There seems to be a consensus that controls need to be put in place because of the effects of more litigation on Australian society.
Carrier (2012), one especially noteworthy recent example, presents the results of interviews with 31 CEOs about the results of the Napster case, as well as examines the effects of copyright litigation.
Although the effect of perceived litigation threat on doctors' behavior itself is interesting, the key question to consider is whether such an effect produces a positive or negative outcome for the patient.
This paper employs a natural experiment research design to analyze the differences in the effects of the 2002 notice concerning private securities litigation issued by the Supreme People's Court on stock price performance in A/B-share markets.
During his lifetime he acquired land in Quebec, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, but lost most of his Quebec land due to litigation with Christie and the effects of the revolution.
The cuts were supposed to take effect in 2011 but have been held up, pending the outcome of litigation.
It has recently threatened litigation if the Environmental Protection Agency does not re-examine its findings on the effects of climate change on the public.
"The effect of all this litigation," Gerard tells me, "was to chill the industry.
"Making that information widely known could have the effect of driving up litigation costs," she said.
