Tort Reform |
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| Author:
| Ruschmann, Paul |
| Series title: | Point/Counterpoint: Issues in Contemporary American Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7910-8645-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Tort reformers believe that courts must reduce the scope of defendants' liability in order to avoid economic decline, just as nineteenth-century courts shifted to a fault-based standard in an effort to protect emerging industries. Defenders of the current system reply that the tort-reform movement is an overreaction or, even worse, an attempt to enrich large corporations at the expense of average Americans. This book examines both sides of this debate.
Tort reformers believe that courts must reduce the scope of defendants' liability in order to avoid economic decline, just as nineteenth-century courts shifted to a fault-based standard in an effort to protect emerging industries. Defenders of the current system reply that the tort-reform movement is an overreaction or, even worse, an attempt to enrich large corporations at the expense of average Americans. This book examines both sides of this debate.