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AEI Publications on Liability Reform predating the Liability Project Books Regulation through Litigation Edited by W. Kip Viscusi The contributors to this volume shed light on regulation through litigation in case studies involving tobacco, guns, lead paint, breast implants, and health maintenance organizations. They also analyze the ramifications of large-scale lawsuits, mass torts, and class actions for the insurance market. Short Publications "Eulogy for a Lost Clause," by Michael S. Greve, The National Law Journal, May 26, 2003 "Explaining the Flood of Asbestos Litigation: Consolidation, Bifurcation, and Bouquet Trials," by Michelle White, National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2002 (presented at an AEI conference, September 2002) "Reviewing Tort Law,"by Michael S. Greve, The National Law Journal, September 16, 2002 "States' Rights on Steroids," by Michael S. Greve, Federalist Outlook No. 14, September 1, 2002 "The Supreme Court Term That Was and the One That Will Be," by Michael S. Greve, Federalist Outlook No. 13, July 1, 2002. Past Events Is Everyone's Life Worth the Same? Dilemmas for Regulators Bob Hahn, Kip Viscusi, and Cass Sunstein discuss how regulators should calculate the statistical value of a life. This discussion resonates with various debates within liability reform, for example damage calculations in tort suits.

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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Competition Laws in Conflict

In this volume, edited by Richard A. Epstein and Michael S. Greve, leading experts explore routes to a new and better institutional design for global antitrust in the national and international contexts.

Books from the AEI Press

Two Cheers for Contingent Fees

Alexander Tabarrok and Eric Helland argue against capping contingency fees as an effective measure of tort reform.