• The nature and functions of tort law
• Intentional physical and emotional harm
• The negligence standard
• Proof of negligence
• Cause-in-fact
• The scope of liability : proximate cause
• Defenses based on plaintiff's conduct
• Strict liability
• Products liability
• Damages
• Affirmative and limited duties
• Insurance, tort reform, and no-fault systems
• Reputational and dignitary harms : defamation and invasion of privacy
• Economic harms : misrepresentation, and interference with contract or prospective contractual advantage

The perfect accompaniment to any torts casebook, this text covers all the major cases and issues in a standard torts course. The text addresses cases and analyzes their implications, presenting the law of torts within a curricular context and covering the materials that law students are likely to encounter in a variety of courses. Used successfully by law students for over three decades, this straightforward, readable text addresses both rules and policy, and presents topics in a way that helps students effectively grapple with issues. Since each chapter stands on its own, the book is ideal as a classroom text, as well as for self-directed reading by students.
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• Introduction to tort liability
• The negligence principle
• The duty requirement : physical injuries
• The duty requirement : nonphysical harm
• Factual causation
• Proximate cause (scope of liability)
• Defenses
• Strict liability
• Liability for defective products
• Nuisance
• Damages and insurance
• A survey of alternatives -- Intentional harm
• Defamation
• Protecting privacy
• Intentional economic harm

This leading casebook covers all major aspects of tort law with expertly edited cases and original text. The principal focus of this book is the law of negligence, strict liability, and no-fault legislation as alternative approaches to compensating the victims of accidental harm and creating optimal incentives for safety. The chapter on intentional torts has been restructured to facilitate its use to start off the course for those instructors desiring to do so. The book also includes comprehensive chapters on products liability, damages and insurance, defamation, privacy, economic torts, and a revamped and updated chapter on alternatives to tort law, including the "tort reforms" of the past half century. Notes and questions following principal cases are designed to supplement students' knowledge about the subject matter of the case and related areas as well as to encourage them to think critically about judicial opinions and tort policy. This Eleventh Edition reflects evolving developments in recent case law and legislative activity, as well as materials and commentary ranging from the soon-to-be completed Third Restatement project on Intentional Torts to continuing tort issues arising from the Internet to important civil justice issues of the day.
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