In a controversial decision, the American Law Institute (ALI) approved a novel “Special Rule on Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault” that endorses a new strict liability tort claim against ...

A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s attempt to dismiss a negligence lawsuit filed by an inmate who was brutally attacked at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fairton after ...

From Justice Lawrence's opinion in Herbert v. Herbert, decided in April 2023, but only recently posted on Westlaw: In the complaint's first count, Mark asserted a claim of intentional infliction of ...

Attorneys representing former U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets filed seven more sexual assault complaints against the Coast Guard on Thursday, bringing to 29 the number of such complaints they’ve filed ...

Thirteen former cadets have filed administrative complaints against the U.S. Coast Guard related to allegations of sexual assault while attending the Connecticut-based service academy, starting a ...

“To impose liability on defendant simply because Realpe was an employee at the time he sexually assaulted plaintiffs—which plaintiffs agree was not within the scope of his employment—would essentially ...

This story has been updated. Thirteen former cadets have filed administrative complaints against the U.S. Coast Guard related to allegations of sexual assault while attending the Connecticut-based ...