Shakedown
Subtitle: how corporations, government, and trial lawyers abuse the judicial process
By: Robert A. Levy.
Publisher: Cato Institute
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Microsoft Corporation -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Torts -- United States.; Antitrust law -- United States.; Frivolous suits (Civil procedure) -- United States.; Law reform -- United States.
Description: Baseless lawsuits encourage the notion that individuals can engage in risky behavior, then force someone else to pay for their mistakes. That's the premise underlying litigation against manufacturers of cigarettes, guns, lead paint, fatty foods, and alcoholic beverages." "Meanwhile, our antitrust laws have been co-opted by frustrated competitors who curry favor with bureaucrats to attack market leaders such as Microsoft. In effect, antitrust is now a subsidy used to promote the parochial interests of politically favored companies." In Shakedown, Robert A. Levy uncovers the worst abuses of a judicial system run amok, then offers concrete proposals to fix the problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.