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"Shovels First And Lawyers Later": A Collision Course For Cercla Cleanups And Environmental Tort Claims, Gregory M. Romano
"Shovels First And Lawyers Later": A Collision Course For Cercla Cleanups And Environmental Tort Claims, Gregory M. Romano
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
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An Insurance-Based Compensation System For Product-Related Injuries, Richard C. Ausness
An Insurance-Based Compensation System For Product-Related Injuries, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In recent years, an increasing number of commentators have begun to express doubts about the effectiveness of the tort system. According to these critics, tort law does not deter accidents, nor does it spread accident costs efficiently. Worst of all, the tort system is extremely expensive to operate. Some of this criticism has spilled over into the products liability area. Products liability law has been condemned as expensive, ineffective, and regressive; in addition, it has been blamed for higher product prices, foreign competition, problems within the liability insurance industry, corporate bankruptcies, lack of product development, and the removal of useful …