001479846 000__ 04900nam\a22008295i\4500 001479846 001__ 1479846 001479846 003__ DE-B1597 001479846 005__ 20231026035113.0 001479846 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001479846 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001479846 008__ 230918t20012001nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001479846 020__ $$a9780814749258 001479846 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814749258.001.0001$$2doi 001479846 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)547323 001479846 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001479846 0410_ $$aeng 001479846 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001479846 050_4 $$aKF1250.K57 001479846 072_7 $$aLAW087000$$2bisacsh 001479846 08204 $$a346.03 001479846 1001_ $$aKoenig, Thomas, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001479846 24510 $$aIn Defense of Tort Law /$$cThomas Koenig, Michael Rustad. 001479846 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2001] 001479846 264_4 $$c©2001 001479846 300__ $$a1 online resource 001479846 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001479846 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001479846 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001479846 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001479846 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tPreface -- $$t1 The Path of Tort Law -- $$t2 The Human Face of Tort Law -- $$t3 Gender Justice and Tort Law -- $$t4 In Defense of Patients' Rights -- $$t5 In Defense of Products Liability and Safety -- $$t6 A Tort Law for the Twenty-First Century -- $$tNotes -- $$tIndex and Table of Cases -- $$tAbout the Authors 001479846 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001479846 520__ $$aLate night comedians and journalists eagerly seized upon the case of an elderly woman who sued McDonald's when she spilled hot coffee in her lap as a prime example of frivolous litigation. But as Rustad and Koenig argue, cases such as these are an incomplete and misleading characterization of tort law. Corporations have successfully waged a public relations battle to create the impression that most lawsuits are spurious, when in fact the opposite is true: tort law plays a crucial role in protecting consumers from dangerous and sometimes life-threatening hazards. Without legal remedies, corporations would suffer no penalty for choosing profits over public health and safely.In Defense of Tort Law is the first book to systematically examine the social, legal and policy dimensions of the tort reform debate. This insightful analysis of solid empirical data looks beyond popular myths about frivolous lawsuits, and tackles a variety of contentious issues: Should punitive damages be capped? Who is favored by tort law? Who loses, and why?Koenig and Rustad's detailed case study analysis also reveals disturbing gender inequities in a legal system that is largely dominated by men. Because women are disproportionately injured by medical products, impermissible HMO cost cutting, medical malpractice and sexual exploitation, restrictions on the rights to recovery in these fields inevitably creates gender injustice. Engaging and up to date, In Defense of Tort Law also identifies aspects of the current law that require further elaboration, including the need for measures to combat cybercrime against consumers. 001479846 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001479846 546__ $$aIn English. 001479846 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023) 001479846 650_0 $$aTorts$$zUnited States. 001479846 650_4 $$aLAW / Torts$$2sh. 001479846 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001479846 7001_ $$aRustad, Michael, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001479846 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tNew York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013$$z9783110706444 001479846 852__ $$bebk 001479846 85640 $$3De Gruyter$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814749258$$zOnline Access 001479846 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1479846$$pGLOBAL_SET 001479846 912__ $$a978-3-11-070644-4 New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013$$c2000$$d2013 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_BACKALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_CL_LAEC 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_EBACKALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_EBKALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_ECL_LAEC 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_EEBKALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_ESSHALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_ESTMALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_PPALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_SSHALL 001479846 912__ $$aEBA_STMALL 001479846 912__ $$aGBV-deGruyter-alles 001479846 912__ $$aPDA11SSHE 001479846 912__ $$aPDA12STME 001479846 912__ $$aPDA13ENGE 001479846 912__ $$aPDA17SSHEE 001479846 912__ $$aPDA18STMEE 001479846 912__ $$aPDA5EBK 001479846 980__ $$aBIB 001479846 980__ $$aEBOOK 001479846 982__ $$aEbook 001479846 983__ $$aOnline