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Rule of Lawyers : How the New Litigation Elite Threatens America's Rule of Law by Walter K. Olson (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312280858
ISBN-139780312280857
eBay Product ID (ePID)1821300
Product Key Features
Book TitleRule of Lawyers : How the New Litigation Elite Threatens America's Rule of Law
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPractical Guides, Legal Profession
Publication Year2003
FeaturesRevised
GenreLaw
AuthorWalter K. Olson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight21.9 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-514114
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal347.73/53
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisBig-ticket litigation is a way of life in this country. But something new is afoot - something typified by the $246 billion tobacco settlement, and by courtroom assaults that have followed against industries ranging from HMOs to gunmakers, from lead paint manufacturers to "factory farms." Each massive class-action suit seeks to invent new law, to ban or tax or regulate something that elected lawmakers had chosen to leave alone. And each time the new process works as intended, the new litigation elite reaps billions in fees - which they invest in fresh rounds of suits, as well as political contributions. The Rule of Lawyers asks: Who picks these lawyers, and who can fire them? Who protects the public's interest when settlements are negotiated behind closed doors? Where are our elected lawmakers in all this? The answers may determine whether we slip from the rule of law to the rule of lawyers., A timely warning is given by Olson, who maintains that today's class-action lawyers are fast carving out a new and dangerous role as an unelected fourth branch of the government.
LC Classification NumberKF8896.O44 2003
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