Tort law : essentials /

Tort law : essentials / Mark A. Geistfeld.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geistfeld, Mark
Other title:Essentials : tort law.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : New York, NY : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ; Aspen Publishers, [2008]
Series:Essentials (Aspen Publishers)
Subjects:
Torts > United States.
Liability (Law) > United States.
Damages > United States.
Study aids.
Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE : CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW: The historical development of tort law
  • Function and principle
  • The fundamental choice : negligence or strict liability?
  • Negligence, strict liability, and the prominent rationales for tort liability
  • Compensation as a unified rationale for tort liability
  • The social construction of tort law
  • PART TWO : DOCTRINAL ANALYSIS: The intentional torts
  • Negligence liability
  • Causation
  • Multiple tortfeasors
  • Defenses based on the plaintiff's conduct
  • Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities
  • Strict products liability
  • Damages
  • Beyond tort law.

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