Bruce L. Hay

Professor of Law

Biographical Statement

Bruce Hay is a Professor at Harvard Law School. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Law School Prior to joining the faculty he clerked for Justice Scalia of the United States Supreme Court, and practiced law in Washington, DC, specializing in appellate litigation and regulatory matters. His teaching has included Civil Procedure, Contracts, Mass Torts and Complex Litigation, Environmental Law, Corporations, Professional Responsibility, and Insurance Law. His research interests are primarily in law and economics and decision theory, with applications to legal procedure, negotiation and dispute resolution, and the regulation and distribution of risk.

Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Law, 1992
• Professor of Law, 1998

Education

• University of Wisconsin B.A. 1985, Political Science and French
• Harvard Law School J.D. 1988

Research Interests

• Economics of Litigation, Procedure, and Dispute Resolution
• Complex Litigation, Class Actions, Attorney Fees
• Risk and Insurance
• Ethics and Decision Theory

Other Information

2011-2012 Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities

Representative Publications

• Hay, Bruce L. & Kathryn E. Spier. "Manufacturer Liability for Harm Caused by Consumers to Others," 94 American Economic Review 1700 (2005).
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• Hay, Bruce L. & David Rosenberg. "'Sweetheart' and 'Blackmail' Settlements in Class Actions: Reality and Remedy," 75 Notre Dame Law Review 1377 (2000).
  Full text: HEIN || LEXIS || WESTLAW
  
• Hay, Bruce L. "Contingent Fees and Agency Costs," 25 Journal of Legal Studies 503 (1996).
  

Bibliography

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