Covering Accident Costs: Insurance, Liability, and Tort Reforms

by Mark C. Rahdert

Book Overview

Over the past century, tort law and insurance have developed deeply intertwined legal and economic roots. Insurance usually determines whether tort cases are brought to trial, whom plaintiffs sue, how much they claim, who provides the defense, how the case gets litigated, the dynamics of the settlement, and how much plaintiffs ultimately recover. But to what extent should liability rules be influenced by insurance? In this study, Mark Rahdert...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566392322
• ISBN13: 9781566392327
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"