The Law of torts: examples and explanations. / (Record no. 4976)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780735588745 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | KF1259.Z9 G58 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Glannon, Joseph W. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Law of torts: examples and explanations. / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Joseph, W. Glannon |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 4th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Aspen, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 672p.: |
| Dimensions | 25cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: Intentional tort: Fundamental protections: the tort of battery -- The Action for assault: a tort ahead of its time -- Protecting the right of possession: trespass to land -- Dueling remedies: trespass to chattels and conversion -- False imprisonment: protection freedom of movement -- The Far side of the coin: classic defenses to intentional torts -- The Concept of negligence: That Odious character: the reasonable person -- Borrowing standards of care: violation of statue as negligence -- A phrase in Latin: Res Ipsa Loquitur -- The Causation enigma: Reconstructing History: determining ''cause in fact'' -- Risks reconsiderd: complex issues in establishing factual cause -- Drawing a line somewhere: proximate cause -- The Duty element: The Elusive element of duty: two principles in search of an exception -- Vicarious displeasure: claims for indirect infliction of emotional distress and loss of consortium -- Caveat actor: strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities -- Strict products liability: basic theories of recovery -- More products liability: common ''defenses'' to strict products liability claims -- Damages for personal injury: personal injury damages: the elements of compensation -- Compensating somebody: wronful death and survival actions -- Interlude: pleading a personal injury case: some legal anatomy: thinking like a tort lawyer -- Liability of multiple defendants: Joint and several liability: the classic rules -- Honor among thieves: basic principles of contribution -- Please pass the liability: respondeat superior and nondelegable duties -- The Effect of plaintiff's conduct: The Once and future defense: assumption of the risk -- Casting the second stone: comparative negligence -- The Fracturing of the common law: loss allocation in the comparative negligence era -- Taking a torts essay exam: The Pot at the end of the rainbow: analyzing torts issues on an essay exam -- Dandelions in the bluebook garden: six classic exam writing mistakes -- Practice makes perfect: examples and explanations. |
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| Library of Congress Classification | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | Law Library | 18/09/2014 | KF1259.Z9 G58 | 1050/38/14 | 18/09/2014 | 18/09/2014 | Books |