The Paycheck Fairness Act looks like common sense, but instead of helping women it will hurt all workers. The legislation, built on 30 years of spurious advocacy research, will impose unnecessary and onerous requirements on employers.

A review of developments concerning the use of trading models that have emergedsince the original version of this monograph was published.

Weather change and its consequences are inevitable.  Governments and rating agencies around the world have tools  to “motivate” short-term-focused insurers to broaden their risk perspectives, with their executives facing personal liabilities if their coverage reserves fall short. Without more aggressive moves, the rest of the world could end up like Grenada and Jamaica, circa 2004.

The Gulf Coast oil spill offers an opportunity to reflect on the basic principles of tort law, which makes clear that in this case full economic damages are appropriate but punitive damages should not be pursued.

The Supreme Court's decision in Exxon Shipping v. Baker highlights the need for legislative reform of arbitrary punitive damage awards.

Doctors order certain procedures to protect against frivolous suits filed by trial lawyers seeking an easy payout, particularly after a doctor makes a simple mistake.

BP and the Minerals Management Service share responsibility for the Gulf oil spill, and while BP should ultimately pay for the damages, action must also be taken by the U.S. government to reform the leasing process for offshore areas.

While BP should be legally liable for the damages stemming from the Gulf oil spill, the punishment for BP should come through due process, not the show trials being pursued by the president and Congress.