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Four ways to fix a broken legal system

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Philip K. Howard |

TED2010

• February 2010

The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law.

The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law.

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Philip K. Howard

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Philip K. Howard is the founder of Common Good, a drive to overhaul the US legal system.

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