Comparative Law FORUM ARCHIVE
European courts are much less likely to hand out unpredictable and disproportionate damage judgments-unlike American courts, where ruinous verdicts are a potential in too many lawsuits. Europe has escaped an American style litigation explosion by erecting barriers to excessive litigation. . . .
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Hans Bader discusses dangers of courts relying on "international norms" By igorodetski, 12-09-2011 Hans Bader discusses dangers of courts relying on "international norms" By igorodetski, 12-09-2011 Web-only Q & A session on Stossel By James R. Copland, 07-09-2010 Web-only Q & A session on Stossel By James R. Copland, 07-09-2010 William Lerach's redemption tour hits the D.C. Omni Shoreham By Carter Wood, 06-08-2010 William Lerach's redemption tour hits the D.C. Omni Shoreham By Carter Wood, 06-08-2010 Around the web, April 30 By Walter Olson, 04-30-2010 Around the web, April 30 By Walter Olson, 04-30-2010 Around the web, April 27 By Walter Olson, 04-26-2010 Around the web, April 27 By Walter Olson, 04-26-2010 Canada's class action bust By Walter Olson, 04-20-2010 Canada's class action bust By Walter Olson, 04-20-2010 Around the web, March 19 By Walter Olson, 03-18-2010 Around the web, March 19 By Walter Olson, 03-18-2010 U.K.: law firm introduces personal injury iPhone app By Walter Olson, 02-07-2010 U.K.: law firm introduces personal injury iPhone app By Walter Olson, 02-07-2010 Around the web, February 5 By Walter Olson, 02-04-2010 Around the web, February 5 By Walter Olson, 02-04-2010 Around the web, January 18 By Walter Olson, 01-18-2010 Around the web, January 18 By Walter Olson, 01-18-2010 Around the web, January 7 By Walter Olson, 01-06-2010 Around the web, January 7 By Walter Olson, 01-06-2010 "EU Data Protection Meets U.S. Discovery" By Walter Olson, 01-05-2010 "EU Data Protection Meets U.S. Discovery" By Walter Olson, 01-05-2010 Global Class Actions Exchange By Walter Olson, 12-05-2009 Global Class Actions Exchange By Walter Olson, 12-05-2009 Around the web, November 30 By Walter Olson, 11-30-2009 Around the web, November 30 By Walter Olson, 11-30-2009 Wal-Mart wins Canadian Supreme Court case By Walter Olson, 11-29-2009 Wal-Mart wins Canadian Supreme Court case By Walter Olson, 11-29-2009 Recommended: new papers on third-party litigation finance By Walter Olson, 10-30-2009 Recommended: new papers on third-party litigation finance By Walter Olson, 10-30-2009 Around the web, October 30 By Walter Olson, 10-29-2009 Around the web, October 30 By Walter Olson, 10-29-2009 Around the web, October 28 By Walter Olson, 10-28-2009 Around the web, October 28 By Walter Olson, 10-28-2009 Around the web, October 17 By Walter Olson, 10-17-2009 Around the web, October 17 By Walter Olson, 10-17-2009 U.K.: "Personal injury claims portal under fire" By Walter Olson, 10-12-2009 U.K.: "Personal injury claims portal under fire" By Walter Olson, 10-12-2009 Around the web, October 6 By Walter Olson, 10-06-2009 Around the web, October 6 By Walter Olson, 10-06-2009 Expansion of class actions in the UK By Walter Olson, 09-15-2009 Expansion of class actions in the UK By Walter Olson, 09-15-2009 Around the web, September 2 By Walter Olson, 09-02-2009 Around the web, September 2 By Walter Olson, 09-02-2009 Suit blaming birth defects on pollution advances in U.K. By Walter Olson, 09-01-2009 Suit blaming birth defects on pollution advances in U.K. By Walter Olson, 09-01-2009 Around the web, September 1 By Walter Olson, 09-01-2009 Around the web, September 1 By Walter Olson, 09-01-2009 "Farewell to the Law Lords" By Walter Olson, 08-03-2009 "Farewell to the Law Lords" By Walter Olson, 08-03-2009 Class actions come to Italy By Walter Olson, 07-10-2009 Class actions come to Italy By Walter Olson, 07-10-2009 Around the web, July 1 By Walter Olson, 07-01-2009 Around the web, July 1 By Walter Olson, 07-01-2009 Epstein: "How Other Countries Judge Malpractice" By Walter Olson, 06-30-2009 Epstein: "How Other Countries Judge Malpractice" By Walter Olson, 06-30-2009 Alberta court upholds soft-injury payout limits By Walter Olson, 06-22-2009 Alberta court upholds soft-injury payout limits By Walter Olson, 06-22-2009 New law blog from UK's Times Online By Walter Olson, 06-04-2009 New law blog from UK's Times Online By Walter Olson, 06-04-2009 Around the web, June 3 By Walter Olson, 06-02-2009 Around the web, June 3 By Walter Olson, 06-02-2009 Around the web, June 1 By Walter Olson, 06-01-2009 Around the web, June 1 By Walter Olson, 06-01-2009 Schumer's "say on pay" By Walter Olson, 05-12-2009 Schumer's "say on pay" By Walter Olson, 05-12-2009 Why Canadian banks fared better By Walter Olson, 05-08-2009 Why Canadian banks fared better By Walter Olson, 05-08-2009 U.K.: "Auditors plead for help amid fear of lawsuits" By Walter Olson, 05-04-2009 U.K.: "Auditors plead for help amid fear of lawsuits" By Walter Olson, 05-04-2009 "Business groups hit out at 'compensation culture'" By Walter Olson, 04-30-2009 "Business groups hit out at 'compensation culture'" By Walter Olson, 04-30-2009 U.K.: "Time to scrap lawyers' success fees?" 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By Walter Olson, 11-19-2008 U.S. litigation, viewed from abroad By Walter Olson, 11-18-2008 U.S. litigation, viewed from abroad By Walter Olson, 11-18-2008 "Will Aggregate Litigation Come To Europe?" By Walter Olson, 11-17-2008 "Will Aggregate Litigation Come To Europe?" By Walter Olson, 11-17-2008 Sharp elbows and class representation By Walter Olson, 11-06-2008 Sharp elbows and class representation By Walter Olson, 11-06-2008 Parloff on Russia v. Bank of New York Mellon By Walter Olson, 10-10-2008 Parloff on Russia v. Bank of New York Mellon By Walter Olson, 10-10-2008 U.K. class action proposals: don't worry about Americanization? By Walter Olson, 10-09-2008 U.K. class action proposals: don't worry about Americanization? 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Copland, 11-19-2004 Australia: "Asbestos caused psychiatric injury" By Walter Olson, 10-19-2004 Australia: "Asbestos caused psychiatric injury" By Walter Olson, 10-19-2004 "Bad ideas don't travel" By Walter Olson, 08-26-2004 "Bad ideas don't travel" By Walter Olson, 08-26-2004 Europe going our way? By Walter Olson, 08-19-2004 Europe going our way? 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