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McGraw-Hill’s Torts for Paralegals







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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