01381nam a2200289Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001500071020003800086020003500124035002100159040001000180050002300190082001500213100002900228245009000257260005400347300002400401504006300425505036300488650005000851650003900901650004300940650005500983650005301038303425OCoLC20160527184502.0100727s2011    enk      b    001 0 eng    a2010031840  a9780195391916 (hbk. : alk. paper)  a0195391918 (hbk. : alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)652447876  aPUCPR00aKF 1250b.V36 201100a346.032221 aVandall, Frank J.2Local12aA history of civil litigationbpolitical and economic perspectivescFrank J. Vandall.  aOxfordaNew YorkbOxford University Presscc2011.  axix, 241 p.c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [xiii]) and index.0 aThe development of civil liability 1466-1916 -- The dissatisfaction with negligence : policies supporting strict liability 1916-1980 -- The core issue in strict liability : an appropriate test for defect -- Legal reform emanates from the corporate boardroom, 1980-present -- Corporations write the law -- The application of concepts to contemporary examples. 0aLiability LawzUnited StatesxHistory.2Local 0aLegislationzUnited States.2Local 0aCorporate powerzUnited States.2Local 0aProducts liabilityzUnited StatesxHistory.2Local 0aStrict liabilityzUnited StatesxHistory.2Local