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Posted on March 12, 2017 No Comments on The Strange Case of Mrs. Palsgraf

The Strange Case of Mrs. Palsgraf

Every lawyer knows the case of Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad. It’s a staple of torts classes in every torts class in every law school: the one where a passenger attempted to board a moving train, assisted by a couple of railroad employees.

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an empty chair beside the sea
Posted on October 24, 2016 No Comments on Time to Lose the Empty Chair

Time to Lose the Empty Chair

The so-called “empty chair” defense represents a means for the defendant to deny responsibility for causing the victim’s harm by alleging that (some or all of) it was instead caused by someone else who is not a party to the litigation.

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