Lawyers, lawsuits, and legal rights : the battle over litigation in American society /

Lawsuits over coffee burns, playground injuries, even bad teaching: litigation "horror stories" create the impression that Americans are greedy, quarrelsome, and sue-happy. The truth, as this book makes clear, is quite different. What Thomas Burke describes in Lawyers, Lawsuits, and Legal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burke, Thomas Frederick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Colección:California series in law, politics, and society ; 2.
Temas:
Actions and defenses > United States.
Lawyers > United States.
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Actions et défenses > États-Unis.
Avocats > États-Unis.
Justice > Administration > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Actions and defenses.
Justice, Administration of.
Lawyers.
Personenrecht
Jurist
Justiz
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The battle over litigation
  • The creation of a litigious policy : the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • A failed antilitigation effort : the struggle over no-fault auto insurance in California
  • A shot of antilitigation reform : the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
  • Understanding the litigation debate.

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