Toxic torts : science, law, and the possibility of justice /

The relationship between science, law and justice has become a pressing issue with US Supreme Court decisions beginning with Daubert volume Merrell-Dow Pharmaceutical. How courts review scientific testimony and its foundation before trial can substantially affect the possibility of justice for perso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cranor, Carl F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Toxic torts > United States.
Hazardous substances > Law and legislation > United States.
Chemicals > Law and legislation > United States.
Environmental Exposure > legislation & jurisprudence
Liability, Legal
Responsabilité pour dommages causés par les substances dangereuses > États-Unis.
Substances dangereuses > Droit > États-Unis.
Produits chimiques > Droit > États-Unis.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Chemicals > Law and legislation
Hazardous substances > Law and legislation
Toxic torts
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The veil of science over tort law policy
  • Legal background
  • Institutional concerns about the Supreme Court's triology
  • Studies of toxicity and scientific reasoning
  • Excellent evidence makes bad law : pragmatic barriers to the discovery of harm and fair admissibility decisions
  • Science and law in conflict
  • Enhancing the possibility of justice under Daubert
  • Is Daubert the solution?

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