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The Pain Brokers

How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory

de Elizabeth Chamblee Burch ...

“As gripping and important as Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain and Gardiner Harris’ No More Tears, The Pain Brokers is a righteous bolt of reportage worthy of acclaim.” —Booklist, starred reviewSelling the Dream meets Empire of Pain in this shocking, never-told-before story of three women caught in a web of telemarketing scammers, shady doctors, and profit-hungry lawyers who turned fears ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

“As gripping and important as Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain and Gardiner Harris’ No More Tears, The Pain Brokers is a righteous bolt of reportage worthy of acclaim.” —Booklist, starred reviewSelling the Dream meets Empire of Pain in this shocking, never-told-before story of three women caught in a web of telemarketing scammers, shady doctors, and profit-hungry lawyers who turned fears
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Just Words: Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy, and the Failure of Public Conversation in America

de Alan Ackerman ...

$25.82 USD
When Lawyers Screw Up

Improving Access to Justice for Legal Malpractice Victims

de Herbert Kritzer, Neil Vidmar ...

Unhappy clients bring thousands of legal malpractice claims every year, against mega law firms and solo practitioners, for simple errors or egregious misconduct, and for losses than can reach $100 million or more. This in an industry, legal services, generating nearly $300 billion a year in revenue and touching every facet of American society. Yet, scant if any scholarly attention has been paid to ... Leer más

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Unhappy clients bring thousands of legal malpractice claims every year, against mega law firms and solo practitioners, for simple errors or egregious misconduct, and for losses than can reach $100 million or more. This in an industry, legal services, generating nearly $300 billion a year in revenue and touching every facet of American society. Yet, scant if any scholarly attention has been paid to
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Seguridad alimentaria y Derecho de daños

de María Eugenia Rodríguez Martinez ...

Series series Derecho de daños
La obra aborda la responsabilidad civil por daños causados por alimentos inseguros desde la perspectiva del triple régimen normativo aplicable —administrativo, penal y civil—, buscando el equilibrio entre las normas de naturaleza pública (orientadas a la prevención y castigo) y privada (dirigidas al resarcimiento del daño al consumidor) que la regulan. ... Leer más

$26.41 USD

La obra aborda la responsabilidad civil por daños causados por alimentos inseguros desde la perspectiva del triple régimen normativo aplicable —administrativo, penal y civil—, buscando el equilibrio entre las normas de naturaleza pública (orientadas a la prevención y castigo) y privada (dirigidas al resarcimiento del daño al consumidor) que la regulan.
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Modern Tort Law

de V.H. Harpwood ...

Modern Tort Law is a comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the law of torts. Now in its seventh edition, Vivienne Harpwood’s popular, student-friendly text explains the principles of all aspects of tort law in a lively and thought-provoking manner. The broad coverage of modern tort law makes this an ideal textbook for any undergraduate tort law course.Students are encouraged to ... Leer más

$54.89 USD

Modern Tort Law is a comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the law of torts. Now in its seventh edition, Vivienne Harpwood’s popular, student-friendly text explains the principles of all aspects of tort law in a lively and thought-provoking manner. The broad coverage of modern tort law makes this an ideal textbook for any undergraduate tort law course.Students are encouraged to
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Terror in the Cradle of Liberty

How Boston Became a Center for Islamic Extremism

de Ilya Feoktistov ...

In April of 2002, a mosque in Cambridge, MA run by the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) posted an appeal on its website: “Chechen refugee family needs temporary place to live until they complete their permanent refugee status in the US. Husband has good business knowledge, auto-mechanic experience and construction.”Contrary to the Islamic Society of Boston’s claims, taken entirely at face value by ... Leer más

$18.17 USD

In April of 2002, a mosque in Cambridge, MA run by the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) posted an appeal on its website: “Chechen refugee family needs temporary place to live until they complete their permanent refugee status in the US. Husband has good business knowledge, auto-mechanic experience and construction.”Contrary to the Islamic Society of Boston’s claims, taken entirely at face value by
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Friend of the Court

On the Front Lines with the First Amendment

de Floyd Abrams, Karen Gantz Zahler Literary Management ...

Since 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the New York Times and furious debate over First Amendment rights ensued, free-speech cases have emerged in rapid succession. Floyd Abrams has been on the front lines of nearly every one of these major cases, which is also to say that, more than any other person, he has forged this country’s legal understanding of free speech. Litigating ... Leer más

$21.05 USD

Since 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the New York Times and furious debate over First Amendment rights ensued, free-speech cases have emerged in rapid succession. Floyd Abrams has been on the front lines of nearly every one of these major cases, which is also to say that, more than any other person, he has forged this country’s legal understanding of free speech. Litigating
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DEFAMATORY PERSECUTION SQUASHED

de Shantanu Panigrahi ...

