Tort Law and the Public Interest: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Welfare

Is it possible for the United States to sell innovative, competitive products, services, and technologies in the domestic and world markets of the 1990s without sacrificing consumer safety? Is tort law--especially product liability, medical malpractice, and corporate officer liability--performing its proper economic role? Is it encouraging safety, or discouraging innovation? Distinguished experts from the American Assembly answer these questions and more.