The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Torts [Paperback]

Torts - personal injury law - is a fundamental yet controversial part of our legal system.The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Tortsprovides 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. Professors Goldberg and Zipursky offer both a big-picture orientation to torts and a series of detailed 'maps' by which to make sense of its sub-topics.Torts--personal injury law--is a fundamental yet controversial part of our legal system.The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Tortsprovides 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. Goldberg and Zipursky--two of the world's most prominent tort scholars--carefully analyze leading judicial decisions and prominent tort-related legislation, and place each event into its proper context. Topics covered include products liability, negligence, medical malpractice, intentional torts, defamation and privacy torts, punitive damages, and tort reform.Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A Brief History of Tort LawChapter 3 Tort Law's Gallery of WrongsChapter 4 Civil RecourseChapter 5 Negligence: The BasicsChapter 6 Negligence: Advanced TopicsChapter 7 Battery, False Imprisonment, Assault and Related TortsChapter 8 Property Torts (with notes on Fraud and Business Torts )Chapter 9 Strict Liability For Abnormally Dangerous ActivitiesChapter 10 Products LiabilityChapter 11 Defamation and Invasion of PrivacyChapter 12 Damages and ApportionmentChapter 13 Tort TrendsJohn C. P. Goldberg, a professor at Harvard Law School, is a co-author of Tort Law: Responsibilities and Redress (Aspen Press), a casebook now in its second edition. He has published more than 30 scholarly articles and essays on torts in leading law journals. He also serves on the editorial board of Legal Theory and is co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Tort Law. Prior to joining thelÓ8