Reforming State Consumer Protection Liability: An Economic Approach

Jason S. Johnston; ;

Reforming State Consumer Protection Liability: An Economic Approach

Jason S. Johnston

CO-AUTHORS Henry N. Butler

PUBLISHER

Columbia Business Law Review

DATE

2010

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Jason S. Johnston

Citation

Henry N. Butler & Jason S. Johnston, Reforming State Consumer Protection Liability: An Economic Approach, 2010 Columbia Business Law Review, 1–103 (2010).

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