Tort Cases Book

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prefacex09

Acknowledgments

Introductionx09x09x09

PART ONE. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HARMS

Chapter One:. Intentionally Inflicted Harm: The Prima Facie Case and Defenses

A. Introductionx09

B. Physical Harms

C. Emotional and Dignitary Harms

Chapter Two: Strict Liability and Negligence: Historic and Analytic Foundations

A. Introductionx09

B. The Early Cases

C. The Forms of Action

D. Strict Liability and Negligence in the Last Half of the Nineteenth Century

E. Strict Liability and Negligence in Modern Times

Chapter Three: The Negligence Issue

A. Introductionx09

B. The Reasonable Person

C. Calculus of Risk

D. Customx09x09

E. Statutes and Regulations

F. Judge and Jury

G. Proof of Negligence

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Chapter Four: Plaintiff’ s Conduct

A. Introductionx09

B. Contributory Doctrine

C. Imputed Contributory Negligence

D. Assumption of Risk

E. Comparative Negligence

Chapter Five: Multiple Defendants: Joint, Several, and Vicarious Liability

A. Introductionx09

B. Joint and Several

C. Vicarious Liability

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Chapter Six: Causationx09

A. Introductionx09

B. Cause in Factx09

C. Proximate Cause (Herein of Duty)

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Chapter Seven: Affirmative Duties

A. Introductionx09

B. The Duty to Rescue

C. Duties of Owners and Occupiers

D. Gratuitous Undertakings

E. Special Relationships

Chapter Eight: Traditional Strict Liability

A. Introductionx09

B. Conversionx09

C. Animalsx09x09

D. Ultrahazardous or Abnormally Dangerous Activities

E. Nuisancex09x09

Chapter Nine: ProductsLiability

A. Introductionx09

B. Expositionx09

C. The Restatement

D. Product Defects

E. Plaintiff’ s Conduct

Chapter Ten: Damagesx09

A. Introductionx09

B. Recoverable Elements of Damages

C. Contingency Fees, Fee-Shifting Devices, and Sales of Tort Claims

D. Collateral Benefits

E. Wrongful Death and Loss of Consortium

F. Punitive Damages

Chapter Eleven: The Institution of Insurance

A. Introductionx09

B. The Scope of Insurance Coverage

C. Ambiguities in the Position of the Liability Insurer

Chapter Twelve: The No-Fault Systems

A. Introductionx09x09

B. Workers’ Compensation

C. No-Fault Insurance

D. The New Zealand Plan

PART TWO TORTS AGAINST NONPHYSICAL INTERESTS

Chapter Thirteen: Defamation

A. Introductionx09x09

B. Publicationx09x09

C. False or Defamatory Statements

D. Libel and Slanderx09

E. Basis of Liability: Intention, Negligence, and Strict Liability in Defamation

F. Damagesx09x09

G. Nonconstitutional Defenses

H. Constitutional Privileges

Chapter Fourteen: Privacy

A. Historical Background

B. Intrusion Upon Seclusion

C. Commercial Appropriation of Plaintiff’ s Name or Likeness, or the Right of Publicity

D. Public Disclosure of Embarrassing Private Facts

E. False Lightx09

Chapter Fifteen: Misrepresentation

A. Introductionx09

B. Fraudx09

C. Negligent Misrepresentation

Chapter Sixteen: Economic Harms

A. Introductionx09

B. Inducement of Breach of Contract

C. Interference with Prospective Advantage

D. Unfair Competition

Chapter Seventeen: Tort Immunities

A. Introductionx09

B. Domestic or Intrafamily Immunity

C. Charitable Immunity

D. Municipal Corporations

E. Sovereign Immunity

F. Official Immunity