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The Unworkability Of Court-Made Enterprise Liability: A Reply To Geistfeld, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski
The Unworkability Of Court-Made Enterprise Liability: A Reply To Geistfeld, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Proposed Revision Of Section 402a Of The Restatement (Second) Of Torts, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski
A Proposed Revision Of Section 402a Of The Restatement (Second) Of Torts, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Why Is Corrective Justice Just?, Emily Sherwin
Why Is Corrective Justice Just?, Emily Sherwin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Inside The Quiet Revolution In Products Liability, Theodore Eisenberg, James A. Henderson Jr.
Inside The Quiet Revolution In Products Liability, Theodore Eisenberg, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
"A bullet in the head of products liability reform." Thus did a lobbyist orally characterize our article in this law review, The Quiet Revolution in Products Liability, describing declining plaintiff success in products liability cases in the 1980s. From the coverage and criticism the Quiet Revolution received around the country and around the world, the trends we discovered struck many as surprising enough to be newsworthy and others as sufficiently threatening to warrant a special response. Products liability's sustained presence on state and federal legislative agendas warrants continuing and expanding the study begun in the Quiet Revolution.
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Why The Recent Shift In Tort?, James A. Henderson Jr.
Why The Recent Shift In Tort?, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Jurors' Judgments Of Business Liability In Tort Cases: Implications For The Litigation Explosion, Valerie P. Hans, William S. Lofquist
Jurors' Judgments Of Business Liability In Tort Cases: Implications For The Litigation Explosion, Valerie P. Hans, William S. Lofquist
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Criticisms of the civil jury, including charges that the jury is biased against business, have been central to debates over the litigation explosion and demands for tort reform. This article seeks to inform these ongoing controversies by examining tort jurors' accounts of how they reached decisions in cases with business parties. Interviews and questionnaire data showed that jurors were skeptical of plaintiff tort cases against businesses, organized their accounts more on the actions and motivations of plaintiffs than on the responsibilities of business, and spoke often of the litigation crisis and the importance of limiting awards.
Why Vosburg Comes First, James A. Henderson Jr.
Why Vosburg Comes First, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.