Tort Law: Concepts and Applications / Hillary J. Michaud

By: Hillary J. MichaudMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Pearson Education, 2013Edition: 2nd EdDescription: xvii, 384 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cmISBN: 9780132973731 DDC classification: 346.7303 
Contents:
Tort liability -- Intentional torts against persons -- Intentional torts against property and intentional torts against commercial interests -- Intentional torts : defenses and remedies -- Negligence : an introduction, and the elements of duty of care and breach -- Negligence : the elements of causation and damages, plus other negligence-related topics -- Survival, wrongful death, and wrongful birth, and life -- Defenses to negligence and remedies -- Introduction to strict liability : harm caused by animals and other abnormally dangerous conditions or activities -- Products liability -- Strict liability defenses and remedies -- Defamation and disparagement -- Invasion of privacy -- Tort practice and applications.
Summary: Tort Law Concepts and Applications, 2e provides the most comprehensive coverage of substantive American tort law available. This edition features two chapters devoted to intentional torts, two chapters devoted to negligence, and references to the latest cases and statutes. To help students develop in-demand paralegal skills, there are extensive end-of-chapter exercises, online video cases, and an entire chapter devoted to tort practice and applications.
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Tort liability --
Intentional torts against persons --
Intentional torts against property and intentional torts against commercial interests --
Intentional torts : defenses and remedies --
Negligence : an introduction, and the elements of duty of care and breach --
Negligence : the elements of causation and damages, plus other negligence-related topics --
Survival, wrongful death, and wrongful birth, and life --
Defenses to negligence and remedies --
Introduction to strict liability : harm caused by animals and other abnormally dangerous conditions or activities --
Products liability --
Strict liability defenses and remedies --
Defamation and disparagement --
Invasion of privacy --
Tort practice and applications.

Tort Law Concepts and Applications, 2e provides the most comprehensive coverage of substantive American tort law available. This edition features two chapters devoted to intentional torts, two chapters devoted to negligence, and references to the latest cases and statutes. To help students develop in-demand paralegal skills, there are extensive end-of-chapter exercises, online video cases, and an entire chapter devoted to tort practice and applications.

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