Understanding Remedies (Understanding Series) - Softcover

Fischer, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0769896731 ISBN 13: 9780769896731

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2014

Synopsis

This comprehensive Understanding treatise provides an introduction to the basic legal rules and principles that constitute the law of remedies as applied by United States courts. The chapters are organized so that the materials follow the customary approach of teaching remedies:

(1) General principles applicable to damages, injunctions, and restitution;

(2) Remedy defenses;

(3) Applications, e.g., bodily injury remedies, breach of contract remedies;

(4) Special problems, e.g., punitive damages, attorneys' fees.

The materials are comprehensive and respect the nuance and subtlety of the subject. Understanding Remedies presents the richness of the topic to students who wish to gain both a fundamental appreciation of the subject and an insight into the myriad ways remedies influence the shape and dimension of modern American law.

The eBook version of this title features links to Lexis Advance for further legal research options.

About this title

About the Author

James Fischer is Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0769896731
• ISBN 13: 9780769896731
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1088