Torts--personal injury law--is a fundamental yet controversial part of our legal system. The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Torts provides a clear and comprehensive account of what tort law is, how it works, what it stands to accomplish, and why it is now much-disputed. Goldb…
Tortlaw determines when a person may be held legally responsible for wrongfully injuring another; it is the law of civil wrongs in The Oxford introductions to U.S. Law: Torts, renowned scholars John C.P. Goldberg and Benjamin C. Zipursky provide an accessible and comprehensive a…
Torts--personal injury law--is a fundamental yet controversial part of our legal system. The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Torts provides a clear and comprehensive account of what tort law is, how it works, what it stands to accomplish, and why it is now much-disputed. Goldb…
An introduction to torts -- The duty element -- The breach element -- The causation element -- Aligning the elements : proximate cause and Palsgraf -- Statutory supplements : negligence per se, Implied rights of action, wrongful death, and related actions -- Defenses -- Damages …