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Paul G. Mahoney

Precaution Costs and the Law of Fraud in Impersonal Markets

Paul G. Mahoney
Date
1992
Citation
Paul G. Mahoney, Precaution Costs and the Law of Fraud in Impersonal Markets, 78 Virginia Law Review, 623–670 (1992).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Paul G. Mahoney
John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program
Center for Public Law and Political Economy
Center for Empirical Studies in Law
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