The Law of Torts (Practitioner Treatise) (Practitioner's Treatise Series) - Hardcover

Dobbs, Dan B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0314253491 ISBN 13: 9780314253491

Publisher: West Academic, 1685

Synopsis

Volume Two of Two Volume Set. With 492 separate sections, this encyclopedic reference allows you to quickly and easily find answers. Tort topics developed in the last generation that receive expanded coverage include proportionate causation or loss of chance recoveries, abolition or partial abolition of joint and several liability, comparative fault apportionment, changes in strict products liability, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suit legislation, lawyer malpractice litigation, medical malpractice litigation with big changes in the world of managed care, the statute of limitations, civil rights claims for injury, and cases on a landowner's duty to protect entrants from attack by others.

About this title

About the Author:

Has taught law for over thirty-one years. He presently serves as a member of the American Law Institute and advisor on its Restatement of Restitution, Second. Recognized as an authority on remedies and torts, Professor Dobbs has dozens of books and articles to his credit. Professor Dobbs received his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of Arkansas, and his LL.M. and S.J.D. from the University of Illinois. He is now the Rosenstiel Professor of Law at the University of Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: West Academic
• Publication date: 1685
• ISBN 10: 0314253491
• ISBN 13: 9780314253491
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1737