tort
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No one can bargain away federal tax liability in a tort settlement on any letterhead.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Decisively linking extreme weather to emissions would bolster billion-dollar tort claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Texas has marketed itself as business-friendly by using tax breaks and tort reform to attract companies and by establishing its own courts to compete with Delaware’s position as the nation’s premier corporate hub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He said he anticipates filing around 80 tort claims stemming from the immigration enforcement actions there.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
I was far more excited about the prospect of my brother taking his wedding vows, in other words, than I was about reviewing what constituted a tort.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Letting U.S. courts adjudicate foreign torts also creates a “danger of unwarranted judicial interference in the conduct of foreign policy,” she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Mass torts spread like weeds and may be even harder to stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
They moved beyond their bread-and-butter fare of personal injury, adding departments for mass torts — cases that involves thousands of people suing over the same thing — and housing law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
I would like to thank my colleague, Brendan Conner, who is an assistant professor of law at Delaware Law School , and his torts students for their helpful insights.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024
No lawmaker in New Mexico ever introduced a bill into the legislature making men liable for their wives' torts or petty misdemeanors.
From What eight million women want by Rheta Childe Dorr
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