LiabilityThis controversial book describes the transformation of modern tort law since the 1960s, and shows how the dramatic increase in liability lawsuits has had an adverse effect on the safety, health, the cost of insurance, and individual rights. |
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Uncommon Law | 3 |
The Death of Contract | 19 |
A Search for New Rules | 33 |
Copyright | |
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