Tort Liability in German School Law

Punitive Liability: a New Paradigm of Efficiency in Tort Law

Tort Liability for Software Developers: a Law & Economics Perspective

This article explores the economic rationale for applying product liability law to computer software. As demonstrated below, a well-designed liability regime must place liability upon all parties who economically control the risks of accidents. Accordingly, this article finds that strict liability may be appropriate for certain types of “intrinsic” software, but not for other types of software ...

Mandatory School Vaccinations: The Role of Tort Law

The United States is on the verge of a public health crisis. For decades, all 50 states have required that parents vaccinate their children against various diseases, including polio and measles, as a prerequisite to enrolling them in public schools [1]. While virtually all states have tailored their immunization statutes to exempt those with religious (and sometimes philosophical) objections to...

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

Modern Tort Law Demystified