Proponents of litigation reform should stop using modern changes in playground design as a "horror story" example, contends University of Tennessee lawprof Benjamin Barton in this April 2006 Florida Law Review paper on SSRN (via Instapundit). In reality, he says, hardly anyone, including kids looking for fun, would be happy if we went back to the old style of playground equipment.
Playground design and liability
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



