Causation and Risk in the Law of Torts: Scientific Evidence and Medicinal Product Liability

by Richard Goldberg

This book provides a comparative account of the legal and scientific issues relating to proof of causation in alleged cases of drug-induced injury, principally in Europe and North America. It seeks to assess whether, by using probabilistic approaches, the courts may more accurately determine the cause of adverse reactions contentiously associated with drugs. In four case studies (DES, Bondoctin, vaccine damage and "Gulf War Syndrome"), the deficiencies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190136285X
• ISBN13: 9781901362855
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"