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  • 1Intentional infliction of emotional distress — (IIED) is a tort claim of recent origin for intentional conduct that results in extreme emotional distress. Some courts and commentators have substituted mental for emotional , but the tort is the same. Some jurisdictions refer to IIED as the… …

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  • 2Operation Spanner — was the name of an operation carried out by police in the United Kingdom city of Manchester in 1987, as a result of which a group of homosexuals were convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm for their involvement in consensual… …

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  • 3Self-defence (Australia) — In the criminal law of Australia, self defence may be a complete defence to criminal liability for causing injury in defence of the person or, to a limited extent, property, or a partial defence to murder if the degree of force used was excessive …

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  • 4Nelene Fox — Nelene Hiepler Fox (January 9, 1953 April 22, 1993) was a California woman diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. She requested her HMO to pay for High Dose Chemotherapy and Bone Marrow Transplant (HDC/BMT) to treat her cancer. Her insurance… …

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  • 5Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… …

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  • 6United States tort law — Under United States tort law, torts are generally divided into three categories: intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability torts.Intentional TortsIntentional torts include those actions that are intentional and voluntary and that are… …

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  • 7Hustler Magazine v. Falwell — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hustler Magazine v. Falwell ArgueDate=December 2 ArgueYear=1987 DecideDate=February 24 DecideYear=1988 FullName=Hustler Magazine and Larry C. Flynt, Petitioners v. Jerry Falwell USVol=485 USPage=46 Citation=108 S. Ct. 876; 99 …

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  • 8Consent (criminal) — In the criminal law, consent may be an excuse and prevent the defendant from incurring liability for what was done. For a more general discussion, see Dennis J. Baker, The Moral Limits of Consent as a Defense in the Criminal Law, 11(4) New… …

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  • 9Consent (criminal law) — Criminal defenses Pa …

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  • 10New York Times Co. v. Sullivan — The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 6, 1964 Decided …

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