Kenneth S. Abraham

University of Virginia School of Law

David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law

580 Massie Road

Charlottesville, VA 22903

United States

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Automated Vehicles and Manufacturer Responsibility for Accidents: A New Legal Regime for a New Era

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Automated Vehicles and Manufacturer Responsibility for Accidents: A New Legal Regime for a New Era

Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-19, Stanford Public Law Working Paper
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 29 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham and Robert L. Rabin
University of Virginia School of Law and Stanford Law School
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tort liability, automated vehicles, driverless cars

Automated Vehicles and Manufacturer Responsibility for Accidents: A New Legal Regime for a New Era

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 105, 2019, Forthcoming, Stanford Public Law Working Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 09 Apr 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham and Robert L. Rabin
University of Virginia School of Law and Stanford Law School
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The Lawlessness of Arbitration

UVA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 02-09
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Kenneth S. Abraham and J.W. Montgomery
University of Virginia School of Law and Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue - Pittsburgh
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The Limits of Regulation by Insurance

98 Indiana Law Journal (2023), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2022-34, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2022-06
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 26 May 2022 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2022
Kenneth S. Abraham and Daniel Schwarcz
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
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Insurance; Regulation; Regulation by Insurance

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Prosser and His Influence

Journal of Tort Law, 2013, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2014-51
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2016
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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Four Conceptions of Insurance

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2012-34
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2013
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Insurance

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Courting Disaster: The Underappreciated Risk of a Cyber-Insurance Catastrophe

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal forthcoming (2021, Symposium on Cyber Insurance), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2021-15
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Feb 2021
Kenneth S. Abraham and Daniel Schwarcz
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
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cyberattack, cyber insurance, catastrophic risk

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The Trouble with Negligence

UVA School of Law, Public Law Working Paper No. 00-13
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Dec 2000
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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The Glaring Gap in Tort Theory

133 Yale Law Journal (2024, Forthcoming)., Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2023-65, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 24-09, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 24-09
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 29 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2024
Kenneth S. Abraham and Catherine M. Sharkey
University of Virginia School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Strict Liability in Negligence

61 DePaul Law Review 271 (2012)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2012
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Negligence, strict liability, torts

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Shadow Tort Law: Lessons From The Reptile

Columbia Law Review Forum (2022 Forthcoming), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2022-16
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2022
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, shadow tort law, reptile

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Police Liability Insurance after Repeal of Qualified Immunity, and Before

Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal, 2021 Forthcoming, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2021-02, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2021-09
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Jan 2021
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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police liability, Section 1983, police liability insurance

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The Insurability of Civil Fines and Penalties

forthcoming, 58 Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2023-33
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Apr 2023
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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insurance, insurability, fines and penalties

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The Puzzle of the Dignitary Torts

Cornell Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-18
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 29 Mar 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, privacy, dignitary torts

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There’s No Such Thing as Affirmative Duty

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-59
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 25 Oct 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham and Leslie Kendrick
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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Torts, Duty, Affirmative Duties, Acts & Omissions

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Conceptualizing Tort Law: The Continuous (and Continuing) Struggle

Maryland Law Review (Symposium for Professor Oscar Gray), Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2020-30
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 19 Mar 2020
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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Catastrophic Oil Spills and the Problem of Insurance

Vanderbilt Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 May 2011
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Custom, Non-Customary Practice, and Negligence

Columbia Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2009-02
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2009
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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negligence, tort liability, custom

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Self-Proving Causation

Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2013-31
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 14 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2013
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, causation

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The Transformation of the Civil Trial and the Emergence of American Tort Law

Arizona Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2016-57
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 23 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, evidence, civil trial, tort law history

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What History Can Tell Us About the Future of Insurance and Litigation after COVID-19

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 71, p. 169, 2022, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2022-07, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 22-01
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 31 May 2023
Kenneth S. Abraham and Tom Baker
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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tort liability, insurance, COVID

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Torts Without Names, New Torts, and the Future of Liability for Intangible Harm

American University Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-12
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 27 Mar 2019
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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Rethinking the Development of Modern Tort Liability

Boston University Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2020-20
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 27 Feb 2020
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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The Genie and the Bottle: Collateral Sources Under the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund

UVA School of Law, Public Law Working Paper 03-1; U of Michigan Law, Public Law Working Paper 25; Michigan Law and Economics Research Paper 405580
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 May 2003
Kenneth S. Abraham and Kyle D. Logue
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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Plain Meaning, Extrinsic Evidence, and Ambiguity: Myth and Reality in Insurance Policy Interpretation

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-06
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2019
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Insurance law, Insurance, Contract Interpretation

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First Amendment Imperialism and the Constitutionalization of Tort Liability

Texas Law Review (Forthcoming), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-44
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 15 Aug 2019
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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First Amendment, Tort Liability

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The Common Law Prohibition on Party Testimony and the Development of Tort Liability

Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Sep 2008
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Torts, Tort Liability

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The Long-tail Liability Revolution: Creating the New World of Tort and Insurance Law

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs (Forthcoming), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2020-29
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 19 Mar 2020
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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The Inward Turn and the Future of Tort Theory

14 Journal of Tort Law (2021), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2022-05
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 17 Dec 2021
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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torts scholarship; moral structure of tort law; liability and compensation policy; tort theory

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Doctrinal Forks in the Road: The Hidden Message of The Nature of the Judicial Process

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2022-58, Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities, Symposium on the One-Hundredth Anniversary of Cardozo’s The Nature of the Judicial Process, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Aug 2022
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, Cardozo, tort law jurisprudence

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The Offensiveness Torts

forthcoming, Journal of Tort Law (2024), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2023-58
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Aug 2023
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 144 (388,600)
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Offensive battery, Disclosure Privacy, Intrusion on Seclusion, Invasion of Privacy

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Tort Luck and Liability Insurance

Rutgers University Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2018-06, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-17
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Tort Liability, Liability Insurance

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'Incomplete' Insurance Coverage

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2020-19
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Feb 2020
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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How an Old Tort Became New: the Case of Offensive Battery

DePaul Law Review, Forthcoming 2023 , Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2023-63
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Sep 2023
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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Offensive battery, battery, new torts

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Recovering Wagner v. International Railway Company

Touro Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-16
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2018
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, negligence, rescue, proximate cause

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Risk Aversion, Insurance Insurance, and the Limits of Regulation

5 U.C. Irvine Law Review 513 (2015), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 24
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 Feb 2016
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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insurance, insurance regulation

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Free Speech, Breathing Space, and Liability Insurance

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2024-38, Forthcoming, 111 Virginia Law Review (2025).
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 May 2024
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, liability insurance, defamation, breathing space

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The Liability Insurer's Duty to Settle Uncertain and Mixed Claims

Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 337, 2015, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 22
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2016
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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liability insurance, duty to settle

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The Work of the American Law Institute in Historical Context

American Law Institute Centennial History (Andrew S. Gold & Robert W. Gordon, eds., Oxford University Press, Forthcoming 2023), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2022-60
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Aug 2022
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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ALI, legal profession, Restatements, intellectual context

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Jefferson's Fire Insurance Policy and Monticello's Reconstruction of Slavery

19 Green Bag 2d 11 (2015), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 23
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 10 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2016
Kenneth S. Abraham
University of Virginia School of Law
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Tort Law’s Temporality Impasse

forthcoming, 52 Florida State Law Review (2024), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2024-28
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Mar 2024
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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torts, causation, defenses