This 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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Peter W. Huber, an M.I.T.-trained engineer and a Harvard law graduate, has also taught at M.I.T. and formerly clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. A Manhattan Institute Fellow, he lives in Washington, D.C.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Liability (Paperback)
Huber appears to be an attorney by education, if not
in practice. He has researched the subject well, and has
a dry wit in his comparisons that enliven the reading
if the reader has any intellectual inclination. The
book does not require heavy concentration but is not for a
relaxing fireside session. Covering mainly recent decades
where liberal legalists Huber terms "The Founders"
significantly altered the face of American law in the area
of liability, you will understand why he uses the term
"revolution" when you finish this book. The anecdotes
and historical cases are fascinating.
This is absolutely de rigeur reading for anyone expecting
or claiming expertise on the subject of liability on the
American legal scene.
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Must-read book,
This review is from: Liability (Paperback)
This book should be mandatory in tort law classes and for legislators. Even if one doesn't agree with the arguments and points made, one cannot discuss tort law intelligently without being able to address Huber's critique.
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A Contrary Libertarian Opinion,
By Kenneth John (Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Liability (Paperback)
First, let me say that I agree with Mr. Williams assessment that corporatism is different than capitalism and that most of corporate America is an enemy of free markets. And I also agree that tort law has a place in our legal system to settle disputes.
That being said, Mr. Williams misses the mark when he states that juries rightly heard the evidence and rendered a verdict, many times against the corporations. What he doesn't mention is that the juries aren't fully informed of their rights and duties to judge the law, and are swayed by the jury instructions commanded by the judge that upholds the legal revolution Huber talks about. Does Mr. Williams really believe that a common law jury armed with the knowledge of their rights to make a common sense verdict would have found a lawnmower manufacturer liable for the stupidity of some idiot who stuck his hand underneath an operating lawnmower? That was the case in the Fifties that began the legal revolution Mr. Huber presents in his book. And since when, Mr. Williams, is contract law not part of libertarian doctrine? Everyone should have the right to waive ones right to sue. In a free society, this aspect of freedom would bring forth many innovations of products that would make us all more prosperous, free, and safe. And that is one of the main arguments in Huber's book. "The Legal Revolution and its Consequences" is a must read for all those looking for answers to a freer society.
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new tort system, new tort jurisprudence, old tort law, tort advocates, socialized defense, modern tort law, tort revolution, tort theorists, tort tax, morning sickness drugs, safety choices, tort rules, direct insurance, tort lawyers, punitive award, inadequate warning, timing rules, new jurisprudence, insurance crisis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Dalkon Shield, New Jersey, California Supreme Court, United States, Agent Orange, Maywood Bell, General Motors, Ford Pinto, Georgia Power, Love Canal, Mutual Tort Insurance Company, State Farm, Fort Dix, Grant Gilmore, Henning Jacobson, Jackson Township, Lull Engineering, Los Angeles, Mammoth Drug Company, World War New!
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