{"product_id":"strict-liability-frank-vandall-9780899303963","title":"Strict Liability: Legal and Economic Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a cogent analysis of the legal and economic consequences arising from expansion in the doctrine of strict liability and the corresponding decrease in the importance of proving fault. Vandall's goal is to illuminate the role of strict liability in the largely unheralded and informal development of the American compensation system. To this end, he examines and explains the widening of strict liability during the last 121 years, with particular emphasis on the past 29 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVandall begins with a historical overview of strict liability, arguing that the policies which have supported the growth of strict liability within products liability also support its application in other areas. By comparing and contrasting the U.S. and British compensation systems, he shows that the U.S. has been drawn towards the adoption of strict liability because it lacks socialized medicine. Subsequent chapters set forth various tests for strict liability and critique the negligence-efficiency theory. Turning to a discussion of contemporary practice, Vandall sets out the present scope of strict liability and asserts that a case can be made for the extension of strict liability far beyond the area of products liability. Finally, Vandall evaluates the reforms aimed at strict liability over the last ten years and concludes that the suggested return to negligence is unwarranted and not supported by facts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Vandall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 089930396X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780899303963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.78h x 6.12w x 0.80d","brand":"Frank Vandall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001253347583,"sku":"9780899303963","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_252aefce-92e0-4e56-98a4-c442d5a59fe4.jpg?v=1751600519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strict-liability-frank-vandall-9780899303963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}