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An Introduction to Non-Statutory Economic Loss Claims
This Article attempts to provide an elementary summary of the economic loss rules. It is not comprehensive. It suggests some but not all of the rationales, qualifications, and expansions of…
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Common-Law Economic Torts: An Economic and Legal Analysis
The Article discusses four areas of economic torts: the economic-loss doctrine, liability of negligent providers of services to third parties, intentional interference with contract, and the award of punitive damages…
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The Ambit of Negligence Liability for Pure Economic Loss
Drawing on the work of Stephen Perry and Jane Stapleton, this Article proposes criteria that better define when and why an actor is subject to negligence liability for pure economic…
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Keep it Simple: An Explanation of the Rule of No Recovery for Pure Economic Loss
This article joins commentary on themes raised in the draft Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Economic Loss, by returning to an old question: Why does tort doctrine, not only…
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