Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Tort Law Topics: A Comment on Helland & Klick and Kritzer
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Tom Baker
Although Helland & Klick and Kritzer employ very different research methods, the two papers are alike in demonstrating the complementary nature of qualitative and quantitative empirical research. Using quantitative methods, Helland & Klick find an interesting positive relationship between the intensity of insurance market regulation and the likelihood of an insurer facing a class action in a given state. Future qualitative research will be necessary to adequately interpret this finding. Based on preliminary qualitative research Kritzer explores a variety of issues relating to defense practice that, as he acknowledges, will require additional qualitative and quantitative research to develop. For tort scholars, the papers present a useful snapshot of empirical research in the early stages of developing a new subfield in the study of tort law in action.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- Toward A Unified Theory of Torts
- The Tradeoffs between Regulation and Litigation: Evidence from Insurance Class Actions
- Defending Torts: What Should We Know?
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Tort Law Topics: A Comment on Helland & Klick and Kritzer
- Comparative Law - A Must in the European Union: Demonstrated by Tort Law as an Example
- Benefits of Comparative Tort Reasoning: Lost in Translation
Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- Toward A Unified Theory of Torts
- The Tradeoffs between Regulation and Litigation: Evidence from Insurance Class Actions
- Defending Torts: What Should We Know?
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Tort Law Topics: A Comment on Helland & Klick and Kritzer
- Comparative Law - A Must in the European Union: Demonstrated by Tort Law as an Example
- Benefits of Comparative Tort Reasoning: Lost in Translation
