Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Updated Nov. 15 & 20 (see “Notes” below). We recently presented a “Bayesian defense” of the famous legal rule in Hadley v. Baxendale at the 2017 meeting of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB). (Our talk was based on … Continue reading →

Probably not. The full story is here, via Zach Schonbrun of The N.Y. Times.

Updated Nov. 15: Last weekend, we attended the 2017 meeting of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) at the renowned Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta, where we presented our Bayesian defense of the rule in Hadley v. … Continue reading →

Also, check out this essay by Scott Stewart, via Stratfor: “Mexico’s cartels will continue to splinter in 2017.”

Apple pays only 1% to 7% tax on overseas income, via “the Paradise Papers” and Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany’s biggest newspaper). File Under: Another example of bogus “corporate social responsibility.” Alternative file under: Another example of why Milton Friedman was right: firms … Continue reading →

Read the full disturbing story (“Something Is Wrong on the Internet”) by James Bridle here (hat tip: digg.com). From a tort law perspective, could YouTube (Google/Alphabet) be legally liable for the troubling videos that are proliferating on the YouTube Kids … Continue reading →

Is iPhone X the new Blackberry? According to Square Trade, the iPhone X is not only the most breakable smartphone ever made; it’s also the most expensive to repair. So, can anyone explain to us why Apple addicts (like this one) still … Continue reading →

Perhaps there is no way to prevent evil men from killing innocent people, but there is a way of making those who profit from these killings pay monetary damages to the victims. It’s called tort law. Unfortunately, however, the Protection … Continue reading →