. Fourth, we treat the subject of civil litigation, that is, the bringing of lawsuits, and their settlement or disposition at … covered. The first is legal liability for harm. Here we discuss liability rules as incentives to reduce risk, issues of risk …-bearing and insurance, and the costs of the liability system. Second, we consider property law, where we address the nature and …

winner and announces a score. The “trial versus settlement” trope, however, represents a false choice; viewing settlement … data from New York's summary jury trial program. Patterns in the data are consistent with parties using partial settlement …A settlement is an agreement between parties to a dispute. In everyday parlance and in academic scholarship, settlement …

-of-court settlement. One set of issues addressed is positive (or descriptive) in nature. Under what conditions will someone decide to file …

This is a survey of legal liability for accidents. Three general aspects of accident liability are addressed. The first … is the effect of liability on incentives, both whether to engage in activities (for instance, whether to drive) and how …-bearing and insurance, for the liability system acts as an implicit insurer for accident victims and it imposes risk on potential …