Accidental Justice
Bell, Peter A. / O'Connell, Jeffrey
In this even-handed and fascinating book, two leading tort experts explain to lay readers the strengths and weaknesses of our tort law system. They discuss tort law's compensatory and deterrent functions, its delays, fortuity, and high transaction costs (mostly in lawyer's fees), and its role in discouraging harmful - as well as, on occasion, useful - activities. Bell and O'Connell conclude with an objective review of such current reform enact...