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Corporate Behavior And The Social Efficiency Of Tort Law, John A. Siliciano
Corporate Behavior And The Social Efficiency Of Tort Law, John A. Siliciano
Michigan Law Review
This article examines this dissonance between accepted theory and observed reality, between what the model envisions and what the tort system seems to deliver. After sketching the model in greater detail, the first section of the article reviews restraints within tort law on the achievement of efficient outcomes. The analysis then turns to the broader legal environment, and describes how legally sanctioned means of liability evasion - such as the corporate law doctrine of limited liability and the bankruptcy rules permitting discharge of obligations - may further undermine the practical utility of the social efficiency model of tort. The final …
The Constitutionality Of Punitive Damages Under The Excessive Fines Clause Of The Eighth Amendment, Andrew M. Kenefick
The Constitutionality Of Punitive Damages Under The Excessive Fines Clause Of The Eighth Amendment, Andrew M. Kenefick
Michigan Law Review
This Note explores whether courts should look beyond the broad language in Ingraham v. Wright and scrutinize punitive damages under the excessive fines clause. Part I sets out the intuitive argument that punitive damages are analogous to criminal fines. Part II analyzes the Supreme Court's decision in Ingraham v. Wright and also reviews the few federal and state court decisions that have dealt with the excessive fines clause in civil cases, most of which have concluded that the clause has no application in a civil setting. This Part asserts that courts cannot rely solely on the Ingraham decision but must …
Apocalypse Now?, Richard L. Marcus
Apocalypse Now?, Richard L. Marcus
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Agent Orange on Trial: Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts by Peter H. Schuck
Road Signs And The Goals Of Justice, Joseph Sanders
Road Signs And The Goals Of Justice, Joseph Sanders
Michigan Law Review
Review of Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law: Private Law Perspectives on a Public Law Problem by Guido Calabresi
Asbestos And The Dalkon Shield: Corporate America On Trial, Joseph A. Page
Asbestos And The Dalkon Shield: Corporate America On Trial, Joseph A. Page
Michigan Law Review
A Review of At Any Cost: Corporate Greed, Women, and the Dalkon Shield by Morton Mintz and Outrageous Misconduct: The Asbestos Industry on Trial by Paul Brodeur