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- Title
The First Attempt at Federalizing Tort Law and Why It Failed.
- Authors
Drake, Ian J.
- Abstract
The article discusses various tort reform initiatives and the U.S. Congress' reported attempt to federalize tort law in the 1970s, focusing on manufacturer liability for defective products, state products liability laws in the U.S., and the possibility of U.S. federal intervention in areas such as insurance law. Federalism, workers' compensation systems, and a division of sovereignty are mentioned. Former U.S. Representative Robert J. Cornell and product liability insurance rates are examined.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TORT reform; HISTORY of United States Congress; MANUFACTURING defects; PRODUCT liability; CORNELL, Robert J.; TORTS; INSURANCE law; PRODUCT liability insurance; ECONOMICS; U.S. states; TWENTIETH century; LAW
- Publication
Federal History, 2014, Issue 6, p11
- ISSN
2163-8144
- Publication type
Article