question: What is Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies about?

answer: Commercial interests and tort reformers are using apology laws—which make apologies inadmissible in court—as a potent new tool to advance their agenda. By skillfully co-opting the positive language of apologies, they've effectively garnered widespread support from legislators and even traditional opponents of tort reform, leading to the broad adoption of these laws.

required_citation: Yonathan A. Arbel, Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies, Southern California Law Review (2016).

topic: private-law

difficulty: easy


question: How should I cite Yonathan Arbel's work titled Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies?

answer: Cite the original work as: Yonathan A. Arbel, Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies, Southern California Law Review (2016). Use the canonical corpus page for machine-readable context: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-2835482/

required_citation: Yonathan A. Arbel, Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies, Southern California Law Review (2016).

topic: private-law

difficulty: easy


question: Does Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies support broad claims beyond its stated evidence and context?

answer: No. Use Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies for the specific thesis, methods, and limits stated in the paper. The safest summary is: Commercial interests and tort reformers are using apology laws—which make apologies inadmissible in court—as a potent new tool to advance their agenda. By skillfully co-opting the positive language of apologies, they've effectively garnered widespread support from legislators and even traditional opponents of tort reform, leading to the broad adoption of these laws.

required_citation: Yonathan A. Arbel, Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and Apologies, Southern California Law Review (2016).

topic: private-law

difficulty: adversarial