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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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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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Just Words: Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy, and the Failure of Public Conversation in America

de Alan Ackerman ...

$25.82 USD
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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Tort Law in Quebec

de Jean-Louis Baudouin ...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to how the legal dimension of prevention against harm and loss allocation is treated in Quebec. This traditional branch of law not only tackles questions which concern every lawyer, whatever his legal expertise, but also concerns each person's most fundamental rights on a worldwide scale ... Leer más

$52.99 USD

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides ready access to how the legal dimension of prevention against harm and loss allocation is treated in Quebec. This traditional branch of law not only tackles questions which concern every lawyer, whatever his legal expertise, but also concerns each person's most fundamental rights on a worldwide scale
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Defaming the Dead

de Don Herzog ...

Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased’s interests should be protected This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question—can you libel or slander the dead?—and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and ... Leer más

$25.91 USD

Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased’s interests should be protected This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question—can you libel or slander the dead?—and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and
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Commonwealth Caribbean Tort Law

de Gilbert Kodilinye ...

Series series Commonwealth Caribbean Law
Tort law is a subject of primary importance in the study and practice of the common law in Caribbean jurisdictions. This work is now well established as the leading text on tort law in the region, and this fifth edition has been updated throughout to incorporate developments in law and legal thinking, including special contributions on medical negligence and the misuse of private information from ... Leer más

$60.26 USD

Tort law is a subject of primary importance in the study and practice of the common law in Caribbean jurisdictions. This work is now well established as the leading text on tort law in the region, and this fifth edition has been updated throughout to incorporate developments in law and legal thinking, including special contributions on medical negligence and the misuse of private information from
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Torts

A 1L Success Guide Outline

de Matt Racine ...

Series series Law School Outlines
This outline is the outline I wish I had when I started my torts class as a 1L. *** One of the best ways to succeed in law school is to have skeleton outlines prepared in advance of class. That way, you already have a roadmap of where the day's lecture will go. This allows you to pay more attention to the lecture and learn the law more quickly, giving you an advantage over your classmates come ... Leer más

$2.69 USD

This outline is the outline I wish I had when I started my torts class as a 1L. *** One of the best ways to succeed in law school is to have skeleton outlines prepared in advance of class. That way, you already have a roadmap of where the day's lecture will go. This allows you to pay more attention to the lecture and learn the law more quickly, giving you an advantage over your classmates come
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Deutschland's Justiz hinterlässt verbrannte Erde und Tod Teil 2

de Thomas Hobmaier ...

Es werden hier konkret Gerichtsereignisse vor den Gerichten in München, Karlsruhe (Bundesverfassungsgericht), Brandenburg (AG, LG Frankfurt an der Oder, AG Potsdam, wie auch OLG Brandenburg/Havel) und dann die Forderungen gegenüber dem Land Brandenburg angesprochen. Weiter ist hier ein Fall der Krombacher Brauerei geschildert, wo diese bei alkoholfreien Bier eine Werbung am Kronkorken angebracht ... Leer más

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Es werden hier konkret Gerichtsereignisse vor den Gerichten in München, Karlsruhe (Bundesverfassungsgericht), Brandenburg (AG, LG Frankfurt an der Oder, AG Potsdam, wie auch OLG Brandenburg/Havel) und dann die Forderungen gegenüber dem Land Brandenburg angesprochen. Weiter ist hier ein Fall der Krombacher Brauerei geschildert, wo diese bei alkoholfreien Bier eine Werbung am Kronkorken angebracht
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La responsabilidad civil: El análisis de resarcibilidad

Estudio a partir de los actos lícitos dañosos

de Héctor Campos García ...

El tema de la presente investigación está referido a la identificación y delimitación, tanto estructural como operativa, del análisis de resarcibilidad en la responsabilidad civil. Este nivel de análisis tiene como objetivo establecer si el interés que ha sido lesionado es susceptible de ser protegido, o no, por la tutela resarcitoria. Tal construcción se ha realizado a partir de la revisión ... Leer más

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El tema de la presente investigación está referido a la identificación y delimitación, tanto estructural como operativa, del análisis de resarcibilidad en la responsabilidad civil. Este nivel de análisis tiene como objetivo establecer si el interés que ha sido lesionado es susceptible de ser protegido, o no, por la tutela resarcitoria. Tal construcción se ha realizado a partir de la revisión
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Direito Civil e Sistema Financeiro

de Ana Mafalda Miranda Barbosa ...

