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Goldberg, John C. P., 1961-

Tort law : responsibilities and redress / John C.P. Goldberg, Eli Goldston Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Anthony J. Sebok, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Benjamin C. Zipursky, James H. Quinn '49 Chair in Legal Ethics, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law. - Fourth edition. - New York : Wolters Kluwer, 2016. - xxxiii, 1189 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Aspen casebook series . - Aspen casebook series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to torts -- Negligence : liability for physical harms -- The duty element -- The breach element -- The causation element -- Aligning the elements : proximate cause and Palsgraf -- Statutory supplements : negligence per se, wrongful death acts, and implied rights of action -- Defenses -- Damages and apportionment -- Battery, assault, and false imprisonment -- Infliction of emotional distress -- Liability without fault and products liability -- Property torts and ultrahazardous activities -- Products liability -- Torts at the Supreme Court -- Appendix. Materials concerning Walter v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

ISBN: 9781454868200 1454868201

LCCN: 2016001698

Subjects--Corporate Names:
University of South Alabama

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Torts--United States.
Torts.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Casebooks (Law)
Casebooks (Law)

LC Class. No.: KF1250 / .G65 2016