Torts - Cases, Principles, and Institutions Fifth Edition, 2016a

Witt & Tani, TCPI
Death Cases and Family Structure ................................................................................... 640
The Death Case Paradox .................................................................................................. 641
B. Damages in Practice ..................................................................................................... 641
1. Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and the Contingency Fee ............................................................ 641
2. The Role of Defendants’ Insurance ............................................................................ 645
3. Subrogation; or, The Role of Plaintiffs’ Insurance .................................................... 646
4. The “Bronx Jury” Effect ............................................................................................. 648
5. Beyond Dollars ........................................................................................................... 650
6. The Death of Liability? .............................................................................................. 651
C. Mass Settlements .......................................................................................................... 654
1. The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ...................................................... 654
2. Aggregation: Class Actions and their Limits ............................................................. 656
3. The Vioxx Settlement ................................................................................................. 658
4. The BP Oil Spill ......................................................................................................... 661
5. State Attorneys General .............................................................................................. 663
D. Punitive Damages ........................................................................................................ 663
Kemezy v. Peters ............................................................................................................. 664
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 666
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell ................................................................... 669
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 673
Philip Morris USA v. Williams ....................................................................................... 674
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 679