O presente livro resulta da compilação de «diversos estudos que se integram na zona de confluência do direito civil, do direito bancário e do direito dos valores mobiliários», debatendo «problemas que envolvem a aplicação de uma medida de resolução a uma instituição bancária, a tutela dos investidores, aspetos da responsabilidade civil no contexto financeiro, a tutela do cliente bancário. A ... Leer más

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O presente livro resulta da compilação de «diversos estudos que se integram na zona de confluência do direito civil, do direito bancário e do direito dos valores mobiliários», debatendo «problemas que envolvem a aplicação de uma medida de resolução a uma instituição bancária, a tutela dos investidores, aspetos da responsabilidade civil no contexto financeiro, a tutela do cliente bancário. A
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El visitador del preso (Anotado)

de Concepción Arenal Ponte ...

Concepción Arenal Ponte (1820-1893) fue una importante escritora española realista vinculada al pionero movimiento feminista de finales del siglo XIX.El visitador del preso (1894) es una obra de pensamiento penalista en la que Concepción Arenal se dirige al visitador de presos, abordando en cada capítulo conceptos como el delito, el delincuente, el arrepentimiento, la enmienda o la reincidencia, ... Leer más

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Concepción Arenal Ponte (1820-1893) fue una importante escritora española realista vinculada al pionero movimiento feminista de finales del siglo XIX.El visitador del preso (1894) es una obra de pensamiento penalista en la que Concepción Arenal se dirige al visitador de presos, abordando en cada capítulo conceptos como el delito, el delincuente, el arrepentimiento, la enmienda o la reincidencia,
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New Jersey Trial Evidence and Procedure 2023

de Andrew J. Kyreakakis ...

New Jersey Trial Evidence and Procedure provides a practical and comprehensive presentation of trial evidence and procedure. This book encompasses the rules and law governing the trial of cases which are found in the evidence rules, court rules, court decisions, and Model Civil Jury Charges. This volume also provides important practice points and insights as to how this body of evidence law plays ... Leer más

$191.87 USD

New Jersey Trial Evidence and Procedure provides a practical and comprehensive presentation of trial evidence and procedure. This book encompasses the rules and law governing the trial of cases which are found in the evidence rules, court rules, court decisions, and Model Civil Jury Charges. This volume also provides important practice points and insights as to how this body of evidence law plays
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New Jersey Trial Evidence and Procedure 2025

de Andrew J. Kyreakakis ...

New Jersey Trial Evidence and Procedure provides a practical and comprehensive presentation of trial evidence as well as procedure, encompassing the rules and laws governing trial found in evidence rules, court rules, court decisions, and Model Civil Jury Charges. This volume provides important practice pointers and insights as to how evidence law plays out in the courtroom for the best chance of ... Leer más

$191.87 USD

New Jersey Trial Evidence and Procedure provides a practical and comprehensive presentation of trial evidence as well as procedure, encompassing the rules and laws governing trial found in evidence rules, court rules, court decisions, and Model Civil Jury Charges. This volume provides important practice pointers and insights as to how evidence law plays out in the courtroom for the best chance of
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The Reference Handbook on the Commercial General Liability Policy, Third Edition

Edición de Alan S. Rutkin, Robert Tugander ...

In the commercial insurance industry, the commercial general liability (CGL) policy is the most common form of liability insurance purchased by both public and private sectors in the United States and is perhaps the most litigated insurance product in the marketplace. CGL policies provide the insured with a broad spectrum of protection against unintentional and unexpected risk arising out of the ... Leer más

$116.63 USD

In the commercial insurance industry, the commercial general liability (CGL) policy is the most common form of liability insurance purchased by both public and private sectors in the United States and is perhaps the most litigated insurance product in the marketplace. CGL policies provide the insured with a broad spectrum of protection against unintentional and unexpected risk arising out of the
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Evidential Uncertainty in Causation in Negligence

de Gemma Turton ...

