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Author Abraham, Kenneth S., 1946-

Title The liability century : insurance and tort law from the Progressive Era to 9/11 / Kenneth S. Abraham
Published Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2008

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Description 274 pages ; 24 cm
Contents The dawn of a new era -- The original tort reform : workers compensation -- Drivers, lawyers, and insurers : a costly combination -- The physicians' dilemma : Medical malpractice liability and the health insurance system -- Products liability, environmental liability, and the long tail -- Which came first, the liability or the insurance? -- Collateral sources, mega-liability, and the stresses of 9/11 -- Recurring themes, sobering constraints
Summary "In this book Kenneth Abraham explores the development and interdependency of the tort liability regime and the insurance system in the United States during the twentieth century and beyond, including the events of September 11, 2001."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Liability (Law) -- United States -- History.
Liability insurance -- United States -- History.
Torts -- United States -- History.
Damages -- United States -- History.
LC no. 2007031806
ISBN 9780674027688 (hbk.)
067402768X (hbk.)