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
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