Who was Judge Learned Hand? What is the significance of his famous Hand Formula? In this episode, we discuss Judge Hand’s background, his judicial philosophy, and how his opinion in United States v. CarrollTowing Co.led to a paradigm shift in the way legal theorists, legal economists, and judges view negligence in tort law.
Thank you to our interviewees: Edward A. Purcell Jr., Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor of Law at New York Law School, Oren Bar-Gill, William J. Friedman, and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School.
