Torts in a nutshell / by Edward J. Kionka, Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law.
2010
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Title
Torts in a nutshell / by Edward J. Kionka, Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Variant Title
Title on introductory web page: Kionka's torts in a nutshell
Edition
Fifth edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West, a Thomson Reuters business, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Description
1 online resource (xxiv, 563 pages).
Series
Nutshell series.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
Explanatory notes
Table of cases
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Prologue: origins, objectives, and overviews of tort liability
1-1: Definitional dilemma
1-2: Jurisprudence of tort law
1-3: Evolution of tort concepts and remedies
1-4: Roles of judges and juries
Chapter 2: Cause in fact
2-1: Cause in fact
Part 2: Physical Harm
Chapter 3: Strict liability
3-1: Basis of strict liability
3-2: Animals, statutory strict liability
3-3: Abnormally dangerous activities
3-4: Scope of strict liability
Chapter 4: Liability for negligent conduct
4-1: Standards of conduct: of risks and reasonable persons
4-2: Sources of standards of conduct
4-3: Proof of negligence
4-4: Scope of liability: proximate or "legal" cause
4-5: Concept of duty
4-6: Degrees of negligence
4-7: Willful and wanton misconduct
Chapter 5: Defenses to negligence liability
5-1: Contributory negligence
5-2: Comparative negligence
5-3: Imputed contributory negligence
5-4: Assumption of risk
5-5: Mitigation of damages and avoidable consequences
5-6: Statutes of limitations and repose
Chapter 6: Liability for intentional misconduct
6-1: Intent
6-2: Battery
6-3: Assault
6-4: False imprisonment
6-5: Intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress
6-6: Trespass to land
6-7: Chattels
Chapter 7: Defenses to liability for intentional misconduct
7-1: In general
7-2: Consent
7-3: Defense of self and others
7-4: Defense and recovery of property
7-5: Necessity
7-6: Authority of law
7-7: Discipline.
Chapter 8: Special liability rules for particular activities
A: Owners and occupiers of land
8-1: Introduction
8-2: Liability to persons off the premises
8-3: Classification of entrants; Trespassing adults
8-4: Trespassing children
8-5: Licensees and invitees
8-6: Rejection of categories
8-7: Lessors
8-8: Vendors and vendees
B: Products liability
8-9: Overview of products liability
C: Employers, employees and contractors
8-10: Vicarious liability
8-11: Employees
8-12: Independent contractors
8-13: Employer's liability to employee; workers' compensation
8-14: Railroad employees
8-15: Maritime employees
D: Automobiles
8-16: Special automobile liability rules
8-17: Automobile accident compensation
E: Other special liability rules
8-18: Medical and other professional negligence ("malpractice")
8-19: Nuisance and environmental law
8-20: Negligent infliction of emotional distress
8-21: Prenatal harm
8-22: Alcoholic beverages
8-23: Interference with federal constitutional rights
Chapter 9: Damages for physical harm
9-1: Compensatory damages
9-2: Consequential damages
9-3: Punitive damages
9-4: Allocation among tortfeasors
Part 3: Tort And Contract
Chapter 10: Tort and contract
10-1: Parties to the contract
10-2: Liability to third persons not parties to the contract
Part 4: Immunities
Chapter 11: Immunities
11-1: Government and its employees
11-2: Charities
11-3: Spouses, parents and children
Part 5: Survival And Wrongful Death
Chapter 12: Survival and wrongful death
12-1: Survival of tort actions
12-2: Wrongful death
12-3: Wrongful death: beneficiaries and damages
12-4: Wrongful death: defenses
Part 6: Injuries To Other Interests
Chapter 13: Defamation
13-1: Defamation
13-2: Libel and slander
13-3: Publication
13-4: Fault
13-5: Defenses
13-6: Damages
Chapter 14: Privacy
14-1: In general
14-2: Appropriation
14-3: Unreasonable intrusion
14-4: Public disclosure of private facts
14-5: False light in the public eye
Chapter 15: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
15-1: Remedies for misrepresentation
15-2: Basis of liability
15-3: Scope of liability
15-4: Representation and nondisclosure
15-5: Reliance
15-6: Opinion, prediction, and intention
15-7: Damages for misrepresentation
Index.
