TY - BOOK AU - Henderson,James A. AU - Kysar,Douglas A. AU - Pearson,Richard N. TI - The torts process T2 - Aspen casebook series SN - 9781454875697 AV - KF1250 .H46 2017 U1 - 346.7303 23 KW - Torts KW - United States KW - Casebooks (Law) KW - lcgft N1 - 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 ER -