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Houston, We Have A (Liability) Problem, Justin Silver
Houston, We Have A (Liability) Problem, Justin Silver
Michigan Law Review
The development of private manned space flight is proceeding rapidly; there are proposals to launch paying passengers before the end of 2014. Given the historically dangerous nature of space travel, an accident will probably occur at some point, resulting in passengers’ injury or death. In the event of a lawsuit stemming from such an accident, a court will likely find that a space flight entity operating suborbital flights is a common carrier, while an entity operating orbital flights is not. Regardless of whether these entities are common carriers, they face a threat of high levels of liability, as well as …
The Economics Of Accidents, Michelle J. White
The Economics Of Accidents, Michelle J. White
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Economic Analysis of Accident Law by Steven Shavell
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
The Lawsuit Lottery: Only The Lawyers Win, Michigan Law Review
The Lawsuit Lottery: Only The Lawyers Win, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Book Notice about The Lawsuit Lottery: Only the Lawyers Win by Jeffrey O'Connell
Accident And Malpractice Liability Of Professional Corporation Shareholders, Richard Tunis Prins
Accident And Malpractice Liability Of Professional Corporation Shareholders, Richard Tunis Prins
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Part I of this note describes the various tort liability provisions found in the professional corporation acts, focusing particularly on the recently published Model Professional Corporation Supplement. Part II compares how effectively these alternatives accomplish the goals of accident law in the professional corporation setting. The inability of the preferred model provision to alleviate the malpractice problem in any way as well as proposals for reinvigoration of the professional corporation act concept are discussed in Part III.