Victims of personal injuries can recover compensation through strict liability lawsuits. In a strict liability lawsuit, the defendant is liable for damages, regardless of their intent or mental state ...

In 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) promulgated 12 C.F.R. § 1006.26, amending Regulation F, to implement and interpret the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). It will ...

Comment k was intended to be a narrow exception to strict liability and only applied in cases where an otherwise useful product is "incapable of being made safe." On May 27, the Legal Intelligencer ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

From the majority opinion in State v. Blake, by Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud: Washington's strict liability drug possession statute, makes possession of a controlled substance a felony punishable by ...

A retailer's exculpatory clause cannot insulate it from strict product liability claims, a Florida appellate court ruled, finding that allowing such a clause would violate public policy. Prominent ...