In Defense of Tort Law

1066—The Norman institution of the jury is incorporated into the English legal system by William the Conqueror.32

Prosser stated that the “law of negligence in the late nineteenth century was to a considerable extent the law of railway accidents.

which totaled nearly $20,000.44 Only after McDonald’s refused to pay her medical bills did she file a products liability lawsuit

The high center of gravity in Ford’s sport utility vehicles makes them more difficult to control after tire failure.

The most important manifest function of torts is to restore plaintiffs to the position they were in prior to the injury by awarding monetary damages.