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Legal Liability
This paper aanalyzes debate over legal liability and discusses how tort law should be used, what tests should determine liability, cost efficiency and the role of Learned Hand test.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) | 4 sources | 1991 United States


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"While there is no dispute between lawyers and economists that tort law is a necessary facet of the legal system and needed to maintain an individuals rights, there is disagreement about how it should be utilized, what tests should be invoked to determine liability and finally, the cost efficiency of the tort law system. The two facets of tort law include: (1) that an individual should be entitled to recover damages from another individual (or company) if he was harmed or if reasonable steps to avoid harm were not used; and (2) under the theory of strict liability, that an individual can recover damages regardless of proof of negligence or intent.1

Torts have become an expensive business because of the alternative theory of liability developed out of implied-warranty law. The courts have not only extended the implied warranty of ... "

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APA Citation:

Legal Liability (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Legal-Liability/18957

MLA Citation:

"Legal Liability" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Legal-Liability/18957>




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