02018nam a2200265Ia 4500 301719 OCoLC 20160527184103.0 101206s2010 nju b 001 0 eng 9781422479063 1422479064 (OCoLC)690008970 (OCoLC)690739150 PUCPR PUED KF1286 .S38 2010 Schwartz, Victor E. 166817 Local Comparative negligence Victor E. Schwartz with Evelyn F. Rowe. Fifth edition. Newark, NJ San Francisco, CA LexisNexis 2010. 1 volume (various pagings) 27 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. The history of comparative negligence -- 2. The impact of comparative negligence -- 3. The systems of comparative negligence -- 4. Causation -- 5. Intentional, reckless, and grossly negligent conduct -- 6. Violation of criminal safety statutes -- 7. Last clear change -- 8. Retroactive change to comparative negligence -- 9. Assumption of risk -- 10. Actions based on nuisance -- 11. Strict liability and comparative fault -- 12. Wrongful death and survival statutes -- 13. Standard of conduct modified for party's capacity -- 14. Choice of law and comparative negligence -- 15. Multiple tortfeasors I: plaintiff-defendant problems -- 16. Multiple tortfeasors II: distributing loss among defendants -- 17. Fact finding under comparative negligence -- 18. Judicial control of the finders of fact -- 19. Setoffs -- 20. Punitive damages -- 21. Strategic considerations for the advocate -- 22. The best means of dealing with plaintiff's negligence -- Appendix A: Summary of comparative negligence systems of general application in American jurisdictions -- Appendix B: Text of comparative negligence statutes -- Bibliography -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes. Negligence, Comparative United States. 141870 Local Rowe, Evelyn F. 1947- co-author. 271704 Local 220524 220524 0 0 lc 0 KF_1286_000000000000000__S38_2010 0 cil 45864 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Lexis Nexis 170.00 461061 0 KF1286 .S38 2010 70000000889376 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:301719 6