To defend my verdict on the two other arguments for Tort reform, let me recount three Tort stories from the Midwest. The first was decided almost exactly one hundred years before the other two. All three cases made local newspaper headlines. In each case the plaintiff was victorious and the defendant protested the injustice of its fate. These stories provide clues that will enable us to explore the nature of Tort law and of its current plight.
Michael I. Krauss, "Tort Law, Moral Accountability, and Efficiency: Reflections on the Current Crisis," Journal of Markets & Morality 2, no. 1 (Spring 1999): 114-124