Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes, and Problems: Cases, Statutes, and Problems [Connected eBook with Study Center] / Edition 5

Offering comprehensive coverage that is suitable for one or two semester torts courses, ’s flexible organization accommodates courses that begin either with coverage of intentional torts in Chapter 2 or negligence, beginning with Chapter 3. Chapters 9-16 allow teachers to select additional topics that fit best with their curriculum and interests. Thoroughly updated with new cases, problems, and notes, including: These general features help first-year teachers and students achieve their goals: There are many problems, mostly in essay format, to test student understanding of every topic in the book. For each topic, there is at least one practice-oriented problem designed to illustrate the variety of contexts in which lawyers confront doctrinal issues. Problems are usually drawn from reported decisions and include citations to those decisions.