Bøger af W. Kip Viscusi

This volume examines state regulations for hazard warningsfor foods, drugs, and medical devicesand demonstrates why a federal warnings approach would be preferable.

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Analyses and compares the policy responses in the United Kingdom and the United States to the mad cow disease crisis. The book draws a number of lessons from the mad cow experience regarding how one should regulate invasive species risks and deal with dimly understood but potentially serious risks to large populations.

Drawing on liability insurance trends and litigation patterns, Viscusi shows that the products liability crisis is has been developing for decades. He argues that the principal causes have been the expansion of the doctrine of design defect, the emergence of mass toxic torts, and an increase in lawsuits involving hazard warnings.