http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000456&title=Alienation+of+a+Spouse%27s+Affections&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Under the common law, there existed a tort for the alienation of a spouse's affections. Although most states have enacted statutes that have abolished the tort, there are approximately nine states that permit such a... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000456&title=Alienation+of+a+Spouse%27s+Affections&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000383&title=Nursing+Home+Abuse+and+Neglect&source=feed <STRONG>Torts: Malpractice Liability: Healthcare Providers</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P>With the increased number of elderly people in our population and the increased number of elderly people who reside in nursing homes, there... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000383&title=Nursing+Home+Abuse+and+Neglect&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000457&title=Tort+Law+versus+Criminal+Law&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Tort Law Versus Criminal Law</STRONG></P> <P>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... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000457&title=Tort+Law+versus+Criminal+Law&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000458&title=No+Strict+Liability+for+Defamation&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>No Strict Liability for Defamation</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>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... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000458&title=No+Strict+Liability+for+Defamation&source=feed http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000459&title=Federal+Teacher+Protection+Act+--+Punitive+Damages&source=feed <P></P> <P>The federal Teacher Protection Act (TPA) attempts to limit punitive damage awards against school employees in cases in which they are not immune from liability.</P> <P></P> <P>The TPA states that punitive damages may not be awarded... http://www.mkms.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000459&title=Federal+Teacher+Protection+Act+--+Punitive+Damages&source=feed