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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136124303321

Autore

Schechter Roger E. <1953->

Titolo

A short & happy guide to torts / / by Roger E. Schechter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-62810-710-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 pages)

Disciplina

346.7303

Soggetti

Torts - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Intentional torts -- Defenses to intentional torts -- Negligence : an introduction and the concept of duty -- Negligence : the breach element -- Negligence : factual causation -- Negligence : proximate cause -- Negligence : damages -- Defenses to negligence claims -- Strict liability for defective products -- Other strict liability claims -- Dignitary, economic and other torts -- Vicarious liability and other miscellaneous topics.