Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language *(Revised for Fall '25)

Resource 4 . 5 . 3

11 minutes

G.M.M. v. Kimpson ("The Ethnicity-based Lead Paint Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

Tort damages seek to reflect how much damage was done by the defendant, but sometimes, how much damage was done will depend on the life circumstances of the plaintiff, such as his or her race or ethnicity. Is that fair? How does this court approach that problem?

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

116 F. Supp. 3d 126

No. 13-CV-5059

2015-07-29

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