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The U.S. Supreme Court case Hustler v. Falwell involved an IIED claim brought by the evangelist Jerry Falwell against the publisher of Hustler Magazine for a parody ad that described Falwell as having lost his virginity to his mother in an outhouse. The Court ruled that the First Amendment protected such parodies of public figures from civil ...
A Mecklenburg County jury awarded $1.4 million in May 2001 to a former wrestling coach against P, after the coach's wife left him for P (the jury verdict was later reduced by the North Carolina Court of Appeals as excessive). A year 2000 verdict of $86,250 for alienation of affections and $15,000 for criminal conversation in the case of Pharr v.
Also, permitted the courts to defer judgment regarding a person's need for commitment, to the doctor(s) 14th 1979 Parham v. J.R. The Court ruled that minors may be civilly committed to mental health facilities without an adversary hearing; in essence, parents do have the right to commit their children. 14th 1982 Youngberg v. Romeo
After years of waiting, supporters and opponents of allowing lawsuits over child sex abuse that occurred decades ago finally had their say before North Carolina’s highest court. The North ...
The allegation of “alienation of affection” now faces NC House Speaker Tim Moore in a recent lawsuit. ... has been facing a lawsuit filed in 2020 by a Bladen County commissioner who alleges ...
Legg, the Supreme Court of California was the first court to allow recovery for emotional distress alone – even in the absence of any physical injury to the plaintiff – in the particular situation where the plaintiff simply witnessed the death of a close relative at a distance, and was not within the "zone of danger" where the relative was ...
More than 250 lawsuits were filed after the 2019 SAFE Child Act set up a two-year window allowing some child sex abuse survivors to file lawsuits, no matter their age.
Although federal courts often hear tort cases arising out of common law or state statutes, there are relatively few tort claims that arise exclusively as a result of federal law. The most common federal tort claim is the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 remedy for violation of one's civil rights under color of federal or state law, which can be used to sue ...