Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics
Abstract
Under the usual tort rules, damages for an accident equal the victim’s loss (compensation). This paper departs from current law by advocating damages equal to the injurer’s gain from untaken precaution divided by the probability of an accident (disgorg
Number
688
Recommended Citation
Robert D. Cooter & Ariel Porat, "Disgorgement Damages for Accidents" (Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Working Paper No. 688, 2015).
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