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Journal Staff Jan 1991

Journal Staff

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Foreword, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Thomas B. Metzloff Jan 1991

Foreword, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Thomas B. Metzloff

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Juries And Justice: Are Malpractice And Other Personal Injuries Created Equal?, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Frank A. Sloan, Avi Dor, Chee Ruey Hsieh Jan 1991

Juries And Justice: Are Malpractice And Other Personal Injuries Created Equal?, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Frank A. Sloan, Avi Dor, Chee Ruey Hsieh

Law and Contemporary Problems

A study analyzed the civil jury system and the difference in personal injury awards between automobile and "deep-pocket" defendants, especially in medical malpractice cases. Six conclusions were reached, including the finding that juries sometimes respond emotionally and award some objectively similar cases higher damages than others.


Cost And Compensation Of Injuries In Medical Malpractice, Frank A. Sloan, Stephen S. Van Wert Jan 1991

Cost And Compensation Of Injuries In Medical Malpractice, Frank A. Sloan, Stephen S. Van Wert

Law and Contemporary Problems

Compensation determinations for victims of medical malpractice were studied. Results showed that for birth-related and emergency room cases of permanent injury in Florida, a claimant receiving much more than economic loss in compensation more nearly appears to be the exception than the norm.


Mediation And Medial Malpractice: Problems With Definition And Implementation, Catherine S. Meschievitz Jan 1991

Mediation And Medial Malpractice: Problems With Definition And Implementation, Catherine S. Meschievitz

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Medical Malpractice Crisis: A Comparative Empirical Perspective, Donald N. Dewees, Michael J. Trebilcock, Peter C. Coyte Jan 1991

The Medical Malpractice Crisis: A Comparative Empirical Perspective, Donald N. Dewees, Michael J. Trebilcock, Peter C. Coyte

Law and Contemporary Problems

The results of a detailed empirical study of the Canadian medical malpractice experience are presented. Policy perspectives on the so-called medical malpractice crisis need to be much more broadly cast than the overwhelming preoccupation with tort reform issues that have dominated policy debates to this juncture.


The Agent Orange Veteran Payment Program, Harvey P. Berman Oct 1990

The Agent Orange Veteran Payment Program, Harvey P. Berman

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Giving Away Money: Comparative Comments On Claims Resolution Facilities, Mark A. Peterson Oct 1990

Giving Away Money: Comparative Comments On Claims Resolution Facilities, Mark A. Peterson

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Francis E. Mcgovern Oct 1990

Foreword, Francis E. Mcgovern

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Editors’ Note Oct 1990

Editors’ Note

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Center For Claims Resolution, Lawrence Fitzpatrick Oct 1990

The Center For Claims Resolution, Lawrence Fitzpatrick

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, Kenneth R. Feinberg Oct 1990

The Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, Kenneth R. Feinberg

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Computerization Of Mass Tort Settlement Facilities, B. Thomas Florence, Judith Gurney Oct 1990

The Computerization Of Mass Tort Settlement Facilities, B. Thomas Florence, Judith Gurney

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Comment, Scott Baldwin Oct 1990

Comment, Scott Baldwin

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Resolving Asbestos Claims: The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Marianna S. Smith Oct 1990

Resolving Asbestos Claims: The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Marianna S. Smith

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Asbestos Property Damage Settlement In A Bankruptcy Setting, Robert B. Mckay Oct 1990

Asbestos Property Damage Settlement In A Bankruptcy Setting, Robert B. Mckay

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Alabama Ddt Settlement Fund, Francis E. Mcgovern Oct 1990

The Alabama Ddt Settlement Fund, Francis E. Mcgovern

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Aggregative Valuation Of Mass Tort Claims, Kenneth S. Abraham, Glen O. Robinson Oct 1990

Aggregative Valuation Of Mass Tort Claims, Kenneth S. Abraham, Glen O. Robinson

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Optimal Pooling In Claims Resolution Facilities, Ian Ayres Oct 1990

Optimal Pooling In Claims Resolution Facilities, Ian Ayres

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Assessing Claims Resolution Facilities: What We Need To Know, Deborah R. Hensler Oct 1990

Assessing Claims Resolution Facilities: What We Need To Know, Deborah R. Hensler

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


A Psychological Perspective On The Settlement Of Mass Tort Claims, Tom R. Tyler Oct 1990

A Psychological Perspective On The Settlement Of Mass Tort Claims, Tom R. Tyler

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Journal Staff Oct 1990

Journal Staff

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Editorial Note Jul 1990

Editorial Note

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The 1940 Statement Of Principles On Academic Freedom And Tenure, Walter P. Metzger Jul 1990

The 1940 Statement Of Principles On Academic Freedom And Tenure, Walter P. Metzger

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Ideology And Faculty Selection, Judith Jarvis Thomason Jul 1990

Ideology And Faculty Selection, Judith Jarvis Thomason

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Academic Freedom, Hate Speech, And The Idea Of A University, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 1990

Academic Freedom, Hate Speech, And The Idea Of A University, Rodney A. Smolla

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Academic Freedom In Religous Colleges And Universities, Michael W. Mcconnell Jul 1990

Academic Freedom In Religous Colleges And Universities, Michael W. Mcconnell

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


General Report Of The Committee On Academic Freedom And Academic Tenure (1915) Jul 1990

General Report Of The Committee On Academic Freedom And Academic Tenure (1915)

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Freedom And Tenure In The Academy, William W. Van Alstyne Jul 1990

Foreword: Freedom And Tenure In The Academy, William W. Van Alstyne

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Journal Staff Jul 1990

Journal Staff

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.