Judge and Jury: American Tort Law on Trial

by Eric Helland and Alex Tabarrok

Book Overview

Is the U.S. tort system in crisis? CBS television's 60 Minutes has said the tort system metes out "jackpot justice," and Newsweek has called America a "Lawsuit Hell." Other observers of the legal system, however, argue that the tort crisis is a myth. Although both sides of the debate rely primarily on anecdote and the selective use of evidence, a sound diagnosis of the tort system requires a rigorous analysis of hard data, not a retelling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945999992
• ISBN13: 9780945999997
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Independent Institute
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"