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The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities [PDF]

Although the corrective tax has long been viewed by economists as a theoretically desirable remedy for the problem of harmful externalities, its actual use has been limited, mainly to the domain of pollution.
Steven Shavell
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From ancient healing to modern litigation: a historical journey through medical negligence and tort law. [PDF]

J Med Ethics Hist Med
Mashayekh M, Abbasi Sarmadi M.
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Torts and the Protection of "Legally Recognized" Interests [PDF]

The law of torts plays an important role in completing the legal property rights system by defining the extent to which property is protected from harm.
Hanemann, W. Michael, Hoffmann, Sandra
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Construction of China's climate civil public interest litigation system-from the perspective of public health protection and medical assistance. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Chang J, Zeng G, Hu W.
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Victim Interdependence in the Accident Setting

This paper considers the case that potential victims affect each other by taking care. Analyzing standard liability rules, we show that strict liability with a defense of contributory negligence is in the best position to induce the efficient outcome, i ...
Tim Friehe
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Liability, insurance and defensive medicine: new evidence [PDF]

For the first time, we test for effects of liability on hospital care using measures of current perceptions of litigation risk at hospital level; in particular, the risk-sharing arrangements agreed between hospitals and their insurers.
Paul Fenn, Neil Rickman, Alastair Gray
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Towards Protecting the Injured Party from Errors and Hallucinations of Artificial Intelligence: A Contemporary Legal Perspective. [PDF]

F1000Res
Abouhaiba N, Khouli SA, Khater M.
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Enforcement of environmental liability in the case of uncertain causality and asymmetric information [PDF]

In providing precautionary incentives and allocating environmental risk, liability for environmental damages faces two difficulties: randomness of damages incurred and nonobservability of precautionary measures. Hence, a major obstacle in enforcing legal
Bartsch, Elga
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Medical Malpractice. [PDF]

Int Anesthesiol Clin
Chambers TA, Chiao F, Joseph V.
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Potential legal issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence in ophthalmic diagnosis. [PDF]

Med Leg J
Burton E.
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