Liability : the legal revolution and its consequences
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Liability : the legal revolution and its consequences
Basic Books, c1990
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Bibliography: p. 233-251
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780465039197
Description
This controversial book describes the transformation of modern tort law since the 1960s, and shows how the dramatic increase in liability lawsuits has had an adverse effect on the safety, health, the cost of insurance, and individual rights.
Table of Contents
* Uncommon Law * The Death of Contract * A Search for New Rules * Knowledge of the Law Is No Excuse * The New Town Meeting * Resetting the Clock * Sentence Without Verdict * Pain and Punishment * Insurance in Retreat * What is Deterred? * Rights in Collision * Compassion by Consent * Choosing Safety * Consent and Coercion
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: ISBN 9780465039203
Description
This controversial book describes the transformation of modern tort law since the 1960s, and shows how the dramatic increase in liability lawsuits has had an adverse effect on the safety, health, the cost of insurance, and individual rights..
Table of Contents
Uncommon Law The Death of Contract A Search for New Rules Knowledge of the Law Is No Excuse The New Town Meeting Resetting the Clock Sentence Without Verdict Pain and Punishment Insurance in Retreat What is Deterred? Rights in Collision Compassion by Consent Choosing Safety Consent and Coercion
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