torts law

Assumption of Risk

Assumption of risk is a legal doctrine under which a person cannot recover for an injury that he received when…

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Assize of Nuisance

A judicial writ directed to the sheriff of the county in which a nuisance existed, in which it is stated…

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Assault (Torts Law)

A person is liable for the intentional tort of "assault" if (1) he/she acts intending to cause a harmful or…

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Ybarra v. Spangard

25 Cal.2d 486 (1944) One-Sentence Takeaway: The California Supreme Court applied res ipsa loquitur to hold that a patient who…

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