Defense costs and insurer reserves in medical malpractice and other personal injury cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-245

  Black, Bernard ^a   Hyman, David A ^b   Silver, Charles ^a   Sage, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 58149119679     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahn014     Document Type: Article

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