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Rethinking Tort Doctrine: Visions Of A Restatement (Fourth) Of Torts, Stephen D. Sugarman
Rethinking Tort Doctrine: Visions Of A Restatement (Fourth) Of Torts, Stephen D. Sugarman
Stephen D Sugarman
Although current work on the Restatment of Torts (Third) is bringing the state of tort law into the 21st century, I project forward into the future a possible (Fourth) that would radically simplify tort doctrine across what are still treated as quite separate fields (like product liability, medical malpractice, intentional torts). Under my vision, varying responsibiities would arise from differing social roles.
Justice And Reasonable Care In Negligence Law, Richard W. Wright
Justice And Reasonable Care In Negligence Law, Richard W. Wright
Richard W. Wright
The academic literature generally assumes that an aggregate-risk-utility test is employed to determine whether conduct was reasonable or negligent. This aggregate-risk-utility test is a transparent implementation of the basic impartiality and aggregation principles of utilitarianism and the most popular (Kaldor-Hicks) interpretation of economic efficiency. Thus, the test's assumed prevalence as the criterion of reasonableness in negligence law has been highlighted by legal economists as confirmation of the utilitarian efficiency foundations of tort law, while those, including Ronald Dworkin, who think that the law, including tort law, is or should be grounded on principles of justice have sought to demonstrate that, …
Negligence In The Courts: Introduction And Commentary, In Symposium, Negligence In The Courts: The Actual Practice, Richard W. Wright
Negligence In The Courts: Introduction And Commentary, In Symposium, Negligence In The Courts: The Actual Practice, Richard W. Wright
Richard W. Wright
This article is an introduction to and commentary on the contributions to a "Symposium on Negligence in the Courts: the Actual Practice." The contributors all conclude that the tests of negligence that are actually employed by the courts differ from the aggregate-risk-utility test that is generally assumed in the academic literature, including the Restatement of Torts. Patrick Kelley and Laurel Wendt's survey of all the standard jury instructions on negligence in the United States finds only one instruction, in Louisiana, that mentions a risk-utility or cost-benefit test of negligence, and that instruction merely suggests, as a discretionary option, the weighing …
United States Tort Reform Wars, Stephen D. Sugarman
United States Tort Reform Wars, Stephen D. Sugarman
Stephen D Sugarman
Recent efforts to reform tort law in the U.S. are set in an international context. A broad review of the contending side in the American tort reform battle is provided.
Gender Matters: Teaching A Reasonable Woman Standard In Personal Injury Law, Margo Schlanger
Gender Matters: Teaching A Reasonable Woman Standard In Personal Injury Law, Margo Schlanger
Margo Schlanger
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Gun Torts: Defining A Cause Of Action For Victims In Suits Against Gun Manufacturers, John G. Culhane, Jean M. Eggen
Gun Torts: Defining A Cause Of Action For Victims In Suits Against Gun Manufacturers, John G. Culhane, Jean M. Eggen
Jean M. Eggen
Although tens of thousands of Americans die from gun violence every year, the regulation of firearms remains inadequate. Those who are injured, or the survivors of those killed by guns, therefore have sought relief through tort law against those who manufacture these uniquely deadly products. With rare exceptions, however, these suits have been unsuccessful. Most courts have found that the conduct of gun manufacturers is not actionable under strict product liability doctrine, negligence, or the law of abnormally dangerous activities. This Article argues that courts have been too reluctant to apply tort liability to gun manufacturers. It is possible and …