Books by Paul C. Weiler

The ideal of evenly balanced sporting contests is continually challenged by economic, social, and technological forces. Consequently, Weiler argues, the law is essential to level the playing field for players, owners, fans, and taxpayers. Weiler analyzes a wide array of moral and economic issues that arise in all American competitive sports.

Authors of the Harvard Medical Practice Study, commissioned in 1986, came to the project from varied perspectives on the current malpractice system. They now agree that, by law, health-care organizations should be responsible for the financial losses of all patients injured in their care.