Explanatory notes
Table of cases
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Prologue: origins, objectives, and overviews of tort liability
1-1: Definitional dilemma
1-2: Jurisprudence of tort law
1-3: Evolution of tort concepts and remedies
1-4: Roles of judges and juries
Chapter 2: Cause in fact
2-1: Cause in fact
Part 2: Physical Harm
Chapter 3: Strict liability
3-1: Basis of strict liability
3-2: Animals, statutory strict liability
3-3: Abnormally dangerous activities
3-4: Scope of strict liability
Chapter 4: Liability for negligent conduct
4-1: Standards of conduct: of risks and reasonable persons
4-2: Sources of standards of conduct
4-3: Proof of negligence
4-4: Scope of liability: proximate or "legal" cause
4-5: Concept of duty
4-6: Degrees of negligence
4-7: Willful and wanton misconduct
Chapter 5: Defenses to negligence liability
5-1: Contributory negligence
5-2: Comparative negligence
5-3: Imputed contributory negligence
5-4: Assumption of risk
5-5: Mitigation of damages and avoidable consequences
5-6: Statutes of limitations and repose
Chapter 6: Liability for intentional misconduct
6-1: Intent
6-2: Battery
6-3: Assault
6-4: False imprisonment
6-5: Intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress
6-6: Trespass to land
6-7: Chattels
Chapter 7: Defenses to liability for intentional misconduct
7-1: In general
7-2: Consent
7-3: Defense of self and others
7-4: Defense and recovery of property
7-5: Necessity
7-6: Authority of law
7-7: Discipline.
Chapter 8: Special liability rules for particular activities
A: Owners and occupiers of land
8-1: Introduction
8-2: Liability to persons off the premises
8-3: Classification of entrants; Trespassing adults
8-4: Trespassing children
8-5: Licensees and invitees
8-6: Rejection of categories
8-7: Lessors
8-8: Vendors and vendees
B: Products liability
8-9: Overview of products liability
C: Employers, employees and contractors
8-10: Vicarious liability
8-11: Employees
8-12: Independent contractors
8-13: Employer's liability to employee; workers' compensation
8-14: Railroad employees
8-15: Maritime employees
D: Automobiles
8-16: Special automobile liability rules
8-17: Automobile accident compensation
E: Other special liability rules
8-18: Medical and other professional negligence ("malpractice")
8-19: Nuisance and environmental law
8-20: Negligent infliction of emotional distress
8-21: Prenatal harm
8-22: Alcoholic beverages
8-23: Interference with federal constitutional rights
Chapter 9: Damages for physical harm
9-1: Compensatory damages
9-2: Consequential damages
9-3: Punitive damages
9-4: Allocation among tortfeasors
Part 3: Tort And Contract
Chapter 10: Tort and contract
10-1: Parties to the contract
10-2: Liability to third persons not parties to the contract
Part 4: Immunities
Chapter 11: Immunities
11-1: Government and its employees
11-2: Charities
11-3: Spouses, parents and children
Part 5: Survival And Wrongful Death
Chapter 12: Survival and wrongful death
12-1: Survival of tort actions
12-2: Wrongful death
12-3: Wrongful death: beneficiaries and damages
12-4: Wrongful death: defenses
Part 6: Injuries To Other Interests
Chapter 13: Defamation
13-1: Defamation
13-2: Libel and slander
13-3: Publication
13-4: Fault
13-5: Defenses
13-6: Damages
Chapter 14: Privacy
14-1: In general
14-2: Appropriation
14-3: Unreasonable intrusion
14-4: Public disclosure of private facts
14-5: False light in the public eye
Chapter 15: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
15-1: Remedies for misrepresentation
15-2: Basis of liability
15-3: Scope of liability
15-4: Representation and nondisclosure
15-5: Reliance
15-6: Opinion, prediction, and intention
15-7: Damages for misrepresentation
Index.
Summary
From the Publisher: This book is intended for anyone seeking a concise exposition or review of the basic principles of tort law. Its principal audience is the first year law student struggling to get a glimpse of the elusive "big picture."
Note
Includes index.
Source of Description
Online resource (Westlaw, viewed August 21, 2013).
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Language
English
ISBN
9781628105643 (electronic book)
162810564X (electronic book)
9780314195005
0314195009
162810564X (electronic book)
9780314195005
0314195009
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