This is a basic complaint for personal injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident with an individual defendant. Download file. It contains allegations of common law negligence and negligence per se, but does not provide for vicarious liability of any parent or employer. Note that the prayer for relief…
Day on Torts
What is a “Blue Chipper?”
More than two decades ago I enrolled in an Antitrust Law course at the University of North Carolina School of Law, under the mistaken impression that it was the sequel to the Domestic Relations Law course I had taken a semester earlier. I quickly realized my error, but elected to…
Statute of Repose Does Not Violate Due Process
The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that the three-year statute of repose for medical negligence cases does not violate due process when applied to those who are mentally incompetent. The plaintiff argued that due process required that the statute of repose should be tolled during the period of incompetency. Read…
Congress Passes Class Action Bill
The House of Representatives has just passed the “Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.” The Senate passed an identical bill last week. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law tomorrow morning at 11:00 EST. The new law gives federal courts jursidiction over most class actions when the…
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