Jeffrey O'Connell And The Market In Tort Claims,
2013
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Jeffrey O'Connell And The Market In Tort Claims, Anthony J. Sebok
Articles
This article examines a transitional period in Jeffrey O'Connell's long and productive career as an observer and critic of the American civil justice system. By the early 1970's O'Connell had begun to abandon enterprise liability as a solution to the waste and undercompensation he saw in the tort system. Eventually O'Connell would develop solutions that focused on constraining plaintiffs' attorneys, and less on no-fault compensation. Before reaching this point, O'Connell proposed a no-fault insurance scheme that would be paid for by fault-based tort litigation. This proposal, which he called "elective first party no-fault insurance" ("EFPI") is the focus of this …
Asking The First Question: Reframing Bivens After Minneci,
2013
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Asking The First Question: Reframing Bivens After Minneci, Alexander A. Reinert, Lumen N. Mulligan
Articles
In Minneci v. Pollard, decided in January 2012, the Supreme Court refused to recognize a Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents suit against employees of a privately run federal prison because state tort law provided an alternative remedy, thereby adding a federalism twist to what had been strictly a separation-of-powers debate. In this Article, we show why this new state-law focus is misguided. We first trace the Court’s prior alternative-remedies-to-Bivens holdings, illustrating that this history is one narrowly focused on separation of powers at the federal level. Minneci’s break with this tradition raises several concerns. On a …
Products Liability And Economic Activity: An Empirical Analysis Of Tort Reform's Impact On Businesses, Employment, And Production,
2013
Vanderbilt University Law School
Products Liability And Economic Activity: An Empirical Analysis Of Tort Reform's Impact On Businesses, Employment, And Production, Joanna M. Shepherd
Vanderbilt Law Review
For decades, advocates of tort reform have argued that expansive products liability stifles economic activity by imposing excessive and unpredictable liability costs on businesses. Although politicians aspiring to create jobs, attract businesses, and improve the economy have relied on this argument to enact hundreds of reforms, it has largely gone empirically untested. No longer. Using the most comprehensive dataset to date on products liability reforms and economic activity, I find that many reforms that restrict the scope of products liability improve economic conditions. Specifically, these reforms increase the number of businesses, employment, and production in the industries that face most …
Summary Of Holcomb V. Georgia Pacific, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 56`,
2012
Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Holcomb V. Georgia Pacific, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 56`, Miriam C. Meyer
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal from a district court’s grant of summary judgment for manufacturers of asbestos-containing products.
Who Owes How Much? Developments In Apportionment And Joint And Several Liability Under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33,
2012
Mercer University School of Law
Who Owes How Much? Developments In Apportionment And Joint And Several Liability Under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, Thomas A. Eaton
Mercer Law Review
For most of its history, Georgia followed the traditional common law rule of joint and several liability and the equally well-settled principle that negligence could not be compared with intent when apportioning liability. Both of those propositions were dramatically altered by the enactment of the 2005 amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) section 51-12-33 as construed by the Georgia Supreme Court in two recent opinions. In McReynolds v. Krebs, the court held that pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33(b): (1) damages must be apportioned among persons who are liable according to percentages of fault of each person …
Torts,
2012
Mercer University School of Law
Torts, Phillip Comer Griffeth, Cash V. Morris
Mercer Law Review
This Article surveys recent developments in Georgia tort law between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012. Unlike previous years, this Article will not review apportionment of fault under section 51-12-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) as this issue has garnered such significance so as to require a dedicated article in this edition of the Mercer Law Review.
Product Liability,
2012
Mercer University School of Law
Product Liability, Franklin P. Brannen Jr., Jacob E. Daly
Mercer Law Review
This Article surveys developments in Georgia product liability law between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012.'This Article covers noteworthy cases decided during this period by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States district courts located in Georgia.
