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- Title
Products Liability and Economic Activity: An Empirical Analysis of Tort Reform's Impact on Businesses, Employment, and Production.
- Authors
Shepherd, Joanna M.
- Abstract
The article discusses products liability and economic activity in America as of January 2013, focusing on an empirical analysis of the impact of tort reform on business enterprises, production, and employment in the U.S. Various reforms to product-seller liability, joint and several liability, and the U.S. collateral source rule are addressed. Other topics include punitive damage caps, the comparative negligence legal doctrine, and compensation for tort victims.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PRODUCT liability; ECONOMIC activity; TORT reform; JOINT &; several liability; COLLATERAL source rule; VICTIM compensation; AMERICAN business enterprises; COMPARATIVE negligence
- Publication
Vanderbilt Law Review, 2013, Vol 66, Issue 1, p257
- ISSN
0042-2533
- Publication type
Article