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A history of civil litigation : political and economic perspectives /

This text studies the expansion of civil liability from 1466 to 1980, and the cessation of that growth in 1980. It evaluates the creation of tort causes of action during the period of 1400-1980. Re-evaluation and limitation of those developments from 1980, to the present, are specifically considered...

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Main Author: Vandall, Frank J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Liability (Law) > United States > History.
Strict liability > United States > History.
Products liability > United States > History.
Corporate power > United States.
Legislation > United States.
Responsabilité (Droit) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Responsabilité sans faute > États-Unis > Histoire.
Responsabilité du fait des produits > États-Unis > Histoire.
Pouvoir économique > États-Unis.
LAW > Torts.
Corporate power
Legislation
Liability (Law)
Products liability
Strict liability
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text studies the expansion of civil liability from 1466 to 1980, and the cessation of that growth in 1980. It evaluates the creation of tort causes of action during the period of 1400-1980. Re-evaluation and limitation of those developments from 1980, to the present, are specifically considered.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 241 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page xiii) and index.
ISBN:9780199781096
0199781095
9780199894772
0199894779