TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Vincent R.
AU  - Gunn,Alan
TI  - Studies in American tort law
SN  - 0890898111
AV  - KF 1250 .J643 1999
U1  - 346.7303 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Durham, N.C.
PB  - Carolina Academic Press
KW  - Torts
KW  - United States
KW  - Local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages xlix-lxii) and index; An overview of modern tort liability: intentional injury, failure to exercise care, and strict liability -- Basic intentional torts -- Defenses and privileges -- Damages -- Negligence: basic principles -- Proving negligence -- Factual causation -- Proximate causation -- Limited duty: failure to act -- Limited duty: negligent infliction of severe emotional distress -- Limited duty: alcohol-related injuries -- Torts involving conception, pregnancy, birth, and adoption -- Strict liability -- Products liability -- Defenses based on plaintiff's conduct -- Joint tortfeasors -- Immunities -- Statutes of limitation -- Interference with possession or use of land: trespass and nuisance -- Misrepresentation -- Defamation -- Invasion of privacy
ER  -