Tort Law Responsibilities and Redress

Name: Tort Law Responsibilities and Redress
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ISBN: 9781454806882

ISBN-10: 1454806885

ISBN-13: 9781454806882

Edition: 3rd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: John C. P. Goldberg, Anthony James Sebok, Benjamin Charles Zipursky

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Tort Law: Responsibility and Redress is an accessible, sophisticatedcasebook that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of thehistorical and contemporary development of the law. Drawing upon classic andcurrent case law, followed by illuminating notes, it clarifies key tortconcepts such as duty, breach, proximate cause and intent in a way thatstudents find clear and relevant. The excellent Teacher’s Manual providespedagogical support and includes detailed accounts of all main cases and theissues they raise.The Third Edition has been updated to expand treatment of the ThirdTorts Restatement and emerging case law pertaining to emotional distress,products liability, comparative…

Book details

List price: $224.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Publication date: 8/3/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1264
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.25" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 4.268
Language: English



Summary of Contents



Overview



An Introduction to Torts



Negligence: Liability for Physical Harms



The Duty Element



The Breach Element



The Causation Element



Aligning the Elements: Proximate Cause and Palsgraf



Statutory Supplements: Negligence Per Se, Wrongful Death Acts, and Implied Rights of Action



Defenses



Damages and Apportionment



Dignitary Torts and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress



Battery, Assault, and False Imprisonment



Infliction of Emotional Distress



Liability Without Fault and Products Liability



Property Torts and Ultrahazardous Activities



Products Liability



Torts at the Supreme Court



Torts at the Supreme Court