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The article discusses the decision of Jack B. Weinstein, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in the case 'In re Agent Orange'. Topics discussed include his contribution in the construction of the tort laws in the U.S.; judicial responsibility concerning tort laws; and implications of the Agent Orange litigation on the U.S. tort laws.

The article focuses on U.S. Judge Guido Calabresi's contributions to contemporary American legal theory. Topics include Calabresi's book "The Costs of Accidents," critical legal studies in the U.S., and liberal-rights theory. Information is provided on law and neoclassical economics, tort law in the U.S., and products liability.

The article discusses the intellectual history of corporate finance theory in relation to the connection of enlightenment and law and the global financial crisis of 2008. It mentions that the foundation of corporate finance theory is the modern portfolio theory that mentions investment of a diversified portfolio of securities. Moreover, it stresses that portfolio theory implies the correct measure of risk in an individual security.

Discusses the issue of causation in African American reparations utilizing the individualist, black nationalist and social welfareist ideologies. Difference between the three ideologies in terms of their views as a group; Analysis of African American reparations in the context of tort causation, with analogy to mass toxic torts; Broader policy implications of the causation analysis and social welfare reparations.

The law and economics movement is responsible for one of the most influential and powerful applications of neoclassical economics. Its impact on public policy debates, particularly those centering around law, has been profound. Given its neoclassical heritage, the prevailing norm in applying economic analysis to law was that the distributional implications of legal rules should not be taken into account. This essay chronicles the criticism of this distribution agnosticism and the evolution of a consensus that distributional matters must be dealt with forthrightly. The result is that law and economics can no longer be viewed as a purely scientific enterprise avoiding inevitable political choices. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]