Tort law
Subtitle: the essentials
By: Mark A. Geistfeld.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers; Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9780735568280
Subjects: Torts -- United States; Liability (Law) -- United States; Damages -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The historical development of tort law; title: Function and principle; title: The fundamental choice: negligence or strict liability?; title: Negligence v. strict liability; title: Prominent rationales for tort liability; title: Compensation as a unified rationale for tort liability; title: The nature of a compensatory tort right; title: Social construction of tort law; title: The intentional torts; title: Multiple tortfeasors; title: Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities; title: Strict products liability; title: Damages; title: Beyond tort law.