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Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library: American Law Institute Archives
- Creator
- American Law Institute.
- Title
- Enterprise Responsibility for Personal Injury
- ID
- PU-L.ALI.04.026
- Date [inclusive]
- 1985-1992
- Extent
- 3.5 linear feet
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This project constitutes a report to the Institute rather than by the Institute. The first volume details the legal and social concerns that gave rise to the study in the mid-1980s, and distills contemporary scholarship dealing with how well various institutions—prominently, but not exclusively, tort litigation—have performed in addressing the human and economic problems created by personal injuries. The second volume undertakes an in-depth analysis of those facets of the tort system that have proved especially troublesome in recent years and presents the Reporters’ judgments about how the tort system should evolve in the future. The collection, 1985-1992, includes correspondence with foundations and other agencies who funded the project, correspondence with project members and other interested parties, reports submitted to Council, consultants and advisers, and publications of the study.
- Preferred Citation note
- [Identification of item], in the Enterprise Responsibility for Personal Injury, American Law Institute Archives, ALI.04.026, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Biographical/Historical note
This project constitutes a report to the Institute rather than by the Institute. The first volume details the legal and social concerns that gave rise to the study in the mid-1980s, and distills contemporary scholarship dealing with how well various institutions—prominently, but not exclusively, tort litigation—have performed in addressing the human and economic problems created by personal injuries. The second volume undertakes an in-depth analysis of those facets of the tort system that have proved especially troublesome in recent years and presents the Reporters’ judgments about how the tort system should evolve in the future. An important theme in the second volume is the emphasis on the room that tort law should give to market competition, social insurance, and administrative regulation in order to enhance the capacity of these institutions to build a fairer, more sensible personal injury regime. The Chief Reporter for this project was Paul C. Weiler.
This project was formerly known as Compensation and Liability for Product and Process Injuries.
Scope and Contents note
The collection, 1985-1992, includes correspondence with foundations and other agencies who funded the project, correspondence with project members and other interested parties, reports submitted to Council, consultants and advisers, and publications of the study.
Arrangement note
- Foundation and Grant Material
- Correspondence
- Reports
- Final Report Versions
- Reporters' Study and Transcript of Meetings
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access note
The archives reserves the right to restrict access to materials of sensitive nature. Please contact the department for further information.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Received from American Law Institute headquarters in 2001.
Processing Information note
Processed by Jordon Steele, September 2009.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Torts
- Personal injuries
Collection Inventory
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Foundation and Grant Material, 1985-1992. |
3 |
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Correspondence, 1985-1992. |
1 4 |
1 |
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Reports, 1986-1988. |
1 |
2-14 |
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Final Report Versions, 1989-1990. |
1 2 |
15-20 1-3 |
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Reporters' Study and Transcript of Meeting, 1991 April-May. |
2 |
4-6 |
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