Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Dr. Troy Andrade, Law Professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss legal claims called “torts” where monetary damages are sought for ...

Traditionally, toxic tort related claims are brought under product liability actions for negligence, breach of warranty, and strict liability. [1] Asbestos has historically been the center of toxic ...

Environmental law did not begin with enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1969. Nor did it begin when Massachusetts adopted the first state wetland protection statute in 1963 ...

"Even under the 'narrowest' test for determining whether a claim is for a 'personal injury tort,' assault and battery clearly constitute personal injury torts," said Judge Cynthia A. Norton, who ...