The torts process James A. Henderson, Jr. ... [et al.]. - 7th ed. - Austin Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers c2007. - xxxi, 949 p. 26 cm.

Rev. ed. of: The torts process / James A. Henderson, Jr., Richard N. Pearson, John A. Siliciano. 6th ed. c2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the torts process : liability for harmful and offensive battery -- Actual causation -- Negligence : duty of care and proof of breach -- Negligence : proximate cause, special instances of nonliability, and defenses -- Trespass to land and nuisance -- Strict liability -- Products liability -- Damages -- The role of liability insurance in the torts process -- Compensation systems as alternatives to the system of tort liability based on fault -- Dignitary wrongs and intentional infliction of mental upset --Defamation -- Invasion of privacy -- Commercial torts : misrepresentation and interference with business relations -- Global dimensions of tort law.

9780735563520 (hbk.) 0735563527 (hbk.)

2007010169


Torts--United States.--Cases.

KF 1249 / .H4 2007

346.7303