LGLS 10a Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Lead Paint, Nuisance
5 Nov 2016
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Lawsuit gives a chance of discovery, as it forces the defendant to divulge information. Ex: 1989 oil spill incident, the lawsuit reveals faulty equipment (broken radar) and a tired crew when a tanker hit a reef. Exxon was told to pay damages to fishermen, whose livelihoods were damaged: economic efficiency. Loss is able to spread across the public, large defendants are able to absorb a big loss and still operate: personal assertion. The restatement are not products of mind, they are the grounds for future laws. Not a product: public nuisance, use of tort theory if defendant through its acts or omissions created unreasonable risks to a community (unreasonable act or acts interferes with community health, safety, and. Smart guns : while an alternate design, smart guns are not economically viable for implementation into the market, tobacco (health hazards, cigarette smoking is dangerous to health , cigarette smoking may be dangerous to health .
