A solution to the problem of nuisance suits: The option to have the court bar settlement

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-51

  Rosenberg, David ^a   Shavell, Steven ^a  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Litigation; Nuisance suits; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746552852     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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