The ''Journal of Tort Law'' is a

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covering

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. It was established in 2006 and is published by the

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. The

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are John Goldberg and

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. The journal is indexed in

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. According to the Washington and Lee Law Journal Ranking, the ''Journal of Tort Law'' has the highest impact factor among 7 journals specializing in tort law and was overall ranked 64th among 1087 law journals in 2010.

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* {{Official website, http://www.bepress.com/jtl/ American law journals English-language journals Tort law Publications established in 2006 Biannual journals