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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.

Is Medical Malpractice Reform Good for Your Health?

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Panelists examine what state-level experiments in medical malpractice reform have achieved.

Making Tort Law

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Charles Fried and David Rosenberg, professors at Harvard Law School, address the intellectual roots of the "tort explosion" and identify the functions that tort law can and cannot serve.

The New Pharmaceutical Litigation

What It Is and Where It Is Going

Tuesday, June 18, 2002

What does the new litigation environment--and its costs--mean for taxpayers and consumers?

Torts and Terror

Civil Liability after September 11

Tuesday, December 4, 2001

Panelists discuss the future of tort reform in the wake of September 11, 2001.

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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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