This book analyzes tort law as a reflection of american society discerning in this branch of law a cultural mosaic the book identifies some areas in which judicial decisions reflect general agreement that moral principles govern the law it also indicates how other areas of tort law reflect our ambivalences about rights and wrongs how . Tort law and culture marshall s shapo vose professor of law northwestern university school of law carolina academic press durham north carolina contents preface xi introduction 3 chapter one the special symbolism of dramatic cases 13 i silkwood 13 ii a chemical spill at blue island 17 hi time inc v hill 20 iv english language and the culture of tort 23 v nader v general motors 27 vi . Discerning in this branch of law a cultural mosaic the book identifies some find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate article september 2003. Abstract according to the common understanding tort law is the branch of private law whose set of positive rules institutions and procedures aims to shift