George L. Priest is the John M. Olin Professor

John M. Olin Foundation

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 of Law and Economics

Law and economics

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 and Director of the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy at Yale Law School

Yale Law School

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. One of the nation's foremost antitrust

Antitrust

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 scholars, he is also the author of a wide number of articles and monographs on the subjects of product liability

Product liability

Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause...

, tort

Tort

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 law, insurance

Insurance

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 litigation, and settlement

Settlement (law)

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. Among his students at Yale was journalist Emily Bazelon

Emily Bazelon

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Priest is a graduate of Yale University

Yale University

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 and University of Chicago Law School

University of Chicago Law School

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. He is the father of fellow Yale Law School professor Claire Priest.

Politics

Priest supported former New York

New York City

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 Mayor Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

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 in the 2008 presidential election

United States presidential election, 2008

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