The law of torts / Joseph W. Glannon, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School.
2020
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Glannon, Joseph W., author.
Title
The law of torts / Joseph W. Glannon, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School.
Edition
Sixth edition.
Imprint
New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2020]
Copyright
©2020
Description
xvii, 685 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series
Examples & explanations series.
Formatted Contents Note
Intentional torts
The concept of negligence
The causation enigma
The duty element
Damages for personal injury
Interlude: pleading a personal injury case
Liability of multiple defendants
The effects of plaintiff's conduct
Taking a torts essay exam.
Fundamental protection : 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 : protecting freedom of movement
The far side of the coin : classic defenses to intentional torts
That odious character : the reasonable person
Borrowing standards of care : violation of statute as negligence
A phrase in latin : Res Ipsa Loquitur
Reconstructing history : determining "cause in fact"
Risks reconsidered : complex issues in establishing factual cause
Drawing a line somewhere : proximate cause
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
Personal injury damages : the elements of compensation
Compensating somebody : wrongful death and survival actions
Some legal anatomy : thinking like a tort lawyer
Joint and several liability : the classic rules
Honor among thieves : basic principles of contribution
Please pass the liability : respondeat superior and nondelegable duties
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
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
The concept of negligence
The causation enigma
The duty element
Damages for personal injury
Interlude: pleading a personal injury case
Liability of multiple defendants
The effects of plaintiff's conduct
Taking a torts essay exam.
Fundamental protection : 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 : protecting freedom of movement
The far side of the coin : classic defenses to intentional torts
That odious character : the reasonable person
Borrowing standards of care : violation of statute as negligence
A phrase in latin : Res Ipsa Loquitur
Reconstructing history : determining "cause in fact"
Risks reconsidered : complex issues in establishing factual cause
Drawing a line somewhere : proximate cause
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
Personal injury damages : the elements of compensation
Compensating somebody : wrongful death and survival actions
Some legal anatomy : thinking like a tort lawyer
Joint and several liability : the classic rules
Honor among thieves : basic principles of contribution
Please pass the liability : respondeat superior and nondelegable duties
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
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
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Editions
Revision of: Glannon, Joseph W. Law of torts. Fifth edition. New York : Wolters Kluwer, [2015]
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Language
English
ISBN
1543807690
9781543807691
9781543807691
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