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Optimal Issue Separation In Modern Products Liability Litigation, James A. Henderson Jr., Fred Bertram, Michael J. Toke Jun 1995

Optimal Issue Separation In Modern Products Liability Litigation, James A. Henderson Jr., Fred Bertram, Michael J. Toke

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Mass Torts -- Messy Ethics, Charles W. Wolfram May 1995

Mass Torts -- Messy Ethics, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Settlement Class Actions And The Limits Of Adjudication, James A. Henderson Jr. May 1995

Settlement Class Actions And The Limits Of Adjudication, James A. Henderson Jr.

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This paper is the Comment for a symposium on Individualized Justice, Mass Torts, and "Settlement Class Actions."


Mass Torts And The Rhetoric Of Crisis, John A. Siliciano May 1995

Mass Torts And The Rhetoric Of Crisis, John A. Siliciano

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Ex Post ≠ Ex Ante: Determining Liability In Hindsight, Kim A. Kamin, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski Feb 1995

Ex Post ≠ Ex Ante: Determining Liability In Hindsight, Kim A. Kamin, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Participants in three conditions (foresight, hindsight, and a modified hindsight condition designed to ameliorate the hindsight effect) assessed whether a municipality should take, or have taken, precautions to protect a riparian property owner from flood damage. In the foresight condition, participants reviewed evidence in the context of an administrative hearing. Hindsight participants reviewed parallel materials in the context of a trial. Three quarters of the participants in foresight concluded that a flood was too unlikely to justify further precautions—a decision that a majority of the participants in hindsight found to be negligent. Participants in hindsight also gave higher estimates for …


Individualized Justice, Mass Torts, And "Settlement Class Actions": An Introduction, Roger C. Cramton Jan 1995

Individualized Justice, Mass Torts, And "Settlement Class Actions": An Introduction, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.