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Richard L. Cupp, J.D.
John W. Wade Professor of Law

Office: School of Law (SOL)
E-mail: richard.cupp@pepperdine.edu

• J.D., University of California, Davis, 1987
• B.A., Pepperdine University, 1983, magna cum laude

Richard L. Cupp, Jr. serves as John W. Wade Professor of Law at Pepperdine Law School. He is widely recognized as a leading scholar and commentator in the fields of torts and products liability law. Professor Cupp has authored more than 20 significant scholarly articles and numerous shorter articles. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and he has served as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Systems.

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Selected Works:

• Moving Beyond Animal Rights: A Legal/Contractualist Critique, 46 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 27 (2009).
• Paint by Numbers, L.A. DAILY JOURNAL, July 14, 2008, at 6A.
• Emotional Distress and Loss of a Pet, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Apr. 27, 2007.
• A Dubious Grail: Seeking Tort Law Expansion and Limited Personhood as Stepping Stones Toward Abolishing Animals' Property Status, 60 SMU L. REV. 3 (2007).
• Christopher L. Frost, Successor Liability for Defective Products: A Redesign Ongoing, 72 BROOK. L. REV. 1173 (2007).
• Believing in Products Liability: Reflections on Daubert, Doctrinal Evolution, and David Owen's PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAW, 40 U.C. DAVIS L. REV. 511 (2006).
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