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Optimal Issue Separation In Modern Products Liability Litigation, James A. Henderson Jr., Fred Bertram, Michael J. Toke
Optimal Issue Separation In Modern Products Liability Litigation, James A. Henderson Jr., Fred Bertram, Michael J. Toke
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Settlement Class Actions And The Limits Of Adjudication, James A. Henderson Jr.
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
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
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
Individualized Justice, Mass Torts, And "Settlement Class Actions": An Introduction, Roger C. Cramton
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.