This comment examines the development of the public duty doctrine and its special duty exception. It focuses on Illinois' treatment of the special duty exception and its application in cases involving an alleged failure of a municipality to provide police protection. The author concludes that the "control" element of Illinois' special duty test is overly restrictive, and advocates a balancing approach in its place
This article summarizes and analyzes municipal immunity from liability for torts committed by police...
This Comment examines and analyzes the two judicially created limitations on governmental tort liabi...
This Comment will address two questions: (1) whether the Washington law is substantially similar to ...
This Comment first provides a brief background of the development of the public duty doctrine. Part ...
This comment examines Marshall v. Burger King Corp., in which the Illinois Supreme Court overturned ...
This Comment first provides an overview of the constitutional concerns that arise when the private p...
Courts disagree about whether an individual has a cause of action against a police officer under 42 ...
This comment discusses Illinois' treatment of state-of-the-art evidence as a defense to a strict lia...
The public duty doctrine states that in order for a person to recover tort damages from a government...
This Note examines the North Carolina Court of Appeal\u27s decision in Sinning v. Clark. First, the ...
This Note analyzes the Coleman case. The Note suggests that the court incorrectly applied the public...
Many Illinois municipalities impose exactions, or impact fees, on new housing developments. Appropri...
This comment argues that the Illinois Legislature’s replacement of joint and several liability with ...
Private police in the United States outnumber public police two to one. Although they have substanti...
This comment will argue that Illinois courts (1) are not restricted by their own judicially imposed ...
This article summarizes and analyzes municipal immunity from liability for torts committed by police...
This Comment examines and analyzes the two judicially created limitations on governmental tort liabi...
This Comment will address two questions: (1) whether the Washington law is substantially similar to ...
This Comment first provides a brief background of the development of the public duty doctrine. Part ...
This comment examines Marshall v. Burger King Corp., in which the Illinois Supreme Court overturned ...
This Comment first provides an overview of the constitutional concerns that arise when the private p...
Courts disagree about whether an individual has a cause of action against a police officer under 42 ...
This comment discusses Illinois' treatment of state-of-the-art evidence as a defense to a strict lia...
The public duty doctrine states that in order for a person to recover tort damages from a government...
This Note examines the North Carolina Court of Appeal\u27s decision in Sinning v. Clark. First, the ...
This Note analyzes the Coleman case. The Note suggests that the court incorrectly applied the public...
Many Illinois municipalities impose exactions, or impact fees, on new housing developments. Appropri...
This comment argues that the Illinois Legislature’s replacement of joint and several liability with ...
Private police in the United States outnumber public police two to one. Although they have substanti...
This comment will argue that Illinois courts (1) are not restricted by their own judicially imposed ...
This article summarizes and analyzes municipal immunity from liability for torts committed by police...
This Comment examines and analyzes the two judicially created limitations on governmental tort liabi...
This Comment will address two questions: (1) whether the Washington law is substantially similar to ...