How Do The Elderly Fare In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Before And After Tort Reform? Evidence From Texas,
2012
Northwestern University School of Law
How Do The Elderly Fare In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Before And After Tort Reform? Evidence From Texas, Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, William M. Sage, Charles M. Silver
Faculty Scholarship
The elderly account for a disproportionate share of medical spending, but little is known about how they are treated by the medical malpractice system, or how tort reform affects elderly claimants. We compare paid medical malpractice claims brought by elderly plaintiffs in Texas during 1988–2009 to those brought by adult non-elderly plaintiffs. Controlling for healthcare utilization (based on inpatient days), elderly paid claims rose from about 20% to about 40% of the adult non-elderly rate by the early 2000s. Mean and median payouts per claim also converged, although the elderly were far less likely to receive large payouts. Tort reform …
Do Damages Caps Reduce Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums?: A Systematic Review Of Estimates And The Methods Used To Produce Them,
2012
Georgetown University Law Center
Do Damages Caps Reduce Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums?: A Systematic Review Of Estimates And The Methods Used To Produce Them, Kathryn Zeiler, Lorian E. Hardcastle
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Despite common claims made in policy debates, the theoretical connection between tort reform and medical malpractice insurance premiums is ambiguous. Simple models suggest reforms such as statutory damages caps reduce premiums. More elaborate models that account for changes in physician behavior suggest caps might increase or have no impact on premiums. A number of empirical studies have been conducted to estimate the impacts of caps on premiums, and several qualitative literature reviews have attempted to draw general conclusions from the literature. No review, however, has offered a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the full set of empirical studies. This chapter …
A Constitutional Right To Safe Foster Care - Time For The Supreme Court To Pay Its I.O.U.,
2012
Pepperdine University
A Constitutional Right To Safe Foster Care - Time For The Supreme Court To Pay Its I.O.U., Daniel L. Skoler
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Tort Arbitrage,
2012
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Tort Arbitrage, Robert J. Rhee
Florida Law Review
The economic models of bargaining and tort law have not been integrated into a coherent theory that reflects the empirical world. This Article models the interaction of settlement dynamics and the economic theory of negligence. It shows that tort claims are systematically devalued during settlement relative to the legal standard. Central to this thesis is a proper conception and accounting of cost. Cost is typically viewed as the transaction cost of litigation processing. Cost, however, encompasses more than this. Each dispute has a cost of resolution, defined as the discounting effect of risk on legal valuation. A spread between the …
Rethinking Principals Of Comparative Fault In Light Of California's Proposition 51,
2012
Pepperdine University
Rethinking Principals Of Comparative Fault In Light Of California's Proposition 51, James A. Gash
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Big Business Beware: Punitive Damages Do Not Violate Fourteenth Amendment According To Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. V. Haslip,
2012
Pepperdine University
Big Business Beware: Punitive Damages Do Not Violate Fourteenth Amendment According To Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. V. Haslip, Christopher V. Carlyle
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress: A Proposal For A Consistent Theory Of Tort Recovery For Bystanders And Direct Victims,
2012
Pepperdine University
Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress: A Proposal For A Consistent Theory Of Tort Recovery For Bystanders And Direct Victims, Julie A. Greenberg
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Corporations As Ships: An Inquiry Into Personal Accountability And Institutional Legitimacy ,
2012
Pepperdine University
Corporations As Ships: An Inquiry Into Personal Accountability And Institutional Legitimacy , Art Wolfe
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Vaccines And The Law,
2012
Pepperdine University
Vaccines And The Law, Michael Sanzo Ph.D.
Pepperdine Law Review
The last twenty years have seen a sea-change in the area of proving causation in the toxic tort setting, with courts demanding stronger, scientifically tested evidence. At the same time, a closely related debate has been raging about separating cause from coincidence under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act compensation program for injuries that might have been the result of vaccinations. The Vaccine Act created a no-fault compensation fund financed by a tax on childhood vaccines to address harms resulting from those vaccines. Unfortunately, Congress gave little direction with regard to the level of causal certainty that would be required …
Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse And The Statute Of Limitations: The Need For Consistent Application Of The Delayed Discovery Rule,
2012
Pepperdine University
Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse And The Statute Of Limitations: The Need For Consistent Application Of The Delayed Discovery Rule, Gregory G. Gordon
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Ind. Run Around The U.C.C.: The Use (Or Abuse?) Of Indemnity,
2012
Pepperdine University
An Ind. Run Around The U.C.C.: The Use (Or Abuse?) Of Indemnity, Paul J. Wilkinson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of Warranty Claims Instituted By Non-Privity Plaintiffs In Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-318 (Alternative A),
2012
Pepperdine University
An Analysis Of Warranty Claims Instituted By Non-Privity Plaintiffs In Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-318 (Alternative A), William L. Stallworth
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow,
2012
Texas A&M University School of Law
Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
