Product liability entering the twenty-first century : the U.S. perspective /

Are liability "crises" an inevitable part of the modern industrial landscape' Does the inherent nature of the insurance industry promote recurring liability crises' What have been the effects of the liability reforms of the 1990s' Should lawyers be given de facto regulatory...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Moore, Michael J., 1953-
Autres auteurs: Viscusi, W. Kip
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Washington, D.C. : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies 2001.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/j.ctt1281jh
Table des matières:
  • Brief history of products liability
  • The product liability crisis
  • Aftermath, 1988-89
  • Economic model
  • Evidence on the consequences of product liability risks
  • Evidence on the effects of product liability reforms
  • Policy implications of product liability reforms
  • Problems and prospects of mass toxic torts.