Torts

Thoroughly Modern Tort Theory

Response by Benjamin C. Zipursky & John C.P. Goldberg

Torts

Palsgraf, Punitive Damages, and Preemption

The standard One-L curriculum remains heavy on Torts, Contracts, and Property, presumably on the theory that these subjects will help students learn “to think like lawyers.” Ironically, however, these are…

Symposium Article by Benjamin C. Zipursky

Law & Economics

The Easy Case for Products Liability Law: A Response to Professors Polinsky and Shavell

The Uneasy Case for Product Liability, authored by Professors A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, cannot sustain the burden it has set for itself. The evidence it marshals is surprisingly…

Article by Benjamin C. Zipursky & John C.P. Goldberg