Product Summary
Tort law remains a dynamic field, subject to constant refinement and rethinking. The new Eighth Edition reflects these evolving developments in recent case law and legislative activity, as well as commentary ranging from the ongoing Third Restatement of Torts (Physical Harm) project to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The principal focus of this book is the law of negligence, strict liability, and no-fault as alternative approaches to compensating the victims of accidental harm and creating optimal incentives to safety. This leading casebook covers all major aspects of tort law with expertly edited cases, and original text. It also includes detailed discussions of liability, causation, defamation, privacy, damages, insurance, and tort alternatives.
About the Author
A renowned teacher and scholar, Marc A. Franklin is a pioneer in the field of mass media law and regulation and has written extensively on legal issues that affect the press, such as libel and privacy. He is the author of numerous textbooks and is co-author, with Professor Robert L. Rabin, of a widely used casebook on tort law. Professor Franklin’s body of work has provided an essential reference for lawyers and the press alike. He has been a Fulbright Scholar at Victoria University in New Zealand and a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 1962, he was a professor of law at Columbia University School of Law. Early in his career he clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Carroll C. Hincks of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, August 17, 2009
By Arun X. Koottappillil (Lawrenceville, GA)
The notes in this book were the most interesting of any case book I have used in law school so far. It gives you the rules, other useful cases, and real-life changes to think about. The cases are all the same in every Tort casebook for the most part, but the editing kept this book well paced.