This day, the 20th of February 2022 saw the final nail in the coffin of the State or States who had defamed the author Dr Shantanu Panigrahi as having been blameworthy of gross misconduct at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich and the resulting State actions to turn him into a pariah of the British State in being subnormal mentally such that he had an incurable mental ... Leer más

$5.75 USD

This day, the 20th of February 2022 saw the final nail in the coffin of the State or States who had defamed the author Dr Shantanu Panigrahi as having been blameworthy of gross misconduct at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich and the resulting State actions to turn him into a pariah of the British State in being subnormal mentally such that he had an incurable mental
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Tort Law ePub ebook

de Nicholas McBride, Roderick Bagshaw ...

Series series Longman Law Series
Gain the tools to understand tort law like a professional with this accessible and current text.Tort Law, 6th edition, Global Edition, by Nicholas McBride and Roderick Bagshaw, is an essential text for anyone studying law. Written by two leading scholars in the field, this book will equip you with all the information you need to succeed in your studies, combining detailed coverage of legal ... Leer más

$28.52 USD

Gain the tools to understand tort law like a professional with this accessible and current text.Tort Law, 6th edition, Global Edition, by Nicholas McBride and Roderick Bagshaw, is an essential text for anyone studying law. Written by two leading scholars in the field, this book will equip you with all the information you need to succeed in your studies, combining detailed coverage of legal
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Medical Malpractice Litigation

How It Works, Why Tort Reform Hasn't Helped

de Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, Myungho Paik, William M. Sage, Charles Silver ...

"Drawing on an unusually rich trove of data, the authors have refuted more politically convenient myths in one book than most academics do in a lifetime."—Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, University of Michigan Law School"Synthesizing decades of their own and others’ research on medical liability, the authors unravel what we know and don’t know about our medical malpractice system, why neither ... Leer más

$9.62 USD

"Drawing on an unusually rich trove of data, the authors have refuted more politically convenient myths in one book than most academics do in a lifetime."—Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, University of Michigan Law School"Synthesizing decades of their own and others’ research on medical liability, the authors unravel what we know and don’t know about our medical malpractice system, why neither
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法庭天平的兩端一樣重嗎？

法庭實戰攻略

de 蘭天律師 ...

**「律師，我會被判有罪去坐牢嗎？」鼓起勇氣走進法院，不是為了打贏官司而發聲，只是祈望把事實講清楚，爭取公平正義。但，人類的司法制度，公平正義真的完全得以伸張？**王泰升（台大法律學院教授）、安郁茜（建築師）、張四十三（角頭音樂創辦人）、張培仁（中子創新執行長）、馮亞敏（喜事國際時尚集團董事長）、温嵐（歌手／演員）、黃瑞華（最高法院法官）、傅祖聲（國際通商資深合夥律師）、劉開（視覺設計）、蕭雅全（電影導演）　真心推薦（按姓氏筆畫排列）非不得已不告官。訴訟是一條費時費力又不確定的路程，有時官司打到最後，已經不是對錯議題，而是──要不要爭這一口氣！進入法庭訴訟，攻防戰才是正式開打！在法庭上，可能面對的場面──✦檢察官是因為證據而起訴？還是順應民意而起訴？✦在證人席上，一句真話會翻轉被告的一生，到底該說或不說？✦在法庭上，律師是羞辱當事人？還是刁難證人？辯論是為正義理想？還... ... Leer más

$10.14 USD

**「律師，我會被判有罪去坐牢嗎？」鼓起勇氣走進法院，不是為了打贏官司而發聲，只是祈望把事實講清楚，爭取公平正義。但，人類的司法制度，公平正義真的完全得以伸張？**王泰升（台大法律學院教授）、安郁茜（建築師）、張四十三（角頭音樂創辦人）、張培仁（中子創新執行長）、馮亞敏（喜事國際時尚集團董事長）、温嵐（歌手／演員）、黃瑞華（最高法院法官）、傅祖聲（國際通商資深合夥律師）、劉開（視覺設計）、蕭雅全（電影導演）　真心推薦（按姓氏筆畫排列）非不得已不告官。訴訟是一條費時費力又不確定的路程，有時官司打到最後，已經不是對錯議題，而是──要不要爭這一口氣！進入法庭訴訟，攻防戰才是正式開打！在法庭上，可能面對的場面──✦檢察官是因為證據而起訴？還是順應民意而起訴？✦在證人席上，一句真話會翻轉被告的一生，到底該說或不說？✦在法庭上，律師是羞辱當事人？還是刁難證人？辯論是為正義理想？還...
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The Law of Private Nuisance

de Allan Beever ...

