| Description |
viii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Overview / W. Kip Viscusi -- 2. Tobacco: Regulation and Taxation through Litigation / W. Kip Viscusi -- Comment / John E. Calfee -- 3. Litigation as Regulation: Firearms / Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig -- Comment / Jim Leitzel -- 4. Litigating Lead-Based Paint Hazards / Randall Lutter and Elizabeth Mader -- Comment / Thomas K. Kniesner -- 5. Breast Implants: Regulation, Litigation, and Science / Joni Hersch -- Comment / Peter Schuck -- 6. Malpractice Pressure, Managed Care, and Physician Behavior / Daniel P. Kessler and Mark B. McClellan -- Comment / Patricia Danzon -- 7. The Insurance Effects of Regulation by Litigation / Kenneth S. Abraham -- Comment / J. David Cummins -- 8. The Regulatory Advantage of Class Action / David Rosenberg -- Comment / James Wootton -- 9. Implications for Legal Reform / Richard A. Epstein -- Comment / Gary T. Schwartz |
| Analysis |
Jura Jura |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Citizen suits (Civil procedure) -- United States.
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Delegated legislation -- United States.
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- United States.
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Public policy (Law) -- United States.
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| Author |
Viscusi, W. Kip.
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Brookings Institution.
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| LC no. |
2002005335 |
| ISBN |
0815706103 cloth alkaline paper |
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081570609X paperback alkaline paper |
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