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The Effect of Joint and Several Liability on the Bankruptcy Rate of Defendants: Evidence from Asbestos Ligation [PDF]

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The Effect of Joint and Several Liability on the Bankruptcy Rate of Defendants: Evidence from Asbestos Litigation - Under the doctrine of joint and several liability, if two defendants jointly share a liability and the first becomes insolvent, his unpaid
Anup Malani
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TORT LIABILITY OF HOSPITALS

open access: yesAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1943
Excerpt Many are the situations in which the activities of a hospital may cause damage to someone, who thereupon brings an action for tort against the hospital.
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Intent in Patent Infringement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In An Intentional Tort Theory of Patents , Professor Vishnubhakat makes two arguments. First, that liability for patent infringement should only be imposed upon defendants who intentionally make, use, or sell, patented inventions.
Cui, Kairong   +11 more
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Tort Damages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
: In this Chapter, I provide an overview of Law and Economics literature regarding tort damages. Where necessary, attention is also spent to rules of tort liability.
Visscher, L.T. (Louis)
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CIVIL LIABILITY OF PRINCIPAL FOR THE ACTS OF AGENT – A COMPARISON BETWEEN FRANCE AND MAURITIUS

open access: yesAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
Mauritian civil law is strongly influenced by French civil law, for historical reasons. Civil liability, tort and contractual law, is regulated in an almost same manner in the two countries.
Goran GEORGIJEVIĆ
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Comparative Vigilance: a Simple Guide [PDF]

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In this paper we discuss a new tort liability rule, which we call super-symmetric comparative negligence and vigilance. When both injurer and victim in an accident are negligent, it provides for liability shares that depend on the degrees of negligence ...
Allan M Feldman, Ram Singh
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The National Childhood Vaccine Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Prior to passage of the National Childhood Vaccine Act in November 1986, manufacturers could be held strictly liable in tort for vaccine-related injuries, a lamentable situation which allegedly caused increasing prices, discontinuation of childhood ...
Sheft, Mark A.
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MODIFYING GEORGIA'S NEGLIGENCE LAW: A NEW GOOD SAMARITAN PARADIGM FOR SOME BUSINESS OWNERS [PDF]

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An investigation of the new statutory standards of conduct relating to accidents involving horses and other equids highlights current issues concerning tort liability.
Centner, Terence J.
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Civil Recourse Defended: A Reply to Posner, Calabresi, Rustad, Chamallas, and Robinette [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
As part of a symposium issue of the Indiana Law Journal devoted to our Civil Recourse Theory of Tort Law, we respond to criticisms by Judge Calabresi, Judge Posner, and Professors Chamallas, Robinette, and Rustad.
Goldberg, John C.P.   +1 more
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The Case for a Strong Regulatory Compliance Defense [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Federal administrative agencies have established safety standards or licensing procedures for airplanes, motor vehicles, pesticides, drugs, medical devices, and a variety of other products.
Ausness, Richard C.
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