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Research by Alexander Volokh indicates that workers pay, in the form of reduced wages, for the option to sue for recovery from job injuries caused by faulty products.

Are Shareholder Lawsuits Useful or Frivolous?

Thursday, March 18, 2004

This panel presents research that evaluates the effects of shareholder litigation and offers suggestions concerning legal reforms.

Have Attorney's Fees Risen in Class Action Settlements?

Friday, February 20, 2004

Professor Theodore Eisenberg will discuss his new article Attorney�s Fees in Class Action Settlements: An Empirical Study.

Mutual Fund Litigation and Regulation

Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?

Wednesday, January 28, 2004

This event explores the theoretical foundations of the mutual funds scandal, the empirical evidence of harm to investors, and the wisdom of regulatory intervention.

Lawsuits without Injuries?

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Panelists address the merits and disadvantages of "benefit-of-the-bargain" lawsuits.

Class Action Reform

The Why and the Who

Thursday, October 30, 2003

Panelists exchange views on the purposes and pathways of federal class action reform.

Total Records: 21

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Liability Outlook No. 3, 2007 - The Roberts Court and Liability Reform

In the the third Liability Outlook of 2007, Ted Frank analyzes the unexpected turns of the Supreme Court's October Term 2006.

Liability Outlook No. 2, 2007 - The Class Action Fairness Act Two Years Later

In the second Liability Outlook of 2007, Ted Frank gives an assessment of how CAFA has fared in its first two years and what challenges remain in the context of mass torts.

Liability Outlook No. 1, 2007 - Rollover Economics

In this first Liability Outlook of 2007, Ted Frank examines a nine-figure verdict against Ford for alleged "defective design" in its SUVs and analyzes the legal problems that led to it.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Debacle: What Have We Learned; How to Fix It

Henry N. Butler and Larry E. Ribstein detail the scant benefits and monumental costs of SOX.

The Vioxx Litigation

In this two-part working paper, Ted Frank examines the perils of over-deterrence created by the on-going Vioxx litigation.

Harm-Less Lawsuits

Michael Greve describes the origins of consumer class actions and analyzes their theoretical and practical problems.

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