The Shot Was Fired in Texas But Killed in Mexico
Can a border patrol agent standing in Texas who shot a young man just on the other side of the Mexican border be sued for damages in the U.S.? NPR's Nina Totenberg has two stories about this case argued yesterday before the U.S. Supreme Court, one just before oral argument on February 21, and one just after.
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Showing posts with label liability. Show all posts
Friday, March 11, 2016
Tort Law at the UK Supreme Court
The U.K. Supreme Court has posted a presentation of two of its judgments concerning tort law - in particular issues of vicarious liability. Mr A M Mohamud (in substitution for Mr A Mohamud (deceased)) v WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc - 4 min 56 sec and Cox v Ministry of Justice by which vicarious liability was found when a prisoner working in the prison kitchen dropped a heavy bag of rice on the catering manager. 4 min 27 sec, no transcript.
You can find more information here about the judgments on the UK Human Rights Blog.
The U.K. Supreme Court has posted a presentation of two of its judgments concerning tort law - in particular issues of vicarious liability. Mr A M Mohamud (in substitution for Mr A Mohamud (deceased)) v WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc - 4 min 56 sec and Cox v Ministry of Justice by which vicarious liability was found when a prisoner working in the prison kitchen dropped a heavy bag of rice on the catering manager. 4 min 27 sec, no transcript.
You can find more information here about the judgments on the UK Human Rights Blog.
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