http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000363&title=Liability+of+an+Air+Carrier+for+Providing+Medical+Assistance+to+a+Passenger&source=feed Federal law does not require air carriers to provide medical assistance to passengers. However, the federal Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998 provides that an air carrier is not liable for: <P></P> <P></P> <P>(1) obtaining or attempting to... http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000363&title=Liability+of+an+Air+Carrier+for+Providing+Medical+Assistance+to+a+Passenger&source=feed http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000329&title=No+Strict+Liability+for+Defamation&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>No Strict Liability for Defamation</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>A lawsuit for defamation has the following basic elements: (1) making a false statement (2) about a person (3) to others, and (4) actual damages (if the harm... http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000329&title=No+Strict+Liability+for+Defamation&source=feed http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000364&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Exceptions&source=feed The federal Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) grants immunity to a volunteer who causes harm to a person while the volunteer is performing services for a nonprofit organization or governmental entity. However, a volunteer is not immune from... http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000364&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Exceptions&source=feed http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000327&title=Liability+for+a+Bystander%27s+Emotional+Distress&source=feed In some cases, a bystander may recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress, even though the bystander was not directly involved in an accident. For example, a wife is walking along a city street. By chance, she sees her husband's car... http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000327&title=Liability+for+a+Bystander%27s+Emotional+Distress&source=feed http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000272&title=Tort+Action+for+Sale+of+Habit-Forming+Drug+to+a+Minor+Child&source=feed <STRONG>Criminal Law &amp; Procedure: Criminal Offenses: Controlled Substances: Delivery, Distribution &amp; Sale</STRONG> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Family Law: Parental Duties &amp; Rights: Care &amp; Control of Children</STRONG></P> <P></P> <P></P>... http://www.andersonhorne.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000272&title=Tort+Action+for+Sale+of+Habit-Forming+Drug+to+a+Minor+Child&source=feed