The Rule of Lawyers: How the New Litigation Elite Threatens America's Rule of Law - Hardcover

Olson, Walter K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312280858 ISBN 13: 9780312280857

Publisher: Truman Talley Books, 2003

Synopsis

Notes an increase in court cases that are resulting in significant settlements, including those involving HMOs and the tobacco industry, warning readers about the increasing power of class-action lawyers and the public's vulnerability to them. 20,000 first printing.

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Review:

"A truly gripping read about tort lawyers...a brilliant expose of the way courts are being overwhelmed by mass tort actions."
- Robert Lenzner, "Forbes.com"
"Walter Olson lays out an entertaining, but disturbing chronicle of class-action abuses."
- David A. Price, "The Wall Street Journal"
"With a marvelous combination of irony, insight and outrage, Olson covers the whole range of opportunistic litigation over tobacco, asbestos, breast-implants, autos and guns....Olson even proposes sensible ways of reforming the jury system that might actually make a difference."
- Gene Epstein, "Barron's"
"Even lawyers, however, will find ["The Rule of Lawyers"] a tasty snack."
- Peter Schuck, "The New York Law Journal"
A truly gripping read about tort lawyers...a brilliant expose of the way courts are being overwhelmed by mass tort actions.--Robert Lenzner "Forbes.com "

Walter Olson lays out an entertaining, but disturbing chronicle of class-action abuses.--David A. Price "The Wall Street Journal "

With a marvelous combination of irony, insight and outrage, Olson covers the whole range of opportunistic litigation over tobacco, asbestos, breast-implants, autos and guns....Olson even proposes sensible ways of reforming the jury system that might actually make a difference.--Gene Epstein "Barron's "

Even lawyers, however, will find ["The Rule of Lawyers"] a tasty snack.--Peter Schuck "The New York Law Journal "

A truly gripping read about tort lawyers...a brilliant expose of the way courts are being overwhelmed by mass tort actions. Robert Lenzner, "Forbes.com"

Walter Olson lays out an entertaining, but disturbing chronicle of class-action abuses. David A. Price, "The Wall Street Journal"

With a marvelous combination of irony, insight and outrage, Olson covers the whole range of opportunistic litigation over tobacco, asbestos, breast-implants, autos and guns....Olson even proposes sensible ways of reforming the jury system that might actually make a difference. Gene Epstein, "Barron's"

Even lawyers, however, will find ["The Rule of Lawyers"] a tasty snack. Peter Schuck, "The New York Law Journal""

"A truly gripping read about tort lawyers...a brilliant expose of the way courts are being overwhelmed by mass tort actions." --Robert Lenzner, Forbes.com

"Walter Olson lays out an entertaining, but disturbing chronicle of class-action abuses." --David A. Price, The Wall Street Journal

"With a marvelous combination of irony, insight and outrage, Olson covers the whole range of opportunistic litigation over tobacco, asbestos, breast-implants, autos and guns....Olson even proposes sensible ways of reforming the jury system that might actually make a difference." --Gene Epstein, Barron's

"Even lawyers, however, will find [The Rule of Lawyers] a tasty snack." --Peter Schuck, The New York Law Journal

About the Author:

Walter K. Olson is the author of The Litigation Explosion (1991). A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Olson has written on law and lawyers for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, City Journal, and others. He lives and works in Chappaqua, NY.

About this edition

• Publisher: Truman Talley Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312280858
• ISBN 13: 9780312280857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 358