Torts
Many businesses face tort liability for their actions. Although there is often media coverage of intentional torts cases, such as defamation, negligence is a common legal issue for most businesses. When researching a negligence case, consider regulation of the industry or company, a public company’s filings with the SEC about the case, agency regulations regarding recalls, as well as news reports. Whenever researching a torts case or issue, consider the arguments around tort reform by looking at websites and reading articles by various watchdog groups. Just remember that most blogs are expressing an opinion.
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Torts – A definitionCornell University’s Legal Institute defines Tort Law.
Books
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Tort Law: Responsibilities and Redress
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Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2021Tort Law: Responsibilities and Redress presents tort law as a complex but coherent subject. The authors have arranged the materials to be both highly sophisticated and extremely user friendly. -
The Burdens of All: A Social History of American Tort Law
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Location: Pappas Reading Room Pappas Reading Room KF1250 .R36 2021Publication Date: 2021Tort law, the law of how the costs of accidents and other harms should be allocated, is part of America's larger story of social conflict and progress. The Burdens of All is the first book to fully recount tort law's place in that story. -
Comparative Tort Law: Global Perspectives, Second Edition
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Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2021This revised second edition offers an updated and enriched framework for analysing and understanding the current state of tort law around the world.
Websites on Tort Reform
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American Tort Reform AssociationA network of state-based liability reform coalitions.
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Medical Malpractice Reform – Health Cost ContainmentNational Council of State Legislatures provides analysis and recommendations.
Regulatory Agencies
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Consumer Financial Protection BureauThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ensures that financial products and services work for consumers.
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Department of Labor (DOL)The Department of Labor administers a variety of federal labor laws to guarantee workers’ rights.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices
