Comparative-negligence laws can limit your payout after an accident, even if another driver is mostly to blame ...

There are times when one person is totally at fault in an accident. For instance, imagine a motorist running a red light and crashing into another person's car, a person who hadn't done anything wrong ...

To be liable for something, under the law, means to be responsible in some way for an outcome that results in a violation of the law (criminal liability) or in an injury to others (civil liability).

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

I blogged yesterday about the tort law questions raised by Doe v. Mckesson. As I understand it, DeRay Mckesson has a total defense to the lawsuit against him, simply because it was brought by a police ...

The Supreme Court took the case because the court had not addressed the validity of a claim for medical negligence that results in an unplanned pregnancy and birth of a healthy child, Justice Rebeca ...

What conduct constitutes gross negligence is an important question in Pennsylvania law, particularly with regard to issues involving liability waivers and healthcare provider immunity pursuant to the ...