Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes, and Problems

Author: Arthur Best
Published: April 2003
Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 0735526109
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 892

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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1 Introduction 1
I In General 1
II Categories of Tort Law 1
III Organization of This Book 2
IV Typical Stages of Tort Litigation 2
V How Tort Law Works Now: An Empirical View 4
Do We Really Know Anything about the Behavior of the Tort Litigation System - And Why Not? 4
VI How Tort Law Serves Society 8
Sixty Years of Torts: Lessons for the Future 8
The Critics and the "Crisis": A Reassessment of Current Conceptions of Tort Law 11
Ch. 2 Intentional Torts 15
I Introduction 15
II Battery 15
III Assault 39
IV Defenses to Assault and Battery 49
V Infliction of Emotional Distress 73
Ch. 3 Negligence: The Duty of Reasonable Care 91
I Introduction 91
II The "Reasonable Person" Standard 92
III The Range of Application of the Reasonable Person Standard 102
IV Recklessness 130
Ch. 4 Proving Breach 137
I Introduction 137
II Violation of a Statute 138
III Industry Custom 154
IV Res Ispa Loquitur 159
Ch. 5 Legal Cause: Cause-In-Fact 171
I Introduction 171
II Basic Cause-in-Fact: The But-For Test 172
III Alternatives to the But-For Test 178
Ch. 6 Limits on Liability: Duty and Proximate Cause 217
I Introduction 217
II Duty 224
III Proximate Cause 235
Ch. 7 Defenses 283
I Introduction 283
II Plaintiff's Contributory Fault 283
III Assumption of Risk 305
IV Mitigation and Avoidable Consequences 320
V Immunities 326
VI Statutes of Limitation and Repose 344
Ch. 8 Apportionment of Damages 355
I Introduction 355
II Apportioning Damages Among Liable Defendants 355
III Vicarious Liability 387
Ch. 9 Professionals 405
I Introduction 405
II Professional Standard's Basic Definition and Rationale 405
III Applying the Professional Standard in Medical Cases 419
IV Additional Medical Malpractice Issues 433
V Legal Malpractice and the Professional Standard 442
Ch. 10 Owners and Occupiers of Land 451
I Introduction 451
II Traditional Rules 452
III Modern Approaches 489
Ch. 11 Special Duty Rules 505
I Introduction 505
II Duty to Rescue or Protect 505
III Duty Limited by Type of Harm 528
IV Primary Assumption of Risk 560
Ch. 12 Damages 573
I Introduction 573
II Compensatory Damages 573
III Punitive Damages 606
IV Adjustments to Damages: Collateral Sources and Statutory Ceilings 618
Ch. 13 Traditional Strict Liability 631
I Introduction 631
II Injuries Caused by Animals 631
III Selected Dangerous Activities 640
Ch. 14 Products Liability 653
I Introduction 653
II Allowing "Strangers" to Recover for Negligence: Abrogation of the Privity Requirement 653
III Allowing Recovery Without Proof of Negligence: Development of Strict Liability 657
Ch. 15 Trespass and Nuisance 727
I Trespass 727
II Nuisance 749
III Remedies 760
Ch. 16 Defamation 771
I Introduction 771
II Defamatory Statements 776
III Qualified and Absolute Privileges 792
IV Constitutionally Required Proof of Fault 800
Ch. 17 Alternatives to Litigation 829
I Introduction 829
II Replacing Litigation with Insurance Systems 829
Table of Cases 859
Table of Statutes and Other Authorities 871
Index 881

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