Series series Hart Studies in Private Law
It is said that a nuisance is an interference with the use and enjoyment of land. This definition is typically unhelpful. While a nuisance must fit this account, it is plain that not all such interferences are legal nuisances. Thus, analysis of this area of the law begins with a definition far too broad for its subject matter, forcing the analyst to find more or less arbitrary ways of cutting back ... Leer más

$72.89 USD

It is said that a nuisance is an interference with the use and enjoyment of land. This definition is typically unhelpful. While a nuisance must fit this account, it is plain that not all such interferences are legal nuisances. Thus, analysis of this area of the law begins with a definition far too broad for its subject matter, forcing the analyst to find more or less arbitrary ways of cutting back
... Leer más
Divergences in Private Law

Edición de Professor Andrew Robertson, Professor Michael Tilbury ...

This book is a study of doctrinal and methodological divergence in the common law of obligations. It explores particular departures from the common law mainstream and the causes and effects of those departures. Some divergences can be justified on the basis of a need to adapt the common law of contract, torts, equity and restitution to local circumstances, or to bring them into conformity with ... Leer más

$44.45 USD

This book is a study of doctrinal and methodological divergence in the common law of obligations. It explores particular departures from the common law mainstream and the causes and effects of those departures. Some divergences can be justified on the basis of a need to adapt the common law of contract, torts, equity and restitution to local circumstances, or to bring them into conformity with
... Leer más
Torts

de Alastair Mullis, Ken Oliphant ...

Series series Hart Law Masters
The previous editions of Torts were highly regarded for their clarity of explanation and engaging writing style, and this new fourth edition fully retains each of these qualities. The text has been extensively revised and updated, and there is a new chapter on privacy. The enhanced layout includes end of chapter summaries and self-test exercises and an extensive bibliography. This is therefore an ... Leer más

$40.13 USD

The previous editions of Torts were highly regarded for their clarity of explanation and engaging writing style, and this new fourth edition fully retains each of these qualities. The text has been extensively revised and updated, and there is a new chapter on privacy. The enhanced layout includes end of chapter summaries and self-test exercises and an extensive bibliography. This is therefore an
... Leer más
Questions of Liability

Essays on the Law of Tort

de Donal Nolan ...

In this collection, one of the key commentators on the modern law of tort presents 12 of his most important articles and book chapters. These are accompanied by an introductory chapter in which the author comments on the impact and reception of the pieces that make up the collection, and by a provocative new essay in which he argues against strict product liability in the law of tort. A coherent ... Leer más

$29.87 USD

In this collection, one of the key commentators on the modern law of tort presents 12 of his most important articles and book chapters. These are accompanied by an introductory chapter in which the author comments on the impact and reception of the pieces that make up the collection, and by a provocative new essay in which he argues against strict product liability in the law of tort. A coherent
... Leer más
The Decline of Private Law

A Philosophical History of Liberal Legalism

de Professor Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro ...

This book is a large-scale historical reconstruction of liberal legalism, from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century, the moment in which the jurists forged the alliance between political liberalism and legal expertise embodied in classical private law doctrine, to the contemporary anxiety about the possibility of both a liberal solution to the problem of political justification and of law ... Leer más

$42.29 USD

This book is a large-scale historical reconstruction of liberal legalism, from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century, the moment in which the jurists forged the alliance between political liberalism and legal expertise embodied in classical private law doctrine, to the contemporary anxiety about the possibility of both a liberal solution to the problem of political justification and of law
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Vicarious Liability

Critique and Reform

de Professor Anthony Gray ...

Series series Hart Studies in Private Law
The scope of vicarious liability has significantly expanded since its original conception. Today employers are being found liable for actions of employees that they did not authorise, and never would have authorised if asked. They are being held liable for an employee's criminal activity. In the related strict liability field of non-delegable duties, they are being held liable for wrongdoing of ... Leer más

$40.13 USD

The scope of vicarious liability has significantly expanded since its original conception. Today employers are being found liable for actions of employees that they did not authorise, and never would have authorised if asked. They are being held liable for an employee's criminal activity. In the related strict liability field of non-delegable duties, they are being held liable for wrongdoing of
... Leer más
The Duty of Care in Negligence

de Dr James Plunkett ...

