Mark Geistfeld

New York University School of Law

Sheila Lubetsky Birnbaum Professor of Civil Litigation

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Efficiency, Fairness, and the Economic Analysis of Tort Law

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW AND ECONOMICS, Mark D. White ed., Cambridge U. Press, 2009, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 09-26, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-21
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Apr 2009
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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A Roadmap for Autonomous Vehicles: State Tort Liability, Automobile Insurance, and Federal Safety Regulation

105 California Law Review 1611 (2017), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-09
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 13 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2018
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Implementing the Precautionary Principle

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 02 Nov 2001
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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The Coherence of Compensation-Deterrence Theory in Tort Law

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 61, 2012, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-38, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-22
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jul 2013
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Products Liability

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAW AND ECONOMICS, 2d edition, Michael Faure, ed., Edward Elgar Press, 2010, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-19
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 May 2009
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Punitive Damages, Retribution, and Due Process

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 263-309, 2008, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 07-39, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 07-18
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2008
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Punitive Damages, Retribution, Due Process of Law

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Interpreting the Rules of Insurance Contract Interpretation

Rutgers Law Review, 2015, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-57, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-26
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Dec 2015
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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The Doctrinal Unity of Alternative Liability and Market-Share Liability

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 155, 2006, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 06-38
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Nov 2006
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Market-Share Liability, alternative liability, asbestos liability, evidential grouping

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The Value of Consumer Choice in Products Liability

Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 74, No. 3, 2010, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 09-25, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-20
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Apr 2009
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Conceptualizing the Intentional Torts

10 J. Tort Law (Forthcoming 2017), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-31, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 17-33
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2017
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Compensation as a Tort Norm

Forthcoming: Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Torts (Oxford University Press, John Oberdiek ed.), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-28, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-54
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2013
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Compensation, Norm of Tort Liability, Risk Distribution, Corrective Justice, Equality of Resources

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The Law and Economics of Tort Liability for Human Rights Violations in Global Supply Chains

Mark A. Geistfeld, The Law and Economics of Tort Liability for Human Rights Violations in Global Supply Chains, 10(2) J. European Tort L. 1-36, DOI: 10.1515/jetl-2019-0108 (Forthcoming), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-22
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Jul 2019
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Constitutional Tort-Reform

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 May 2005
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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The Regulatory Sweet Spot for Autonomous Vehicles

Mark A. Geistfeld, The Regulatory Sweet Spot for Autonomous Vehicles, 53 Wake Forest Law Review (Forthcoming)., NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-29
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 May 2018
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Fault Lines in the Positive Economic Analysis of Tort Law

Research Handbook on the Economics of Torts (Edward Elgar Press, Jennifer H. Arlen ed.), Forthcoming , NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-37, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-21
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2013
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Legal Ambiguity, Liability Insurance, and Tort Reform

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 60, 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-49, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-22
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Jul 2011
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Due Process and the Deterrence Rationale for Punitive Damages

THE POWER OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES, R.C. Meurkens, E. Nordin, eds., IUS Commune Europaeum Series, 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-76, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-38
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Oct 2011
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Protecting Confidential Information Entrusted to Others in Business Transactions: Data Breaches, Identity Theft, and Tort Liability

66 DePaul Law Review 385 (2017), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 17-32, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-31
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2017
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Tort Law in the Age of Statutes

99 Iowa Law Review, 2014, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-06
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 27 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2014
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Reconciling Cost-Benefit Analysis with the Principle that Safety Matters More than Money

New York University Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 114, April 2001
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 09 Apr 2001 Last Revised: 06 May 2009
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations, The Precautionary Principle, The Safety Principle

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The Principle of Misalignment: Duty, Damages, and the Nature of Tort Liability

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 121, p. 142, 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-77, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-39
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 26 Oct 2011
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Risk Distribution and the Law of Torts: Carrying Calabresi Further

Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 77, 2014, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-52, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-24
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Oct 2014
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Tort Law and the Inherent Limitations of Monetary Exchange: Property Rules, Liability Rules, and the Negligence Rule

Journal of Tort Law, 2011, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-50, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-23
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Jul 2011
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Folk Tort Law

Handbook of Private Law Theories (Hanoch Dagan & Benjamin Zipursky eds., Edward Elgar Press 2020, Forthcoming), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-37
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 26 May 2020
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Tort Law, Negligence Liability, Standard of Reasonable Care, Social Norms, Reciprocity

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Principles of Product Liability, Third Edition: 'Introduction' and 'Strict Products Liability 2.0'

Mark A. Geistfeld, Principles of Products Liability (Foundation Press, 3d ed. 2020)., NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 20-36
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Sep 2020
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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CL: Consumer Product Safety (products liability), Law & Economics: Private Law (Torts), LSPRL: Torts (Topic), Torts & Products Liability Law, Law & Society: Torts & Products Liability Law

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Restatement (Third) of Torts Symposium: 'Social Value as a Policy-Based Limitation of the Ordinary Duty to Exercise Reasonable Care'

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 44, p. 899, 2009, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 09-68
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Dec 2009
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Tort Law and Civil Recourse

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Mark A. Geistfeld, Tort Law and Civil Recourse, 119 Mich. L. Rev. Forthcoming 2021
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2021
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Normative Source of Modern Tort Law

New York University Law Review, Vol. 91, p. 1517, 2016, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-04
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 28 Feb 2017
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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The Contractually Based Economic Loss Rule in Tort Law: Endangered Consumers and the Error Of East River Steamship

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 65, No. 393, 2016, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-39, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-35
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 15 May 2017
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Cost-Benefit Analysis Outside of Welfarism

Mark A. Geistfeld, Cost-Benefit Analysis Outside of Welfarism, Revus: Journal of Constitutional Theory and Philosophy of Law (Forthcoming), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 18-15
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 May 2018
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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The Tort Entitlement to Physical Security as the Distributive Basis for Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations

15 Theoretical Inquiries in Law 357 (2014), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-29, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-16
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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Tort Law and Criminal Behavior (Guns)

NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Oct 2001 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2013
Mark Geistfeld
New York University School of Law
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