The law of torts

Joseph W. Glannon, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School.
Author/Creator:
Glannon, Joseph W. author
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2015]
Edition:
Fifth edition
Physical Description:
xvii, 679 pages ; 26 cm.

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KF1250.Z9 G58 2015
KF1250.Z9 G58 2015

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Series Title:
Examples & explanations series
Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Fundamental protection: The tort of battery -- The action for assaul: A tort ahead of its time -- Protecting the right of possession: Trespass to land -- Dueling remedies: Trespass to chattels and conversion -- False imprisonment: Protecting freedom of movement -- The far side of the coin: Classic defenses to intentional torts -- That odious character: The reasonable person -- Borrowing standards of care: Violation of statute as negligence -- A phrase in latin : Res Ipsa Loquitur -- Reconstructing history: Determining "cause in fact" -- Risks reconsidered: Complex issues in establishing factual cause -- Drawing a line somewhere: Proximate cause -- The elusive element of duty: Two principles in search of an exception -- Vicarious displeasure: Claims for indirect infliction of emotional distress and loss of consortium -- Caveat actor: Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities -- Strict products liability: Basic theories of recovery -- More products liability: Common "defenses" to strict products liability claims -- Personal injury damages: The elements of compensation -- Compensating somebody: Wrongful death and survival actions -- Some legal anatomy: Thinking like a tort lawyer -- Joint and several liability: The classic rules -- Honor among thieves: Basic principles of contribution -- Please pass the liability: Respondeat superior and nondelegable duties -- The once and future defense: Assumption of the risk -- Casting the second stone: Comparative negligence -- The fracturing of the common law: Loss allocation in the comparative negligence era -- The pot at the end of the rainbow: Analyzing torts issues on an essay exam -- Dandelions in the bluebook garden: Six classic exam writing mistakes -- Practice makes perfect: Examples and explanations.
Subject:
Genre:
Study aids
ISBN:
  • 9781454850113
  • 1454850116
LC Classification:
KF1250.Z9 G58 2015
Catalog Record ID:
991012735559703811
Language:
English

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