Torts Opinions Rewritten – Authors & Cases

Introduction

Lucinda M. Finley Lucinda M. Finley
Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
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Martha Chamallas Martha Chamallas
Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law
Ohio State Moritz College of Law
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Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad, 162 N.E. 99 (N.Y. 1928)

Taunya Lovell Banks Commentary: Taunya Lovell Banks
Jacob A. France Professor of Equality Jurisprudence
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
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Maurice R. Dyson Rewritten Opinion: Maurice R. Dyson
Professor of Law
Suffolk University Law School
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Tarasoff v. Regents of Univ. of California, 551 P.2d 334 (Cal. 1976)

Jamie R. Abrams Commentary: Jamie R. Abrams
Associate Professor of Law
Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
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Stephanie M. Wildman Rewritten Opinion: Stephanie M. Wildman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
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Sharmila Lodhia Rewritten Opinion: Sharmila Lodhia
Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
Santa Clara University
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Farwell v. Keaton, 240 N.W.2d 217 (Mich. 1976)

E. Christi Cunningham Commentary: E. Christi Cunningham
Professor of Law and Director of Educational Right Center
Howard University Law School
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Sarah Swan Rewritten Opinion: Sarah Swan
Associate in Law
Columbia University Law School
Associate Professor of Law
Florida State University effective July 2018
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Sharon P. v. Arman, Ltd., 21 Cal.4th 1181, 989 P.2d 121 (1999)

Jessica Hynes Commentary: Jessica Hynes
Associate Professor of Legal Studies
Quinnipiac University
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Yifat Biton Rewritten Opinion: Yifat Biton
Director
Anti-Discrimination Legal Clinical Center, Israel
Lecturer
Hiam Striks School of Law, Israel
Adjunct Professor
Hebrew University School of Law
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McCarty v. Pheasant Run, Inc., 826 F.2d 1554 (7th Cir. 1987)

Molly Wilder Commentary: Molly Wilder, J.D.
Georgetown Law School
Ph.D. Candidate, Philosophy of Law, Ethics, Social & Political Philosophy
Georgetown University
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Hannah Brenner Rewritten Opinion: Hannah Brenner
Assistant Professor of Law
California Western School of Law
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Lisa M. v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, 12 Cal.4th 291, 907 P.2d 358 (1995)

Christine Tamer Commentary: Christine Tamer
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Legal Writing
University of North Texas Dallas School of Law
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Stacey A. Tovino Rewritten Opinion: Stacey A. Tovino
Lehman Professor of Law
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Boyles v. Kerr, 855 S.W.2d 593 (Tex. 1993)

Lisa R. Pruitt Commentary: Lisa R. Pruitt
Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law
UC Davis School of Law
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Cristina Tilley Rewritten Opinion: Cristina Tilley
Associate Professor of Law
University of Iowa College of Law
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Emerson v. Magendantz, 689 A.2d 409 (R.I. 1997)

Lucinda M. Finley Commentary: Lucinda M. Finley
Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
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Katharine B. Silbaugh Rewritten Opinion: Katharine B. Silbaugh
Professor of Law
Boston University School of Law
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Broadnax v. Gonzales, 2 N.Y.3d 148 (2004)

Elizabeth Kukura Commentary: Elizabeth Kukura
Assistant Professor of Law
Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University
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Eileen R. Kaufman Rewritten Opinion: Eileen R. Kaufman
Professor of Law Emerita
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Laura G. Dooley Rewritten Opinion: Laura G. Dooley
Professor of Law
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Simpkins v. Grace Brethren Church of Delaware, 149 Ohio St.3d 307 (2016)

Jill Lens Commentary: Jill Lens
Professor of Law
Baylor University Law School
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Shaakirrah Sanders Rewritten Opinion: Shaakirrah Sanders
Associate Professor of Law
University of Idaho
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G.M.M. v. Kimpson, 116 F.Supp.3d 126 (E.D.N.Y. 2015)

Twila Perry Commentary: Twila Perry
Professor and Judge Alexander P. Waugh, Sr. Scholar
Rutgers-Newark School of Law
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Jennifer B. Wriggins Rewritten Opinion: Jennifer B. Wriggins
Sumner T. Bernstein Professor of Law
University of Maine School of Law
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Robinson v. Cutchin, 140 F. Supp.2d 488 (D. Md. 2001)

Yvonne Lindgren Commentary: Yvonne Lindgren
Visiting Professor
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Alena Allen Rewritten Opinion: Alena Allen
Associate Professor of Law
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis
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Guthrie v. Conroy, 567 S.E.2d 403 (Ct. App. N.C. 2002)

L. Camille Hébert Commentary: L. Camille Hébert
Carter C. Kissell Professor of Law
Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
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Sandra F. Sperino Rewritten Opinion: Sandra F. Sperino
Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Law
University of Cincinnati College of Law
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Lyman v. Huber, 10 A.3d 707 (Me. 2010)

Caroline Forell Commentary: Caroline Forell
Professor of Law
University of Oregon School of Law
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Jeffrey E. Thomas Rewritten Opinion: Jeffrey E. Thomas
Professor of Law
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law
Leah Thomas Rewritten Opinion: Leah Thomas
Women’s Studies
Georgetown University
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Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Co., 154 Cal.App.3d 1040 (1984)

Anna Lauren Hoffman Commentary: Anna Lauren Hoffman
Assistant Professor
University of Washington Information School
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Scott Skinner-Thompson Rewritten Opinion: Scott Skinner-Thompson
Associate Professor of Law
University of Colorado Law School
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Escola v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 24 Cal. 2d 453, 150 P.2d 436 (1944)

Mary Davis Commentary: Mary Davis
Ashland-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law
University of Kentucky College of Law
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Zanita Fenton Rewritten Opinion: Zanita Fenton
Professor of Law
University of Miami School of Law
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