Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xx, 216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
The professor, the judge, the lawyer and the senator -- Agent orange : compensation to promote victim solidarity -- The September 11 victim compensation fund : public compensation for a special group of victims -- The Hokie spirit memorial fund : all lives have equal value -- Paying Wall S treet executives : "I believe in you" -- Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico : "the perfect storm" -- Epilogue : "a sense of entitlement". |
Summary |
Explains the factors that are considered when calculating the compensation paid to the victims of such tragedies as 9/11, the Virginia Tech massacre, and the Deep Horizon oil spill and the philosophical issues and practical problems involved in the decision. |
Subject |
Damages -- United States.
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Compensation (Law) -- United States.
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Public policy (Law) -- United States.
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ISBN |
1586489771 : $26.99 |
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9781586489779 |
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