Most insurance policies contain conditions precedent, which premise coverage upon an insured’s actions. “As a general rule, if a contract expressly conditions the duty to perform upon the occurrence ...

The High Court has ruled that English law does not recognise a doctrine that deems conditions precedent to a debt as having been fulfilled where the reason they have not been is the fault of the ...

Joel Brandes at the New York State Court of Appeals in September 2016 in Albany, New York. (Photo/Hans Pennink) “Stare decisis” means “to stand by things decided.” (Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th ed.

Vol. 54, American Law in the 21st Century: U.S. National Reports to the XVIIth International Congress of Comparative Law (Fall, 2006), pp. 67-88 (22 pages) The American Journal of Comparative Law is ...

The article discusses Flanders v. Goodfellow, where the court overruled its previous ruling that barred negligence claims against domestic animal owners. Emphasizing the flexibility of stare decisis, ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine, one of the most important principles guiding federal regulation for the past 40 years. The doctrine, ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Andrew Mergen of Harvard Law School about the "Chevron Doctrine," an important legal precedent that will be taken up by the Supreme Court this term. The Supreme Court ...

The Supreme Court has swept aside long standing legal precedent in its ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine, majorly curtailing the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they regulate.

“While our precedent doesn’t necessarily require an expert’s testimony to be an ipsis verbis recitation of the claim, Dr. Selker’s identified result is also too generalized, unclear, and unconnected ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine, one of the most important principles guiding federal regulation for the past 40 years. The doctrine, ...