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A Global Vaccine Injury Compensation System, Sam F. Halabi, Saad B. Ommer
A Global Vaccine Injury Compensation System, Sam F. Halabi, Saad B. Ommer
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Vaccines are extremely safe and harm is rare. Worldwide, more than 30000 vaccine doses are delivered per second through routine immunization programs, which, in turn, prevent an estimated 2 million to 3 million deaths annually. Yet the specter of vaccine injury plays a central role in vaccine access and will continue to do so as vaccine technologies evolve.
Proportional Liability: Statistical Evidence And The Probability Paradox, David A. Fischer
Proportional Liability: Statistical Evidence And The Probability Paradox, David A. Fischer
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Three major policies underlie tort liability: deterrence, compensation, and corrective justice. A primary justification for proportional liability is its alleged superiority in advancing the tort policy of deterrence. This Article demonstrates a significant flaw in this claim by showing that the use of tort liability in multiple cause cases involving statistical evidence in fact serves the policy of deterrence quite poorly.