Torts and Personal Injury Law

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Author: Cathy Okrent, J.D.
Edition: 004
Product Type: Book w/Multimedia (CD, DVD or Electronic)
ISBN 13: 9781428320765
ISBN 10: 1428320768
Copyright: 2010

Price: $294.95

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Torts and Personal Injury Law, fourth edition, is a solid overview of tort law for the paralegal who works on personal injury matters. Topics such as product liability, medical malpractice, and accidents are included. Additional coverage includes general tort law, alternative dispute resolution, negligence, defenses to negligence actions, intentional torts, injuries to property, liability, strict or absolute liability, product liability, special tort actions, and tort investigation. A total of over 75 cases are annotated and include hot button issues such as the malicious prosecution of the Duke University Lacrosse players, toxic mass torts, sexual abuse by clergy, donor egg implantation by same sex couples, spam email fraud, and obesity caused by trans fats from fast food. Real-life scenarios are woven throughout with "The Biggest Mistakes Paralegals Make and How to Avoid Them" feature.

Features:

  • 33 new cases add hot-button topics such as patient dumping, spoliation of evidence, donor egg implantation by same sex couples, obesity caused by trans fats, and more.
  • Ethical dilemmas are examined in real life features that are integrated throughout each chapter rather than consolidated into a separate isolated chapter on ethics.
  • The Online Companion keeps the book current with Tort Trends that are changing the law.
  • An accompanying CD-ROM includes a chapter on Ethics, supplementary cases, and additional forms.
  • Chapter Opener Feature: "The Biggest Mistakes Paralegals Make and How to Avoid Them" illustrates a dilemma, an ethical lapse, or another unfortunate experience that actually happened, letting the reader learn from the mistakes of others.
  • Over 75 cases feature "ripped from the headlines" issues like the malicious prosecution of Duke's lacrosse players, clergy sexual abuse, and toxic mass torts.
  • Hypothetical scenarios show how abstract tort law pertains to real life accidents and injuries.
  • Student friendly pedagogy like chapter outlines, summaries, review questions, additional problems and a running glossary that defines key legal terms makes mastering torts easy, fast, and fun
  • State comparison charts appear for greater perspective of conflicting jurisdictions
  • The Online Companion reports on Tort Trends around the United States and add new events to the course.

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