Public Nuisance: The New Mass Tort Frontier

Linda Mullenix's book "Public Nuisance" explores the landscape of 21st-century mass tort litigation involving public harms and the theory of public nuisance used to compensate those who create public nuisances. She argues for a middle approach to new public nuisance law, embracing both common law and legislated statutes.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 16 November 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

In her book "Public Nuisance," Linda Mullenix delves into the intricate landscape of 21st-century mass tort litigation, encompassing a wide range of public harms such as lead paint, opioids, firearms, e-cigarettes, climate change, and environmental pollution. This book explores the novel theory of public nuisance that lawyers and local governments have employed to seek compensation from those responsible for creating public nuisances. The book conducts a comprehensive survey of conflicting judicial decisions rooted in common law and statutory interpretation, evaluating the competing arguments for and against the expansion of public nuisance law. Mullenix posits that the development of public nuisance theory is an integral part of the historical trajectory of mass tort litigation and advocates for a middle approach to new public nuisance law. Specifically, she suggests that we should embrace both the common law and legislated public nuisance statutes to address the challenges posed by these harmful phenomena effectively.

In her book "Public Nuisance," Linda Mullenix delves into the intricate landscape of 21st-century mass tort litigation, encompassing a wide range of public harms such as lead paint, opioids, firearms, e-cigarettes, climate change, and environmental pollution. This book explores the novel theory of public nuisance that lawyers and local governments have employed to seek compensation from those responsible for creating public nuisances. The book conducts a comprehensive survey of conflicting judicial decisions rooted in common law and statutory interpretation, evaluating the competing arguments for and against the expansion of public nuisance law. Mullenix posits that the development of public nuisance theory is an integral part of the historical trajectory of mass tort litigation and advocates for a middle approach to new public nuisance law. Specifically, she suggests that we should embrace both the common law and legislated public nuisance statutes to address the challenges posed by these harmful phenomena effectively.

Weight: 426g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009334914