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Toxic torts : science, law, and the possibility of justice / Carl F. Cranor, University of California, Riverside.

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Toxic torts : science, law, and the possibility of justice / Carl F. Cranor, University of California, Riverside.
Author
Cranor, Carl F.
Publication
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

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xx, 409 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"U.S. tort law, cloaked behind increased judicial review of science, is changing before our eyes yet we cannot see it. While Supreme Court decisions have altered how courts review scientific testimony, the complexity of both science and legal procedures mask the resulting social consequences. Yet these consequences are too important to remain hidden. Mistaken court reviews of scientific evidence can decrease citizen access to the law, decrease incentives for firms to test their products, lower deterrence for harmful products, and decrease the possibility of justice for citizens injured by toxic substances. Even if courts review evidence well, increased in litigation costs and attorney screening of clients can impede access to the law. Newly revised and expanded, Toxic Torts, Second Edition, introduces these issues, reveals the relationships that can deny citizens just restitution for harms suffered, and shows how justice can be improved in toxic tort cases"--Page i.
Subject
  • Toxic torts > United States
  • Hazardous substances > Law and legislation > United States
  • Chemicals > Law and legislation > United States
  • Chemicals > Law and legislation
  • Hazardous substances > Law and legislation
  • Toxic torts
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-401) and index.
Contents
The veil of science over tort law policy -- Legal background -- Institutional concerns about the Supreme Court's trilogy -- Evidence of toxicity -- Scientific reasoning and some applications -- Excellent evidence makes bad law : pragmatic barriers to the discovery of harm and fair admissibility decisions -- Science and law in conflict -- Milward v. Acuity Specialty Products : toward clarifying legal and scientific issues -- Enhancing the possibility of justice under Daubert -- What has Daubert wrought?
ISBN
  • 9781107151963 (hardback)
  • 1107151961 (hardback)
LCCN
^^2015045379
OCLC
929985356
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library