Victor E. Schwartz

Publications

• Expert Evidence: The Gatekeeper Role of Justice
  18 BROOK. J. CORP. FIN. & COM. L. 69 (2023) · Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law · 2023
• Perspectives on the Future of Tort Damages: The Law Should Reflect Reality
  74 S. C. L. REV. (2022) · South Carolina Law Review · 2022
• Where's the Beef?: A Guide to Judges on Preemption of State Tort Litigation Involving Branded Drugs
  89 U. CIN. L. REV. 597 (2021) · University of Cincinnati Law Review · 2021

• The U.S. Supreme Court’s Personal Jurisdiction Paradigm Shift to End Litigation Tourism
  14 DUKE J. CONST. L. & PUB. POL'Y 51 (2019) · Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy · 2019
• Deep Pocket Jurisprudence: Where Tort Law Should Draw the Line
  70 OKLA. L. REV. 359 (2018) · Oklahoma Law Review · 2018
• The Case in Favor of Civil Justice Reform
  65 EMORY L.J. ONLINE 2065 (2016) · Emory Law Journal Online · 2016
• Rebutting the Fraud on the Market Presumption in Securities Fraud Class Actions: <em>Halliburton II</em> Opens the Door
  5 MICH. BUS. & ENTREPRENEURIAL L. REV. 33 (2016) · Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review · 2016
• The Rise of "Empty Suit" Litigation. Where Should Tort Law Draw the Line?
  80 BROOK. L. REV. (2015) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2015
• Warning: Shifting Liability to Manufacturers of Brand-Name Medicines When the Harm Was Allegedly Caused by Generic Drugs Has Severe Side Effects
  81 FORDHAM L. REV. 1835 (2013) · Fordham Law Review · 2013
• Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Reconsidering the Application of Comparative Fault to Punitive Damage Awards
  78 MO. L. REV. (2013) · Missouri Law Review · 2013
• THE CHURCH AUTONOMY DOCTRINE: WHERE TORT LAW SHOULD STEP ASIDE
  80 U. CIN. L. REV. (2012) · University of Cincinnati Law Review · 2012
• The Intersection of Tort and Environmental Law: Where the Twains Should Meet and Depart
  80 FORDHAM L. REV. 737 (2011) · Fordham Law Review · 2011
• Exporting United States Tort Law: The Importance of Authenticity, Necessity, and Learning from Our Mistakes
  38 PEPP. L. REV. (2011) · Pepperdine Law Review · 2011
• Reshaping the Traditional Limits of Affirmative Duties under the Third Restatement of Torts, 44 J. Marshall L. Rev. 319 (2011)
  44 UIC L. REV. (2011) · UIC Law Review · 2011
• Game Over? Why Recent State Supreme Court Decisions Should End the Attempted Expansion of Public Nuisance Law
  62 OKLA. L. REV. 629 (2010) · Oklahoma Law Review · 2010

• Lessons Learned From the Front Lines: A Trial Court Checklist for Promoting Order and Sound Policy in Asbestos Litigation
  16 J. L. & POL'Y (2009) · Journal of Law and Policy · 2009
• West Virginia as a Judicial Hellhole: Why Businesses Fear Litigating in State Courts
  111 W. VA. L. REV. (2009) · West Virginia Law Review · 2009
• The Supreme Court's Common Law Approach to Excessive Punitive Damage Awards: A Guide for the Development of State Law
  60 S. C. L. REV. (2009) · South Carolina Law Review · 2009
• Common-Sense Construction of Unfair Claims Settlement Statutes: Restoring the Good Faith in Bad Faith
  58 AM. U. L. REV. (2009) · American University Law Review · 2009
• Effective Communication of Warnings in the Workplace: Avoiding Injuries in Working with Industrial Materials
  73 MO. L. REV. (2008) · Missouri Law Review · 2008
• The Draining of Daubert and the Recidivism of Junk Science in Federal and State Courts
  35 HOFSTRA L. REV. (2006) · Hofstra Law Review · 2006
• Non-Economic Damages in Pet Litigation: The Serious Need To Preserve a Rational Rule
  33 PEPP. L. REV. (2006) · Pepperdine Law Review · 2006
• Toward Neutral Principles of Stare Decisions in Tort Law
  58 S. C. L. REV. (2006) · South Carolina Law Review · 2006
• Getting the Sand out of the Eyes of the Law: The Need for a Clear Rule for Sand Suppliers in Texas after Humble Sand & (and) Gravel, Inc. v. Gomez.
  37 ST. MARY'S L.J. (2006) · St. Mary's Law Journal · 2006
• Medical Monitoring: The Right Way and the Wrong Way
  70 MO. L. REV. (2005) · Missouri Law Review · 2005
• A Prescription for Drug Liability and Regulation
  58 OKLA. L. REV. 135 (2005) · Oklahoma Law Review · 2005
• Extending the Privilege to Litigation Communications Specialists in the Age of Trial by Media
  13 COMMLAW CONSPECTUS 7 (2004) · CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015) · 2004
• Asbestos Litigation in Madison County, Illinois: The Challenge Ahead
  16 WASH. U. J. L. & POL'Y 235 (2004) · Washington University Journal of Law & Policy · 2004
• Toppling the House of Cards That Flowed from an Unsound Supreme Court Decision: End Inadmissibility of Railroad Disability Benefits in FELA Cases
  30 TRANSP. L.J. 105 (2003) · Transportation Law Journal · 2003
• I'll Take That: Legal and Public Policy Problems Raised by Statutes That Require Punitive Damages Awards to be Shared with the State
  68 MO. L. REV. (2003) · Missouri Law Review · 2003
• Jury (Dis)Service: Why People Avoid Jury Duty and What Florida Can Do About It
  28 NOVA L. REV. 143 (2003) · Nova Law Review · 2003
• Addressing the "Elephantine Mass" of Asbestos Cases: Consolidation Versus Inactive Dockets (Pleural Registries) and Case Management Plans That Defer Claims Filed by the Non-Sick
  31 PEPP. L. REV. (2003) · Pepperdine Law Review · 2003
• Consumer Protection in the Legal Marketplace: A Legal Consumer's Bill of Rights Is Needed
  15 LOY. CONSUMER L. REV. 1 (2002) · Loyola Consumer Law Review · 2002
• Twitsting the Purpose of Pain and Suffering Awards: Turning Compensation Into "Punishment"
  54 S. C. L. REV. (2002) · South Carolina Law Review · 2002
• The General Aviation Revitalization Act: How Rational Civil Justice Reform Revitalized an Industry
  67 J. AIR L. & COM. 1269 (2002) · Journal of Air Law and Commerce · 2002
• Judicial Nullification of Tort Reform: Ignoring History, Logic, and Fundamentals of Constitutional Law
  31 SETON HALL L. REV. (2001) · Seton Hall Law Review · 2001
• Tort Reform Past, Present and Future: Solving Old Problems and Dealing with "New Style" Litigation
  27 WM. MITCHELL L. REV. (2000) · William Mitchell Law Review · 2000
• The Remoteness Doctrine: A Rationale For a Rational Limit on Tort Liability
  27 PEPP. L. REV. (2000) · Pepperdine Law Review · 2000
• Fostering Mutual Respect and Cooperation between State Courts and State Legislatures: A Sound Alternative to a Tort Tug of War
  103 W. VA. L. REV. (2000) · West Virginia Law Review · 2000

