Causation in Tort: General Populations vs. Individual Cases

Analysis of Tort Cases

Causation in Tort Law: A Comment on Kelman

Empirical analysis of juries in tort cases

Throughout its history, the jury has attracted both stiff criticism and unqualified praise, viewed by turns as an incompetent, naïve, and biased decision maker and as an astute repository of folk wisdom and common sense. Here, we examine how the American jury actually behaves in the tort cases that produce the majority of civil jury trials. The evidence shows that juries usually use reasonable ...

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Consequences of Ignoring Uncertainty – “ Probability of Causation ” in Radiation Cases –

The nuclear research facility in Israel was built in the 1950s amidst great secrecy. Beginning in the 1980s, nuclear research facility workers who contracted cancer began to seek expert medical opinions and take legal action to seek compensation. Because of the secrecy surrounding the work practices and materials used at the research facility, a situation arose in which workers seeking compensa...