The torts process /

Henderson, James A., 1938-

The torts process / James A. Henderson Jr., Frank B. Ingersoll Professor of Law, Emeritus, Cornell University Law School; Douglas A. Kysar, Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law, Yale University Law School; Richard N. Pearson, Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hasouri & Roth, Professor of Law Emeritus, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, University of Florida. - Ninth edition. - xxx, 1055 pages ; 26 cm. - Aspen casebook series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the torts process : liability for harmful and offensive battery -- Actual causation -- Negligence : duty of care and proof of breach -- Negligence : proximate cause, special instances of nonliability, and defenses -- Trespass to land and nuisance -- Strict liability -- Products liability -- Damages -- The role of insurance in the torts process -- Compensation systems as alternatives to the system of tort liability based on fault -- Dignitary wrongs and intentional infliction of mental upset -- Defamation -- Invasion of privacy -- Commercial torts : misrepresentation and interference with business relations -- Global dimensions of tort law -- Appendix : introduction to economic analysis of tort law.

9781454875697

2016056833


Torts--United States.


Casebooks (Law)

KF1250 / .H46 2017

346.7303
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