Privity of Contract and Tort Liability

Courts and the Tort-Contract Boundary in Product Liability

Implied Warranty, Products Liability, and the Boundary Between Contract and Tort

Who Pays for Tort Liability Claims? An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Tort Liability System

Medical malpractice and the contract/tort boundary.

Limiting Tort Liability for Medical Malpractice

The past few years have seen a sharp increase in premiums for medical malpractice liability insurance, which health care professionals buy to protect themselves from the costs of being sued (see Figure 1 on page 2). On average, premiums for all physicians nationwide rose by 15 percent between 2000 and 2002—nearly twice as fast as total health care spending per person. The increases during that ...