Directly accountable

Published March 28, 2016 This content is archived.

An article in Slate about an Ohio legal case that shows how tort reform is having unforeseen consequences as more and more victims of sexual assault take their cases to the civil justice system quotes Lucinda Finley, Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy in the UB Law School. “Once a cap is in place, lawyers may factor it into their willingness to even bring certain cases,” she said.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2016/03/tort_reform_harms_victims_of_sexual_assault.html