common-law
- s based on common law
a common-law right
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News & Articles
- Man accused of killing common-law wife
The man accused in the brutal murder of his common-law wife is behind bars, after he led police on a chase this week
June 13, 2013 - ABC 13 Houston - Monahans Woman Accused of Trying to Stab Her Common Law Husband
A Monahans woman is accused of trying to stab her common-law husband. According to a police report, the husband told officers 48-year-old Nancy Hill tried to convince him to get back together.
June 13, 2013 - News West 9 Midland - Suspect charged in Fort Sam Houston shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a federal criminal complaint against a man suspected of shooting his common-law wife on Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.
June 11, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Quotes
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg in International Herald Tribune
In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that Congress never intended "a radical curtailment of state common-law lawsuits seeking compensation for injuries caused by defectively designed or labeled medical devices."