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Tort Law

Tort law is a branch of private law that establishes civil liability for wrongful acts or omissions and provides compensation for damages caused to injured parties.

3.8K

Publications

156.2K

Citations

4.9K

Authors

1.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

459

Variants

Law Of Torts

Parents

Children

Publications

3.8K

Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral

Guido Calabresi, A. Douglas Melamed · Harvard Law Review · 1972 · 1.9K citations

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LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS

Herbert L. Bernstein, Donald L. Horowitz, David L. Lange et al. · 1990 · 1.8K citations

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Malpractice Risk According to Physician Specialty

Anupam B. Jena, Seth A. Seabury, Darius Lakdawalla et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I

Troyen A. Brennan · BMJ Quality & Safety · 2004 · 948 citations · Full text

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Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation

David M. Studdert, Michelle M. Mello, Atul A. Gawande et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2006 · 848 citations · Full text

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Authors

4.9K

  1. DM
    David M. Studdert

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    34 publications · 4.2K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. MM
    Michelle M. Mello

    Harvard University, United States

    31 publications · 2.8K citations

    23

    h-index

  3. TA
    Troyen A. Brennan

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    26 publications · 5.3K citations

    22

    h-index

  4. SS
    Steven Shavell

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    21 publications · 3.1K citations

    21

    h-index

  5. WK
    W. Kip Viscusi

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    26 publications · 955 citations

    17

    h-index

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Institutions

1.5K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    40 h-index

    171 publications

    22.4K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    35 h-index

    84 publications

    5.6K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    30 h-index

    71 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. Chicago Kent College of Law

    Chicago, United States

    29 h-index

    54 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    29 h-index

    64 publications

    6.2K citations

  6. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    25 h-index

    63 publications

    4.7K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    23 h-index

    57 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    23 h-index

    58 publications

    14.9K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 344 publications · 11.1K citations

    48

    h-index

  2. The Journal of Legal Studies

    JLS · 103 publications · 7.7K citations

    47

    h-index

  3. California Law Review

    45 publications · 2K citations

    27

    h-index

  4. PubMed

    Repository · 145 publications · 3.3K citations

    27

    h-index

  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 37 publications · 2.6K citations

    27

    h-index

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See also

Tort Law

Liability Elements

Tort Categories

Damages

Causation Standards

Defenses