Tort Law and the Alternatives: Some Anglo-American Comparisons

The perceived litigiousness of Americans is of concern to people and institutions in other countries, because foreign business, insurers and reinsurers feel threatened by American litigation trends.The author presents a comparative study of American and U.K. tort litigation, examining areas such as volume and types of claims.He then presents some possible explanations for the differences between the two countries and discusses some alternatives to tort law available to accident victims in these countries.