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Scope of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act applies to any employer who employs workers for maritime work or in a maritime occupation, either full-time or part-time, on the navigable waters of the United States or in...

Personal Injury Actions between Spouses

Personal Injury Actions Between Spouses

When spouses commit torts against each other, a cause of action may or may not be available to the injured spouse. It depends upon the jurisdiction and the type of...

Fraud Requires Deceitfulness and Reasonable Reliance

Fraud Requires Deceitfulness and Reliance

Liability for fraud exists when six elements are proven: (1) knowingly, recklessly, or without reasonable grounds, (2) making a material...

Torts in Basketball

Basketball players and spectators may be injured during the course of a basketball game. In certain situations, they may be able to recover in a negligence action for their injuries.

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Interference with a Premarital Relationship

Although there have been causes of action in the past for breach of a promise to marry based on contract law, there has never been a cause of action in tort for alienation of affections with regard to an engaged person...