Description |
1 online resource (151 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction: The Unintentional Balloonist with Button Slippers -- Following the Rules -- Sex in the Backseat: More Dangerous Than You Think -- It's Not What You Say That Hurts You: The Implied Warranties -- This Land Is Your Land: Whether You Want It or Not -- Making It Fair -- Mary and Her Little Lamb: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? -- Sweet Home, Alabama: Punitive Damages as Lottery -- Accidents Will Happen -- Gaming the System -- The Case of the Cranky Professor -- Someone's Knocking at My Door: And She Has a Summons and a Complaint -- The Fresh Start: But Not for the Rotten Apples -- Weighing the Interests -- The Hole in the Safety Net: When the Government Goofs -- When a Promise Isn't a Promise -- The Buck Stops Here: When Delegating Authority Isn't Enough -- Murder Most Foul -- Conclusion: Vanishing Remedies |
Summary |
"The discussions in this book are intended as a set of general observations on the confluence (or collision) of the legal system with notions of personal responsibility."--Preface |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 145) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Subject |
Liability (Law) -- United States -- Popular works
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Responsibility -- Case studies
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Liability (Law)
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Responsibility
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Popular works
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Plant, Nancy K., 1960-
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LC no. |
99038649 |
ISBN |
0585303746 |
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9780585303741 |
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