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NYU Press In Defense of Tort Law

Name: In Defense of Tort Law
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Late night comedians and journalists eagerly seized upon the case of an elderly woman who sued McDonald’s when she spilled hot coffee in her lap as a prime example of frivolous litigation. But as Rustad and Koenig argue, cases such as these are an incomplete and misleading characterization of tort law. Corporations have successfully waged a public relations battle to create the impression that most lawsuits are spurious, when in fact the opposite is true: tort law plays a crucial role in protecting consumers from dangerous and sometimes life-threatening hazards. Without legal remedies, corporations would suffer no penalty for choosing profits over public health and safely. In Defense of Tort Law is the first book to systematically examine the social, legal and policy dimensions of the tort reform debate. This insightful analysis of solid empirical data looks beyond popular myths about frivolous lawsuits, and tackles a variety of contentious issues: Should punitive damages be capped? Who is favored by tort law? Who loses, and why? Koenig and Rustad’s detailed case study analysis also reveals disturbing gender inequities in a legal system that is largely dominated by men. Because women are disproportionately injured by medical products, impermissible HMO cost cutting, medical malpractice and sexual exploitation, restrictions on the rights to recovery in these fields inevitably creates gender injustice. Engaging and up to date, In Defense of Tort Law also identifies aspects of the current law that require further elaboration, including the need for measures to combat cybercrime against consumers. Review A compendium of defenses against decades of tort reform misinformation and disinformation, this monograph will best serve undergraduates as a library reference.-- "The Law and Politics Book Review" A well-documented and eminently readable examination of the tort reform debate in the United States.-- "The Advocate" This book is an important addition to the growing body of works . . . that consumer advocates and attorneys can use to defend the civil justice system in the legislatures, in courtrooms, and in the court of public opinion.-- "Trial Magazine" About the Author Thomas Koenig is a professor of Sociology and a founding faculty member of the Law, Policy, and Society doctoral program at Northeastern University in Boston. Michael L. Rustad is the Thomas F. Lambert Jr. Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

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Brand: NYU Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0814747574
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Law
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 August 2001
Listed Since: 16 February 2007

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