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Torts: Cases and Materials

About the Book

In little more than 900 pages, you will find key cases, lucid note material, and a highly effective pedagogy in this skillfully structured casebook for Torts.

Authored by the esteemed educators and co-reporters for the Restatement (Third) of Torts, the Second Edition features:

• carefully selected, eminently teachable cases
• clear and concise notes
• skillful case editing that preserves the language of the law without overwhelming students in details
• provocative questions that highlight legal issues raised in the cases
• “Authors’ Dialogues,” a uniquely innovative pedagogical feature—engaging exchanges between the authors that raise salient topical points and model persuasive legal reasoning
• numerous short hypotheticals throughout the book
• a comprehensive Teacher’s Manual that includes:
  • answers to the questions raised in the text
  • informative references to important secondary sources
  • commentary on the Authors’ Dialogues
  • guidance for using the Authors Dialogues in class or as assigned reading

With new hypotheticals in the Second Edition, Torts: Cases and Materials has been updated to reflect new developments in the law, including:

• a full integration of the Restatement (Third) of Torts
• new Supreme Court cases on punitive damages

This highly engaging casebook offers complete support for your teaching and is ideally suited to your one-semester, four-credit Torts course.