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Edward J. Kionka
A clear, concise, current, and authoritative explanation of all of the most important U.S. tort law doctrines, including those covered in first-year torts courses in law schools. Coverage includes tort law origins and objectives; causation; strict liability; negligence liability and defenses; intentional tort liability and defenses; special liability rules (premises liability, products liability, employers, etc.); damages; tort and contract; immunities; wrongful death and survival; defamation; privacy; misrepresentation.*
Responsibility: by Edward J. Kionka.Edition: Sixth edition.Publication: St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2015]Copyright notice: ©2015Physical description: xx, 625 pages ; 19 cm.Series: Nutshell series.
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Contents
Contents
Prologue : origins, objectives, and overviews of tort liability
Cause in fact
Strict liability
Liability for negligent conduct
Defenses to negligence and other liability
Liability for intentional misconduct
Defenses to liability for intentional misconduct
Special liability rules for particular activities and parties
Damages for physical harm
Tort and contract
Immunities
Survival and wrongful death
Defamation
Privacy
Misrepresentation and nondisclosure.
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