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The Death Of Causation: Mass Products Torts' Incomplete Incorporation Of Social Welfare Principles, Donald G. Gifford Apr 2006

The Death Of Causation: Mass Products Torts' Incomplete Incorporation Of Social Welfare Principles, Donald G. Gifford

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Legal actions against the manufacturers of disease-causing products, such as cigarettes and asbestos insulation, have redefined the landscape of tort liability during the past generation. These actions bedevil courts, because any particular victim often is unable to identify the manufacturer whose product caused her harm. Increasingly, but inconsistently, courts allow victims to recover without proof of individualized causation. This article argues that instrumental approaches seek to turn mass products tort law into the equivalent of a social welfare program, not unlike workers’ compensation or Social Security. As with any such program, the accident compensation system must include compensation entitlement boundaries, …


The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Law: Fact-Finding, Appellate Review, And The Presumption Of Compensability, Arthur Larson, John Lewis Jan 1985

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Law: Fact-Finding, Appellate Review, And The Presumption Of Compensability, Arthur Larson, John Lewis

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Third-Party Action Over Against Workers’ Compensation Employer, Arthur Larson Jan 1985

Third-Party Action Over Against Workers’ Compensation Employer, Arthur Larson

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The Wage-Loss Principle In Workers’ Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1980

The Wage-Loss Principle In Workers’ Compensation, Arthur Larson

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The Conflicts Problem Between The Longshoremen’S Act And State Workmen’S Compensation Acts Under The 1972 Amendments, Arthur Larson Jan 1977

The Conflicts Problem Between The Longshoremen’S Act And State Workmen’S Compensation Acts Under The 1972 Amendments, Arthur Larson

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Conflict Of Laws In Damage Suits Related To Workmen’S Compensation Cases, Arthur Larson Jan 1977

Conflict Of Laws In Damage Suits Related To Workmen’S Compensation Cases, Arthur Larson

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The Positional-Risk Doctrine In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1975

The Positional-Risk Doctrine In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Nonphysical Torts And Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1975

Nonphysical Torts And Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Conflicts Between Seamen’S Remedies And Workmen’S Compensation Acts, Arthur Larson Jan 1974

Conflicts Between Seamen’S Remedies And Workmen’S Compensation Acts, Arthur Larson

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Intoxication As A Defense In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1974

Intoxication As A Defense In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Occupational Diseases Under Workmen’S Compensation Laws, Arthur Larson Jan 1974

Occupational Diseases Under Workmen’S Compensation Laws, Arthur Larson

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The Suicide Defense In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1973

The Suicide Defense In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Conflict Of Laws In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1973

Conflict Of Laws In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Basic Concepts & Objectives Of Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1973

Basic Concepts & Objectives Of Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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The Social Security-Workmen’S Compensation Offset In Practice, Arthur Larson Apr 1972

The Social Security-Workmen’S Compensation Offset In Practice, Arthur Larson

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Conflicts Between Seamen’S Remedies And Workmen’S Compensation Acts, Arthur Larson Jan 1972

Conflicts Between Seamen’S Remedies And Workmen’S Compensation Acts, Arthur Larson

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The Conflict Of Laws Problem Between The Longshoremen’S Act And State Workmen’S Compensation Acts, Arthur Larson Jan 1972

The Conflict Of Laws Problem Between The Longshoremen’S Act And State Workmen’S Compensation Acts, Arthur Larson

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Workmen’S Compensation: Third Party’S Action Over Against Employer, Arthur Larson Jan 1970

Workmen’S Compensation: Third Party’S Action Over Against Employer, Arthur Larson

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Range Of Compensable Consequences In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1970

Range Of Compensable Consequences In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Mental And Nervous Injury In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson Jan 1970

Mental And Nervous Injury In Workmen’S Compensation, Arthur Larson

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Workmen’S Compensation Employer’S Independent Action Against Third Party, Arthur Larson Jan 1970

Workmen’S Compensation Employer’S Independent Action Against Third Party, Arthur Larson

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The Heart Cases In Workmen’S Compensation: An Analysis And Suggested Solution, Arthur Larson Jan 1967

The Heart Cases In Workmen’S Compensation: An Analysis And Suggested Solution, Arthur Larson

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Foreword: Workmen’S Compensation In Ohio, Arthur Larson Jan 1958

Foreword: Workmen’S Compensation In Ohio, Arthur Larson

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