Author : D. Alan Rudlin
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781590317341
Trying a toxic tort case is unlike other high-stakes litigation. This guide explores the legal elements that distinguish toxic tort litigation, explaining theories of liability and damages as well as procedural and substantive defenses. Chapters cover scientific and medical evidence, causation, trial management and strategy, settlement, and specialized litigation, including mold, lead, asbestos, silica, food products, pharmaceuticals, and MTBE.
Author : Manning Gasch
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 31,43 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Actions and defenses
ISBN :
Author : Arthur F. Foerster
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781627221276
Trying a toxic tort case is very different from other high-stakes litigation. This practice-focused guide explores the specific and often unique elements that distinguish this type of litigation, including the differing theories of liability and damages and the key procedural and substantive defenses to toxic tort claims. Other topics include scientific and medical evidence and causation, case strategy, trial management, settlement considerations, and causation standards that apply in four regions of the country, reviewing the standards that apply in every state.
Author : Edward Greer
Publisher :
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 41,4 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Carl F. Cranor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 2006-09-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 1139458787
The relationship between science, law and justice has become a pressing issue with US Supreme Court decisions beginning with Daubert v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceutical. How courts review scientific testimony and its foundation before trial can substantially affect the possibility of justice for persons wrongfully injured by exposure to toxic substances. If courts do not review scientific testimony, they will deny one of the parties the possibility of justice. Even if courts review evidence well, the fact and perception of greater judicial scrutiny increases litigation costs and attorney screening of clients. Mistaken review of scientific evidence can decrease citizen access to the law, increase unfortunate incentives for firms not to test their products, lower deterrence for wrongful conduct and harmful products, and decrease the possibility of justice for citizens injured by toxic substances. This book introduces these issues, reveals the relationships that pose problems, and shows how justice can be denied.
Author : Joe G. Hollingsworth
Publisher :
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 29,22 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Liability for environmental damages
ISBN :
Author : Michael Dore
Publisher :
Page : 2146 pages
File Size : 39,96 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Actions and defenses
ISBN :
Author : M. Stuart Madden
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 1351094254
Toxic Torts Deskbook is a concise, readable text covering the fastest-growing area of tort and personal injury litigation.Toxic tort suits involve claims arising from exposure to products ranging from pesticides to industrial solvents, manufacturing waste, and asbestos and present unique questions regarding causation, degree of hazard, and expert testimony.Written for environmental professionals as well as attorneys, Toxic Torts Deskbook describes the principal causes of suits for negligence, nuisance, trespass, warranty, strict tort liability, and liability for abnormally dangerous activities. For environmental, product, and workplace injuries from toxic exposure, the book discusses the elements a claimant must plead and prove, as well as defenses, statutes of limitations for long latency harms, and limited immunity for government contractors. "Citizen suits" that individuals may bring to vindicate rights granted by state or federal environmental statutes and insurance coverage issues, including the metes and bounds of the "pollution exclusion", are also covered.
Author : Lynda Collins
Publisher :
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 24,53 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Liability for environmental damages
ISBN : 9780888047144
Author : Gary Z. Nothstein
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 48,86 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Law
ISBN :
This treatise covers toxic tort issues from recognition & evaluation of hazardous substances to the applicability of correlative statues & regulations. The interface between OSHA, NIOSH, FDA, TSCA, & RCRA regulations, & violations & effects on strict liability are discussed in the work.
