论美国有毒物质侵权诉讼中的健康检查费损害赔偿诉讼

在有毒物质侵权诉讼领域,美国普通法新近发展了预防性的健康检查费损害赔偿诉讼,亦即如果原告暴露于有毒物质中,即使还没有发现因此而产生的明显疾病,但对此而进行的合理医疗检查所产生的费用也可以获得赔偿。该诉讼是在美国环境司法实践中产生发展的,具有普通法上的法理基础,同时在适用时又有一定的条件要求。对具体赔偿金额的执行也较为特别。这一诉讼对我国目前环境侵权法的研究和实践具有借鉴价值。

The Suits for Recovery of Medical Surveillance Costs in Toxic Torts

Because of the uncertainties linking toxic exposure to disesase , plantiff in a toxic tort action hardly recover damages , but in the United States the courts increasingly accept the suits for Recovery of Medical Surveillance Costs ,so the plantiff have the access to redress . The paper will introduce the background of the suits ,analyse several essential issues concerned , hoping to make some contributions to the environmental law in China .