Sentence examples for In torts from inspiring English sources
In torts, Professor Abel said, there is a distinction between misfeasance and nonfeasance, between doing and not doing.
Concern turned into worry when, in her first semester, her grades included a B-minus in torts and a B-minus in contracts.
Ms. Kagan received two letter grades at the end of her first semester — and they were the worst of her law school career: a B in criminal law and a B-minus in torts.
He graduated with honors in three years and was accepted to law school at the University of North Carolina, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth, in torts class.
Second order duties in torts are duties of repair.
On this view, the core duty in torts is not to injure others (either full stop or unjustifiably).
Our May cover story on out-of-control lawsuits sparked efforts to rein in tort craziness in a couple of states and Congress.
"In tort terms, that is virtually overnight -- it is so soon after the injury and the loss," he said.
In tort actions, something would be lost by doing this: damages that, in effect, place a high price on individual deaths can deter defendants from repeating their behaviour.
In 1978, New York City spent $23 million in tort payouts.
Big jury verdicts in tort cases are what the South has instead of unions.