• Reining in Punitive Damages "Run Wild": Proposals for Reform by Courts and Legislatures
  65 BROOK. L. REV. 1003 (1999) · Brooklyn Law Review · 1999
• Remoteness Doctrine: A Rational Limit on Tort Law
  8 CORNELL J. L. & PUB. POL'Y 421 (1999) · Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy · 1999
• The Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability-The American Law Institute's Process of Democracy and Deliberation
  26 HOFSTRA L. REV. (1998) · Hofstra Law Review · 1998
• Illinois Tort Law: A Rich History of Cooperation and Respect between the Courts and the Legislature
  28 LOY. U. CHI. L.J. 745 (1997) · Loyola University Chicago Law Journal · 1997
• An Unhappy Return to Confusion in the Common Law of Products Liability - Denny v. Ford Motor Company Should Be Overturned
  17 PACE L. REV. 359 (1997) · Pace Law Review · 1997
• The Road to Federal Product Liability Reform
  55 MD. L. REV. 1363 (1996) · Maryland Law Review · 1996
• Introduction: Dean John W. Wate -- A Fitting Tribute
  48 VAND. L. REV. 583 (1995) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 1995

• In the 1990's the Government Must Be a Reasonable Person in Its Workplaces: The Discretionary Function Immunity Must Be Trimmed
  46 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 359 (1989) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 1989
• A Permanent Solution for Product Liability Crises: Uniform Federal Tort Law Standards
  64 DENV. L. REV. 685 (1988) · Denver Law Review · 1988
• Filling the Interstate Commerce GAP: Why the States Cannot Effectively Address Product Liability Reform;Symposium on Product Liability
  14 J. LEGIS. 151 (1987) · Journal of Legislation · 1987
• Conclusion
  17 SETON HALL L. REV. (1987) · Seton Hall Law Review · 1987
• Offensive Collateral Estoppel: It Will Not Work in Product Liability
  31 N.Y.L. SCH. L. REV. 583 (1986) · NYLS Law Review · 1986
• The Federal Employers' Liability Act, a Bane for Workers, a Bust for Railroads, a Boon for Lawyers
  23 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 1 (1986) · San Diego Law Review · 1986
• Tort Law Reform: Strict Liability and the Collateral Source Rule Do Not Mix
  39 VAND. L. REV. 569 (1986) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 1986
• Failure to Identify the Defendant in Tort Law: Towards a Legislative Solution
  73 CAL. L. REV. 941 (1985) · California Law Review · 1985
• Product Liability of the Aviation Component Part Manufacturer: A Proposal to Reduce Transaction Costs
  13 TRANSP. L.J. 393 (1984) · Transportation Law Journal · 1984
• The Need for Federal Product Liability and Toxic Tort Legislation: A Current Assessment
  28 VILL. L. REV. 1088 (1982) · Villanova Law Review (1956 - ) · 1982
• The Uniform Product Liability Act--A Brief Overview
  33 VAND. L. REV. 579 (1980) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 1980

• Judicial Adoption of Comparative Negligence - The Supreme Court of California Takes A Historic Stand
  51 IND. L.J. (1976) · Indiana Law Journal · 1976
• Statutory Strict Liability for an Insurer’s Failure to Settle: A Balanced Plan for an Unresolved Problem
  24 DUKE L.J. 901 (1975) · Duke Law Journal · 1975
• Professor O'Connell's Method for Ending Insult to Injury: Can it Solve the Air Crash Litigation Dilemma
  41 J. AIR L. & COM. 199 (1975) · Journal of Air Law and Commerce · 1975
• Review Article
  72 COLUM. L. REV. 610 (1972) · Columbia Law Review · 1972
• Civil Liability for Causing Suicide: A Synthesis of Law and Psychiatry
  24 VAND. L. REV. 217 (1971) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 1971
• Evidence
  56 VA. L. REV. 1325 (1970) · Virginia Law Review · 1970