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Essentials of Torts

by: Statsky, William P.

Essentials of Torts

by: Statsky, William P.

ISBN 13:
9780766811577
ISBN 10:
0766811573
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/13/2000
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

"Essentials of Torts, 2nd Edition" provides a condensed version of Statsky's "Personal Injury Litigation, 4th Edition" with a greater focus on paralegal roles in tort litigation. It is a comprehensive overview of the law of torts and serves as an invaluable guide for paralegal and legal secretary students, as well as an on-the-job refresher for anyone working in the law of torts. Numerous charts, checklists, drawings and other practical tools are provided to help the reader gain a better understanding of the presented material and additional case studies provide a look at the current "hot topic" legal issues in the field.

Introduction to Tort Law and Practice

(12)

Scope

(1)

Definitions and Purposes

(2)

Elements of All the Torts

(4)

Categories of Torts

(2)

Introduction to Causation

(1)

Tort Law Online

(4)

Foreseeability in Tort Law

(10)

Introduction

(1)

Defining Foreseeability

(1)

Foreseeability Spectrum

(1)

Objective Standard

(1)

Phrasing the Foreseeability Question

(2)

Foreseeability Determination ``Formula''

(3)

Review of Steps to Determine Foreseeability

(3)

Battery

(10)

Introduction

(4)

Act

(1)

Person

(1)

Intent

(1)

Harmful or Offensive Contact

(1)

Consent and Privilege

(3)

Assault

(8)

Introduction

(4)

Act

(1)

Apprehension

(1)

Harmful or Offensive

(1)

Transferred Intent

(1)

Assault and Civil Rights

(2)

False Imprisonment and False Arrest

(14)

Introduction

(1)

False Imprisonment

(8)

False Arrest

(6)

Misuse of Legal Proceedings

(10)

Introduction

(1)

Malicious Prosecution

(5)

Wrongful or Unjustified Civil Proceedings

(1)

Abuse of Process

(3)

Infliction of Emotional Distress

(14)

Introduction

(1)

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

(6)

Tort Law and the Impeachment of the President

(2)

Media Defendants and the Constitution

(1)

Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

(4)

Conversion and Trespass to Chattels

(8)

Introduction

(4)

Damages

(1)

Kind of Interference

(1)

Mistake Defense

(3)

Strict Liability

(10)

Introduction

(1)

Animals

(1)

Strict Liability for Abnormally Dangerous Conditions or Activities

(8)

Negligence: A Summary

(8)

Introduction

(1)

Negligence and Breach of Duty

(1)

Negligence and Insurance

(1)

Shorthand Definition

(1)

Negligence Checklist

(7)

Negligence: Element I: Duty

105

(10)

General Rule on Duty

105

(1)

Unforeseeable Plaintiff

106

(2)

Nonfeasance and Special Relationships

108

(4)

Gratuitous Undertaking

112

(1)

Protection for the Good Samaritan

113

(2)

Negligence: Element II: Breach of Duty (Unreasonableness)

115

(44)

Standard of Care: Reasonableness

115

(2)

Breach-of-Duty (Unreasonableness) Equation

117

(5)

Objective or Subjective Standard?

122

(2)

Res Ipsa Loquitur

124

(4)

Custom and Usage

128

(1)

Violation of a Statute

129

(5)

Compliance with a Statute

134

(2)

Gross Negligence (Unreasonableness) and Willful, Wanton, and Reckless Conduct

136

(1)

Vicarious Liability

136

(8)

Medical Malpractice

144

(5)

Legal Malpractice

149

(10)

Negligence: Element III: Proximate Cause

159

(16)

Introduction

159

(1)

Cause in Fact

160

(5)

Cut-Off Test of Proximate Cause

165

(6)

Overview of Steps Needed to Analyze Proximate Cause

171

(4)

Negligence: Element IV: Damages

175

(12)

Kinds of Damages

175

(2)

Present Value

177

(1)

Pain and Suffering

178

(2)

Software

180

(1)

Property Damage

180

(1)

Doctrine of Avoidable Consequences

181

(1)

Collateral Source Rule

182

(1)

Joint Tortfeasors

183

(1)

Release

184

(1)

Contribution

185

(1)

Indemnity

185

(2)

Negligence: Defenses

187

(12)

Introduction

187

(1)

Contributory Negligence

188

(3)

Last Clear Chance

191

(1)

Comparative Negligence

192

(1)

Assumption of the Risk

193

(6)

Products Liability

199

(28)

Products Liability in the Media

199

(1)

Categories of Defects

200

(1)

Negligence

200

(2)

Misrepresentation

202

(1)

Warranty and Strict Liability

202

(1)

Express Warranty

202

(2)

Sale versus Service

204

(2)

Implied Warranties

206

(3)

Strict Liability in Tort

209

(12)

Tobacco

221

(3)

Reform

224

(3)

Survival and Wrongful Death

227

(6)

Introduction

227

(1)

Survival of Torts Unrelated to Death

227

(2)

Wrongful Death

229

(1)

Avoiding Double Recovery

230

(3)

Torts Against and Within the Family

233

(8)

Torts Derived from Other Torts

233

(2)

Torts Not Derived from Other Torts

235

(1)

Prenatal Injuries

236

(1)

Wrongful Life, Birth, Pregnancy

236

(1)

Wrongful Adoption

237

(1)

Intrafamily Tort Immunity

238

(3)

Torts Connected with Land

241

(18)

Introduction

241

(1)

Trespass to Land

242

(3)

Nuisance

245

(3)

Traditional Negligence Liability

248

(11)

Defamation

259

(18)

Introduction

259

(5)

Defamatory Statement

264

(2)

Extrinsic Facts

266

(1)

Falsity of the Statement

266

(3)

Of and Concerning the Plaintiff

269

(1)

Publication

269

(1)

Republication

270

(1)

Cyberspace Defamation

271

(1)

Damages

272

(1)

Privilege

273

(1)

SLAPP Suits

274

(1)

``Veggie Libel''

275

(2)

Invasion of Privacy

277

(10)

Four Torts

277

(4)

Intrusion

281

(1)

Appropriation

282

(1)

Public Disclosure of Private Fact

282

(1)

False Light

283

(1)

Media Defendants

284

(3)

Misrepresentation, Tortious Interference, and Other Torts

287

(16)

Misrepresentation

287

(6)

Interference with Contract Relations

293

(2)

Interference with Prospective Advantage

295

(1)

Tortious Interference with Employment (Wrongful Discharge)

296

(1)

Disparagement

296

(2)

Injurious Falsehood

298

(1)

Prima Facie Tort

299

(1)

Bad Faith Liability

299

(1)

Dram Shop Liability

300

(3)

Additional Tort Defenses

303

(22)

Introduction

303

(1)

Consent in Tort Law

304

(3)

Self-Help Privileges

307

(9)

Sovereign Immunity

316

(4)

Official Immunity: The Personal Liability of Government Employees

320

(3)

Charitable Immunity

323

(1)

Intrafamily Tort Immunity

323

(2)

Workers' Compensation

325

(12)

Introduction

325

(1)

On-the-Job Injuries at Common Law

326

(1)

Workers' Compensation Statutes

326

(1)

Injuries and Diseases Covered

327

(6)

Filing a Claim

333

(1)

Benefits Available

334

(1)

Tort Claims Against Third Parties

334

(3)

Appendix Automobile Insurance

337

(2)

Glossary

339

(14)

Index

353

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