The law of torts
Subtitle: examples and explanations
By: Joseph W. Glannon
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Examples & explanations; Examples & explanations series
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780735588745
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamental protections : the tort of battery; title: The action for assault : a tort ahead of its time; title: Protecting the right of possession : trespass to land; title: Dueling remedies : trespass to chattels and conversion; title: False imprisonment : protecting freedom of movement; title: The far side of the coin : classic defenses to intentional torts; title: That odious character : the reasonable person; title: Borrowing standards of care : violation of statute as negligence; title: A phrase in Latin : Res Ipsa Loquitur; title: Reconstructing history : determining "Cause in Fact"; title: Risks reconsidered : complex issues in establishing factual cause; title: Drawing a line somewhere : proximate cause; title: The elusive element of duty : two principles in search of an exception; title: Vicarious displeasure : claims for indirect infliction of emotional distress and loss of consortium; title: Caveat actor : strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities; title: Strict products liability : basic theories of recovery; title: More products liability : common "Defenses" to strict products liability claims; title: Personal injury damages : the elements of compensation; title: Compensating somebody : wrongful death and survival actions; title: Some legal anatomy : thinking like a tort lawyer; title: Joint and several liability : the classic rules; title: Honor among thieves : basic principles of contribution; title: Please pass the liability : respondeat superior and nondelegable duties; title: The once and future defense : assumption of the risk; title: Casting the second stone : comparative negligence; title: The fracturing of the common law : loss allocation in the comparative negligence era; title: The pot at the end of the rainbow : analyzing tort issues on an essay exam; title: Dandelions in the bluebook garden : six classic exam writing mistakes; title: Practice makes perfect : examples and explanations.