Author: Vincent R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Torts
Languages : en
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Author: Vincent R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Torts
Languages : en
Pages : 681

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Author: Vincent R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781531021269
Category : Torts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Studies in American Tort Law is a careful mix of law, policy, ethics, and economics designed for first-year torts courses. Recognizing that torts is a prime battleground for social policy, this book reflects not only the current rules on injury compensation, but also the policy choices underlying those rules. The text moves from simple concepts and elementary rules to ones that are more complex or elusive. Within a clear doctrinal framework, a range of views is presented, reflecting dominant themes in tort law, such as fault, proportionality, deterrence, internalization of costs, and distribution of losses. These views are explored with special attention to issues at the cutting edge of twenty-first century tort litigation. The seventh edition reflects the highly dynamic nature of the torts field. The book includes new principal cases, scores of citations to recent opinions and statutes, and comprehensive references to the most recent volumes of the Restatement (Third) of Torts. There is a set of 392 PowerPoint slides availble upon adoption. Click here to view a sample presentation. If you are a professor using this book for a class, please contact Rachael Meier at [email protected] to request your slides.

Author: Vincent R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1126

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A careful mix of law, policy, ethics, and economics, Studies in American Tort Law is designed for first-year torts courses. Recognizing that torts is a prime battleground for social policy, this book seeks to reflect not only the current rules on injury compensation, but also the policy choices underlying those rules. Within a clear, doctrinal framework, a range of views is presented, reflecting dominant themes in tort law. Students are introduced to, but not overwhelmed with, law and economics. Economic analysis is employed when particularly useful (e.g., in connection with the negligence balancing test, strict liability, and calculation of damages). The law-and-economics notes can be used as a starting point for classroom discussion, or they can be allowed to stand on their own, without need for elaboration. The fourth edition includes: * Comprehensive citations to the Restatement, Third, of Torts * The latest Supreme Court precedent on punitive damages and preemption * Readable statutory excerpts reflecting new legislative developments * Careful attention to ethical issues in the practice of law * Scores of citations to new court decisions * Several new principal cases. The fourth edition is completely up-to-date to 2009, including a rich selection of materials reflecting the abundance of important recent developments in tort law. A comprehensive teacher's manual updated for the fourth edition, Teaching Torts, will be available. Mastering Torts: A Student's Guide to the Law of Torts (4th ed.), a short narrative text which parallels the casebook, assists students to fully understand this area of law. A Power Point file containing roughly 200 slides corresponding to Studies in American Tort Law is available to adopting professors. To request the file, contact Vincent R. Johnson at [email protected].

Author: G. Edward White
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195139655
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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G. Edward White's 'Tort Law in America' is regarded as a standard in the field. Concise, accessible and wide-ranging, White's work represents a major work of legal scholarship, providing an enduring intellectual history of American tort law.

Author: Eric Helland
Publisher: Independent Institute
ISBN: 159813244X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Is the U.S. tort system in crisis? CBS television's 60 Minutes has said the tort system metes out "jackpot justice," and Newsweek has called America a "Lawsuit Hell." Other observers of the legal system, however, argue that the tort crisis is a myth. Although both sides of the debate rely primarily on anecdote and the selective use of evidence, a sound diagnosis of the tort system requires a rigorous analysis of hard data, not a retelling of sensationalistic sound bites. In Judge and Jury: American Tort Law on Trial, economists Eric Helland and Alexander Tabarrok present their study of tens of thousands of tort cases from across the United States. The result is the most complete picture of the U.S. system of civil justice to date. Examining three of the key players of the tort system (juries, judges, and lawyers), Helland and Tabarrok conclude that the tort system is badly broken in some respects but functions surprisingly well in others.

Author: Vincent R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Torts
Languages : en
Pages : 501

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Author: Joseph A. Ranney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781531023348
Category : Torts
Languages : en
Pages :

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"Tort law, the law of how the costs of accidents and other harms should be allocated, is part of America's larger story of social conflict and progress. The Burdens of All is the first book to fully recount tort law's place in that story. The book describes the law's struggle to move from nineteenth-century individualism, which required accident victims to shift for themselves and protected corporations, to the view that accidents are an inevitable part of modern industrial society and must be paid for by society as a whole. Also, the book paints vivid pictures of the judges and social reformers who have shaped tort law's course; the current struggle between individualism and socialization; and the historical struggle over the proper balance of power between judges and juries in tort cases. Its wealth of information and insights will intrigue law- and social-history devotees alike"--

Author: Vincent R. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Torts
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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"Written for teachers of tort law using Studies in American Tort Law, this teacher's manual offers a rich and perceptive look at the complexities of teaching tort law. Johnson offers useful summaries of leading cases, intriguing hypotheticals, and a comprehensive analysis of the law of torts as a whole. This book is a valuable teaching guide that will be useful to tort law professors of all persuasions. Teaching Torts is available only to professors of law who are teaching first-year torts, and only in conjunction with Studies in American Tort Law."--Publisher's website.

Author: Kirsty Horsey
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198785283
Category : Torts
Languages : en
Pages : 727

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This is an ideal main text for undergraduate tort law courses. The authors combine a lively, engaging writing style with a critical approach to the subject. It uses pedagogical features such as 'counterpoint' and 'pause for reflection' boxes to encourage students to think more deeply.