This article examines the issue by discussing the ethical obligations that lawyers may owe to nonclients and the circumstances under which attorneys may be liable to a nonclient for legal malpractice.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

We regularly receive questions about motor carrier liability under the Carmack Amendment. This standard has been ubiquitous with interstate motor carriage since its enactment in 1906. Still, ...

It is becoming almost impossible to avoid being exposed to multiple different chemicals on a daily basis. Companies use them to make their environments look and smell cleaner, to keep pests away, and ...

Rebecca Rakoski and Patrick Isbill examine the complex legal and ethical questions surrounding liability in the use of artificial intelligence in medicine. The warp speed at which the medical ...

What would happen if your business was sued? You damage a client's property, one of your employees is injured on the job, a customer slips and falls in your store—that's all it takes. And then what?

Owners or operators of commercial establishments, such as services facilities or activity venues, frequently ask their customers to sign a release and waiver of liability (commonly referred to as a ...