Series series Hart Studies in Private Law
This book undertakes an analysis of academic and judicial responses to the problem of evidential uncertainty in causation in negligence. It seeks to bring clarity to what has become a notoriously complex area by adopting a clear approach to the function of the doctrine of causation within a corrective justice-based account of negligence liability. It first explores basic causal models and issues ... Leer más

$35.00 USD

This book undertakes an analysis of academic and judicial responses to the problem of evidential uncertainty in causation in negligence. It seeks to bring clarity to what has become a notoriously complex area by adopting a clear approach to the function of the doctrine of causation within a corrective justice-based account of negligence liability. It first explores basic causal models and issues
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Key Ideas in Trusts Law

de Mr Nicholas McBride ...

Series series Key Ideas in Law
This book provides an in-depth and easy to understand account of a subject that students often find dauntingly difficult to master.The opening chapter sets out some definitions of what a trust is, and goes on to clearly explain the history of trusts law and how both trusts law and the roles played by trusts have changed over time. Different types of trust (trusts for persons, charitable and non ... Leer más

$14.57 USD

This book provides an in-depth and easy to understand account of a subject that students often find dauntingly difficult to master.The opening chapter sets out some definitions of what a trust is, and goes on to clearly explain the history of trusts law and how both trusts law and the roles played by trusts have changed over time. Different types of trust (trusts for persons, charitable and non
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Responsibility for Negligence in Ethics and Law

Aspiration, Perspective, and Civic Maturity

de Verónica Rodríguez-Blanco ...

Series series Oxford Private Law Theory
Negligent or inadvertent action in both law and ethics is a matter of agency. The pre-theoretical and philosophical views agree that we are responsible for things that we do intentionally, but it is less clear whether we are responsible for inadvertent or negligent actions. The law of negligence in tort law attributes responsibility for inadvertent acts, while in ethics there is deep and serious ... Leer más

$105.29 USD

Negligent or inadvertent action in both law and ethics is a matter of agency. The pre-theoretical and philosophical views agree that we are responsible for things that we do intentionally, but it is less clear whether we are responsible for inadvertent or negligent actions. The law of negligence in tort law attributes responsibility for inadvertent acts, while in ethics there is deep and serious
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The Common Law

With Linked Table of Contents

de Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ...

The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of the most important books ever written on American Law. ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of the most important books ever written on American Law.
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Toxic Torts

Science, Law, and the Possibility of Justice

de Carl F. Cranor ...

US tort law, cloaked behind increased judicial review of science, is changing before our eyes yet we cannot see it. While Supreme Court decisions have altered how courts review scientific testimony, the complexity of both science and legal procedures mask the resulting social consequences. Yet these consequences are too important to remain hidden. Mistaken court reviews of scientific evidence can ... Leer más

$36.89 USD

US tort law, cloaked behind increased judicial review of science, is changing before our eyes yet we cannot see it. While Supreme Court decisions have altered how courts review scientific testimony, the complexity of both science and legal procedures mask the resulting social consequences. Yet these consequences are too important to remain hidden. Mistaken court reviews of scientific evidence can
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Civil Liability in Criminal Justice

de Darrell L. Ross ...

This book provides valuable information and recommendations for current and future officers and correctional system employees, introducing them to civil liability and federal law, as well as recommending strategies that can be taken to minimize risks. The increasing litigation against criminal justice practitioners in the United States poses a significant problem for law enforcement and other ... Leer más

$70.19 USD

This book provides valuable information and recommendations for current and future officers and correctional system employees, introducing them to civil liability and federal law, as well as recommending strategies that can be taken to minimize risks. The increasing litigation against criminal justice practitioners in the United States poses a significant problem for law enforcement and other
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Law in Northern Ireland

de Professor Brice Dickson, Dr Conor McCormick ...

This engaging book provides a clear and comprehensive account of the legal system of Northern Ireland.For many years it has been a go-to source for students and practitioners of law, yet is also accessible to readers with no prior legal knowledge.The book begins by explaining how Northern Ireland became a separate legal jurisdiction, what its current constitutional arrangements are, how its ... Leer más

$43.73 USD

This engaging book provides a clear and comprehensive account of the legal system of Northern Ireland.For many years it has been a go-to source for students and practitioners of law, yet is also accessible to readers with no prior legal knowledge.The book begins by explaining how Northern Ireland became a separate legal jurisdiction, what its current constitutional arrangements are, how its
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