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Fraud Requires a Misrepresented "Fact"

Fraud Requires a Misrepresented "Fact"

Liability for fraud exists when six elements are proven: (1) knowing, recklessly, or without reasonable grounds; (2) making a material misrepresentation;...

No Strict Liability for Defamation

No Strict Liability for Defamation

A lawsuit for defamation has the following basic elements: (1) making a false statement (2) about a person (3) to others, and (4) actual damages (if the harm...

Tort Law Depends upon State Law

Apart from legislation granting a right to sue for a specific harm, personal injury law generally consists of tort law and the civil procedure for enforcing it. This article discusses how tort law depends upon state law.

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Claims against the Government

What is Sovereign Immunity?

Under the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity, the government cannot be sued without its permission. Sovereign immunity protects the federal government, state and local...

False Imprisonment

Have you ever been detained for questioning at a department store because an item in your shopping bag set off an alarm at the exit? If so, you may have considered suing the store for false imprisonment. In most cases, however, you would lose. ...