Series series Hart Studies in Private Law
This book aims to provide a detailed analysis and overview of the duty of care enquiry, drawing on both academic analyses and judicial experience in leading common law systems. A new structure through which duty problems can be analysed is also proposed. It is hoped that the book provides some fresh insights and clarity of the concept to the reader. ... Leer más

$29.87 USD

This book aims to provide a detailed analysis and overview of the duty of care enquiry, drawing on both academic analyses and judicial experience in leading common law systems. A new structure through which duty problems can be analysed is also proposed. It is hoped that the book provides some fresh insights and clarity of the concept to the reader.
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Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law

de Peter Cane, James Goudkamp ...

Series series Law in Context
Now in its ninth edition, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law explores the recent and continuous developments in personal injury law by applying social context to the relevant legal principles. Those principles remain in need of radical reform. Updates to the text include discussion of the major changes to the way compensation is calculated and claimed, evolving funding arrangements for ... Leer más

$52.46 USD

Now in its ninth edition, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law explores the recent and continuous developments in personal injury law by applying social context to the relevant legal principles. Those principles remain in need of radical reform. Updates to the text include discussion of the major changes to the way compensation is calculated and claimed, evolving funding arrangements for
... Leer más
Religious Offence and Human Rights

The Implications of Defamation of Religions

de Lorenz Langer ...

Series Libro 106 - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Should international law be concerned with offence to religions and their followers? Even before the 2005 publication of the Danish Mohammed cartoons, Muslim States have endeavoured to establish some reputational protection for religions on the international level by pushing for recognition of the novel concept of 'defamation of religions'. This study recounts these efforts as well as the ... Leer más

$42.83 USD

Should international law be concerned with offence to religions and their followers? Even before the 2005 publication of the Danish Mohammed cartoons, Muslim States have endeavoured to establish some reputational protection for religions on the international level by pushing for recognition of the novel concept of 'defamation of religions'. This study recounts these efforts as well as the
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Uncertain Causation in Tort Law

Edición de Miquel Martín-Casals, Diego M. Papayannis ...

This discussion of causal uncertainty in tort liability adopts a comparative approach in order to highlight the important normative, epistemological and procedural implications of the various proposed solutions. Occupying a middle ground between the legal perspective and the philosophical views that are at stake when it comes to the resolution of tort law cases in a context of causal uncertainty, ... Leer más

$108.53 USD

This discussion of causal uncertainty in tort liability adopts a comparative approach in order to highlight the important normative, epistemological and procedural implications of the various proposed solutions. Occupying a middle ground between the legal perspective and the philosophical views that are at stake when it comes to the resolution of tort law cases in a context of causal uncertainty,
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Maimonides and Contemporary Tort Theory

Law, Religion, Economics, and Morality

de Yuval Sinai, Benjamin Shmueli ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Law and Judaism
Maimonides lived in Spain and Egypt in the twelfth century, and is perhaps the most widely studied figure in Jewish history. This book presents, for the first time, Maimonides' complete tort theory and how it compares with other tort theories both in the Jewish world and beyond. Drawing on sources old and new as well as religious and secular, Maimonides and Contemporary Tort Theory offers fresh ... Leer más

$34.73 USD

Maimonides lived in Spain and Egypt in the twelfth century, and is perhaps the most widely studied figure in Jewish history. This book presents, for the first time, Maimonides' complete tort theory and how it compares with other tort theories both in the Jewish world and beyond. Drawing on sources old and new as well as religious and secular, Maimonides and Contemporary Tort Theory offers fresh
... Leer más
Perú: país sostenible

de Varios Autores ...

Un libro que nos invita a construir un país sostenible, desarrollado e industrializado, que garantice un futuro próspero para todos los peruanos.¿Cómo explicar que la riqueza natural del Perú, tan vasta y diversa, repose bajo nuestros pies, desaprovechada y subestimada? ¿Por qué no hemos sido capaces de implementar políticas que atraigan inversión y contribuyan a reducir las diferencias abismales ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Un libro que nos invita a construir un país sostenible, desarrollado e industrializado, que garantice un futuro próspero para todos los peruanos.¿Cómo explicar que la riqueza natural del Perú, tan vasta y diversa, repose bajo nuestros pies, desaprovechada y subestimada? ¿Por qué no hemos sido capaces de implementar políticas que atraigan inversión y contribuyan a reducir las diferencias abismales
... Leer más
Anti-SLAPP Law Modernized: The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

de Jay Adkisson ...

A phrase-by-phrase examination of the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, including insights as to why the drafting committee of the Uniform Law Commission chose particular drafting language for what is hoped will become a uniform Anti-SLAPP law throughout the United States. ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A phrase-by-phrase examination of the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, including insights as to why the drafting committee of the Uniform Law Commission chose particular drafting language for what is hoped will become a uniform Anti-SLAPP law throughout the United States.
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