American Law Institute News

What Liability Insurance Restatement Final Approval Delay Means

It had been expected by many that, after seven years of arduous work, the American Law Institute’s “Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance” would be approved last Tuesday at the Institute’s annual meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington. But, …

West Virginia Considers Landowner Liability Bill

The West Virginia Senate is weighing a bill that would ensure that property owners face very limited liability from trespassers on their land. In general, common law states that property owners cannot be sued by trespassers unless they recklessly or …