packet Inspection; Tel...

1Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, UK 2Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK 3Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK 4Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK 5Action against Medical Accidents, Croydon, UK 6Capsticks LLP, Leeds, UK 7Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary, ...

7 Kenneth Ross is a partner in the Minneapolis office of Bowman and Brooke LLP, where he counsels manufacturers and product sellers on safety and liability prevention. Mr. Ross is Vice Chair of the Manufacturers’ Risk Prevention Subcommittee of the DRI Product Liability Committee. Matthew W. Adams is an engineer and recent law school graduate who plans to join the Minneapolis intellectual prope...