Personal Injury Newsletter

Tort Action for Sale of Habit-Forming Drug to a Minor Child

A person who unlawfully sells or supplies a habit-forming drug to a minor child may be liable to the child's parent for damages. The person is liable to the parent if the parent incurred a loss of the child's services or if the parent incurred medical expenses on behalf of the child as a result of the sale of the habit-forming drug. More...

Torts in Wrestling

Injuries may occur to both spectators and wrestlers at a wrestling match. An injured party may be able to recover damages in a negligence action against the premises owner.More...

The Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act

The Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act (PCA) was enacted in 1964 in order to provide relief to service members and to other federal civilian employees for personal property that is lost, damaged, or destroyed as a result of the employees' service with the United States government.More...

Procedure in Cases Involving Recreational Boating Accidents

If a federal court has jurisdiction over a recreational boating accident, special procedural rules will apply to the accident. These special procedural rules include a lack of a right to a jury trial, rules regarding third parties, rules regarding venue, and whether federal or state law will apply to the accident.More...

Liability for a Person's Suicide

Traditionally, courts refused to hold a person or entity liable for a person's suicide. Suicide was considered an illegal, deliberate and intentional act that broke the chain of causation between any negligent or intentional conduct and the suicide.More...