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Torts: Cases and Contexts Volume 1

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Eric E. Johnson, University of North Dakota School of Law

Copyright Year: 2016

Publisher: CALI's eLangdell® Press

Language: English

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Table of Contents

Part I: Preliminaries

  • 1. Basic Concepts
  • 2. An Overview of Tort Law

Part II: Negligence

  • 3. Introduction to Negligence
  • 4. An Example of a Negligence Case
  • 5. When and to Whom is a Duty of Care Owed
  • 6. Breach of the Duty of Care
  • 7. Actual Causation
  • 8. Proximate Causation
  • 9. Existence of an Injury
  • 10. Affirmative Defenses to Negligence

Part III: Liability Relating to Healthcare

  • 11. Common Law Liability in the Healthcare Context
  • 12. ERISA Preemption

Ancillary Material

  • Ancillary materials are available by contacting the author or publisher.
  • About the Book

    Plain-spoken and convivial, this casebook makes a deliberate effort to explain the law, rather than to provide a mere compilation of readings and questions. Simple concepts are presented simply. Complex concepts are broken down and accompanied by examples and problems.

    By being clear and straightforward, the casebook aims to quickly get students to the point where they can navigate regions of gray and build nuanced arguments. The book is written from the conviction that when students stop to puzzle over something, it should be because the law itself puzzles, not because the book obfuscates.

    Students describe the book as easy to read. A key aim is context, with explanations of how pieces of doctrine fit into the bigger picture. There is also a continual effort to plug doctrine into the real world of practice, getting students to think about litigation strategy and tactics.

    Another key feature is a high-degree of organization. Doctrine is explained upfront, independent of and before the cases. After the cases, there is no notes-and-questions mishmash. Historical notes, check-your-understanding questions, questions to ponder, and problems are all separately labeled as such.

    The readings are rich with variety. The classic cases are here, of course. But there are also atypical readings that allow students to see tort law from different perspectives, including an opening statement, a closing argument, administrative-enforcement letters, an excerpt from a novel, and an opinion on tribal law from a Navajo court. Many selections are also startlingly modern, with facts involving texting-and-driving, alcoholic energy drinks, Facebook libel, suddenly accelerating Toyotas, and the misery of a six-hour tarmac delay.

    About the Contributors

    Author

    Eric E. Johnson is Associate Professor of Law at the University of North Dakota School of Law. He received his B.A. from the Plan II Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Eric practiced law in Los Angeles as an associate at Irell & Manella, LLP and as in-house counsel for Fox Cable Networks. In addition to teaching at the University of North Dakota, Eric has taught at Texas Tech University School of Law as a visiting professor, at Whittier Law School and Pepperdine University School of Law as an adjunct professor, and at Harvard Law School as an instructor of Legal Reasoning and Argument. Eric archives course materials, papers, and old exams at ericejohnson.com.

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