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  2. Federal Tort Claims Act - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 60 Stat. 812, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171 and 28 U.S.C. § 1346) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States.

  3. Outline of tort law - Wikipedia

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    Union of India, in Indian tort law is a unique outgrowth of the doctrine of strict liability for ultrahazardous activities. Under this principle of absolute liability, an enterprise is absolutely liable without exceptions to compensate everyone affected by any accident resulting from the operation of hazardous activity.

  4. Florida Statutes - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. [1] The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general ...

  5. United States tort law - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Code of Federal Regulations - Wikipedia

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    In the law of the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation.

  7. Law of Florida - Wikipedia

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    These are in turn compiled into the Laws of Florida and are called "session laws". [1] The Florida Statutes are the codified statutory laws of the state. [1] The Florida Constitution defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Florida Statutes must be complied with.

  8. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure - Wikipedia

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    Florida's approach to class actions is similar to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 23. [19] Two differences are that Florida requires that the pleading alleges that the class action prerequisites are met in a specific formulaic way, and Florida usually requires class members to be notified in all class actions. [20]

  9. List of legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Ala. Admin. Code — Alabama Administrative Code (unofficial text) Ala. CodeCode of Alabama 1975 (unofficial text) Alaska Admin. Code — Alaska Administrative Code (unofficial text) Alaska Stat. — Alaska Statutes (unofficial text) All ER — All England Law Reports; All SA — All South African Law Reports; A.L.R. — American Law Reports