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Toxic Tort Remedies: The Case Against The "Superduper Fund" And Other Reform Prososals, J.B. Ruhl
Toxic Tort Remedies: The Case Against The "Superduper Fund" And Other Reform Prososals, J.B. Ruhl
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
This Article joins the enormous and growing body of literature examining the need for reform of toxic tort remedies for cases of exposure to hazardous substances released into the environment. It is different from most other treatments of the issue in one important respect--it does not advocate reform of the present tort law system in any fundamental way. Indeed, it is argued that the central feature of the present system--the requirement that the plaintiff alleging injury resulting from defendant's release of hazardous substances establish proof of causation by a preponderance of the evidence--is essential for maintaining a rational public policy …