McGraw-Hill’s Torts for Paralegals
Buku ini diterbitkan Tahun 2009 Oleh McGraw-Hill, New York adalah buku edisi Pertama.
Judul: McGraw-Hill’s Torts for Paralegals
Oleh: Lisa Schaffer, et al (Contributor)
Penerbit: McGraw-Hill, New York
Tahun: 2009
Jumlah Halaman: 291 hal.
Oleh:
Lisa Schaffer Contributor Author
Andrew Wietecki Contributing Editor
Lingkup Pembahasan:
Buku ini membantu untuk mempersiapkan siswa untuk dunia praktis hukum tort. Itu mengandung
berbagai bidang studi memperkenalkan siswa untuk topik penting yang berguna yang diperlukan
untuk menjadi sukses dalam praktik dunia nyata hukum tort sementara tidak bahan tidak banyak bagi siswa.
Daftar Isi:
Chapter 1 Tort Law: An Introduction 1
What Is a Tort? 1
Torts: Not Criminal and Not Contractual 3
Elements of All the Torts 5
Categories of Torts 6
Major Types of Personal Injury Tort Litigation 7
Summary 8
Chapter 2 Intentional Torts Against the Person 17
Intent 17
Transferred Intent 19
Types of Intentional Torts Against the Person 19
Summary 32
Chapter 3 Intentional Torts Against Property 39
Harm to Property 39
Trespass to Land 39
Trespass to Chattels 41
Trespass in Cyberspace 42
Conversion 43
Summary 45
Chapter 4 Defenses to Intentional Torts 53
Concept of a Defense 53
Types of Defenses 54
Summary 61
Chapter 5 Negligence: Duty and Breach of Duty 70
Negligence 70
The Elements of Negligence 71
The Reasonable Person 73
Duty 74
Other Considerations 79
Summary 81
Chapter 6 Negligence: Proximate Cause 87
Causation in Fact 87
The “But For” Test 88
Substantial Factor 89
Causation 90
Intervening Causes 92
Proximate Cause Overview 93
Summary 94
Chapter 7 Negligence: Defenses 100
Contributory Negligence 100
Last Clear Chance 102
Comparative Negligence 103
Assumption of the Risk 105
Summary 107
Chapter 8 Damages 114
Compensatory Damages 114
Other Types of Damages 116
Punitive Damages 117
Mitigation 118
Joint Tortfeasors 119
Summary 121
Chapter 9 Vicarious Liability 130
Vicarious Liability 130
Employer-Employee Relationship 131
Employer’s Liability Based on Own Negligence 135
Independent Contractor 136
Intentional Torts 139
Joint Enterprise 140
Automobile Consent Statutes 140
Family Purpose Doctrine 140
Summary 142
Chapter 10 Premises Liability and the Doctrine of Nuisance 149
Duties of a Landowner 149
Trespassers 151
Licensees 152
Invitees 153
Lessors and Lessees 154
Vendors and Vendees 154
Nuisance 155
Defenses to Nuisance 158
Summary 159
Chapter 11 Strict Liability 167
Strict Liability 167
Animals 168
Abnormally Dangerous Activities 172
Defenses to Strict Liability 174
Summary 176
Chapter 12 Product Liability 181
Product Liability 181
Negligence 182
Warranty and Strict Liability 184
Design Defects 189
Duty to Warn 190
Summary 190
Chapter 13 Other Torts 197
Medical Malpractice 197
Legal Malpractice 199
Survival Tort 201
Wrongful Death Tort 202
Wrongful Birth Tort 203
Business Tort 203
Summary 207
Chapter 14 Immunity from Tort Liability 214
Public Policy 214
Family Immunity 215
Charitable Immunity 219
Sovereign Immunity 221
Public Offi cers 224
Diplomatic Immunity 224
Summary 225
APPENDIX
United States Constitution and Bill of Rights 232
GLOSSARY 248
INDEX 254
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