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Introduction to the law of torts / Thomas B. Alleman, Frances B. Whiteside.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dallas, Tex. : Pearson Publications, 2001.Description: x, 410 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0929563549
  • 9780929563541
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.03
LOC classification:
  • KF 1250 A424i 2001
Contents:
Torts, contracts, and crimes: what they are and what they aren't -- The first torts : trespass, assault, battery, and conversion -- Seems reasonable to me : the idea of ordinary care and negligence -- Reality check : establishing the standard of care in the courtroom -- No cause for alarm: the concept of causation in the law of torts -- "Dee-fense, dee-fense" : defenses to claims of negligence -- The special duties of landowners -- What's it worth to you? Compensatory damages in tort cases -- "Ooooh ... gross!": aggravated negligence, fault, and punitive damages -- Tort liability for defective products -- Sticks and stones : the law of defamation, libel, and slander -- "I want to be alone" : torts involving privacy and seclusion -- Court torts : malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and false arrest -- Risky business: fraud, misrepresentation, and tortious interference with contracts -- Weird science? The developing law of toxic torts -- The role of insurance in the law of toxic torts -- A few closing thoughts.
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KF 1249 B561b 2003 Basic tort law : cases, statutes, and problems / KF 1249 E64c 2004 Cases and materials on torts / KF 1249 S399p 2000 Prosser, Wade, and Schwartz's torts : cases and materials / KF 1250 A424i 2001 Introduction to the law of torts / KF 1250 D537u 2008 Understanding torts / KF 1250 D632l 2000 The law of torts / KF 1250 E26t 2004 Tort law for legal assistants /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Torts, contracts, and crimes: what they are and what they aren't -- The first torts : trespass, assault, battery, and conversion -- Seems reasonable to me : the idea of ordinary care and negligence -- Reality check : establishing the standard of care in the courtroom -- No cause for alarm: the concept of causation in the law of torts -- "Dee-fense, dee-fense" : defenses to claims of negligence -- The special duties of landowners -- What's it worth to you? Compensatory damages in tort cases -- "Ooooh ... gross!": aggravated negligence, fault, and punitive damages -- Tort liability for defective products -- Sticks and stones : the law of defamation, libel, and slander -- "I want to be alone" : torts involving privacy and seclusion -- Court torts : malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and false arrest -- Risky business: fraud, misrepresentation, and tortious interference with contracts -- Weird science? The developing law of toxic torts -- The role of insurance in the law of toxic torts -- A few closing thoughts.

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