- Paperback: 276 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books; Reprint edition (27 Jun 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0465039197
- ISBN-13: 978-0465039197
- Product Dimensions: 2 x 1.3 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,255,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This controversial book describes the transformation of modern tort law since the 1960s, and shows how the dramatic increase in liability lawsuits has had an adverse effect on the safety, health, the cost of insurance, and individual rights.
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Format:Paperback
Huber appears to be an attorney by education, if not
in practice. He has researched the subject well, and has
a dry wit in his comparisons that enliven the reading
if the reader has any intellectual inclination. The
book does not require heavy concentration but is not for a
relaxing fireside session. Covering mainly recent decades
where liberal legalists Huber terms "The Founders"
significantly altered the face of American law in the area
of liability, you will understand why he uses the term
"revolution" when you finish this book. The anecdotes
and historical cases are fascinating.
This is absolutely de rigeur reading for anyone expecting
or claiming expertise on the subject of liability on the
American legal scene.
in practice. He has researched the subject well, and has
a dry wit in his comparisons that enliven the reading
if the reader has any intellectual inclination. The
book does not require heavy concentration but is not for a
relaxing fireside session. Covering mainly recent decades
where liberal legalists Huber terms "The Founders"
significantly altered the face of American law in the area
of liability, you will understand why he uses the term
"revolution" when you finish this book. The anecdotes
and historical cases are fascinating.
This is absolutely de rigeur reading for anyone expecting
or claiming expertise on the subject of liability on the
American legal scene.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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19 Dec 1996
Format:Paperback
Huber appears to be an attorney by education, if not
in practice. He has researched the subject well, and has
a dry wit in his comparisons that enliven the reading
if the reader has any intellectual inclination. The
book does not require heavy concentration but is not for a
relaxing fireside session. Covering mainly recent decades
where liberal legalists Huber terms "The Founders"
significantly altered the face of American law in the area
of liability, you will understand why he uses the term
"revolution" when you finish this book. The anecdotes
and historical cases are fascinating.
This is absolutely de rigeur reading for anyone expecting
or claiming expertise on the subject of liability on the
American legal scene.
in practice. He has researched the subject well, and has
a dry wit in his comparisons that enliven the reading
if the reader has any intellectual inclination. The
book does not require heavy concentration but is not for a
relaxing fireside session. Covering mainly recent decades
where liberal legalists Huber terms "The Founders"
significantly altered the face of American law in the area
of liability, you will understand why he uses the term
"revolution" when you finish this book. The anecdotes
and historical cases are fascinating.
This is absolutely de rigeur reading for anyone expecting
or claiming expertise on the subject of liability on the
American legal scene.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Must-read book
7 Oct 2006
Format:Paperback
This book should be mandatory in tort law classes and for legislators. Even if one doesn't agree with the arguments and points made, one cannot discuss tort law intelligently without being able to address Huber's critique.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A Contrary Libertarian Opinion
26 Feb 2009
Format:Paperback
First, let me say that I agree with Mr. Williams assessment that corporatism is different than capitalism and that most of corporate America is an enemy of free markets. And I also agree that tort law has a place in our legal system to settle disputes.
That being said, Mr. Williams misses the mark when he states that juries rightly heard the evidence and rendered a verdict, many times against the corporations. What he doesn't mention is that the juries aren't fully informed of their rights and duties to judge the law, and are swayed by the jury instructions commanded by the judge that upholds the legal revolution Huber talks about. Does Mr. Williams really believe that a common law jury armed with the knowledge of their rights to make a common sense verdict would have found a lawnmower manufacturer liable for the stupidity of some idiot who stuck his hand underneath an operating lawnmower? That was the case in the Fifties that began the legal revolution Mr. Huber presents in his book.
And since when, Mr. Williams, is contract law not part of libertarian doctrine? Everyone should have the right to waive ones right to sue. In a free society, this aspect of freedom would bring forth many innovations of products that would make us all more prosperous, free, and safe. And that is one of the main arguments in Huber's book.
"The Legal Revolution and its Consequences" is a must read for all those looking for answers to a freer society.
That being said, Mr. Williams misses the mark when he states that juries rightly heard the evidence and rendered a verdict, many times against the corporations. What he doesn't mention is that the juries aren't fully informed of their rights and duties to judge the law, and are swayed by the jury instructions commanded by the judge that upholds the legal revolution Huber talks about. Does Mr. Williams really believe that a common law jury armed with the knowledge of their rights to make a common sense verdict would have found a lawnmower manufacturer liable for the stupidity of some idiot who stuck his hand underneath an operating lawnmower? That was the case in the Fifties that began the legal revolution Mr. Huber presents in his book.
And since when, Mr. Williams, is contract law not part of libertarian doctrine? Everyone should have the right to waive ones right to sue. In a free society, this aspect of freedom would bring forth many innovations of products that would make us all more prosperous, free, and safe. And that is one of the main arguments in Huber's book.
"The Legal Revolution and its Consequences" is a must read for all those looking for answers to a freer society.
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