The Best Torts Law Books for Beginners

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The book also contains new “Check Your Understanding,” “Big Thing” and “Did You Know?” text boxes along with a new user-friendly page layout. A set of PowerPoint slides on core cases and topics has been added to provide additional support to instructors. Features:. Incredibly versatile, this text has been successfully adopted at a wide range of schools and can be taught from any intellectual or political perspectivePresenting tort law as a complex but coherent whole, giving students a clear sense of what tort law is and what it doesGrounded and pluralistic treatment recognizes the richness and diversity of the legal rules and concepts that make tort law what it isComprehensive case mix presents current and classic cases, exposing students to diverse decisions from jurisdictions around the country, from lower courts to state high courtsProgresses from negligence to intentional torts to products liability while permitting the professor to focus on an array of contemporary issuesExtraordinarily clear introductory text and notes after cases are routinely cited by students as highly accessible, illuminating and relevantExceptional support through a Teacher’s Manual that gives detailed accounts of all the main cases and the issues they raiseCasebookConnect features:. ONLINE E-BOOK. Law school comes with a lot of reading, so access your enhanced e-book anytime, anywhere to keep up with your coursework. Highlight, take notes in the margins, and search the full text to quickly find coverage of legal topics. PRACTICE QUESTIONS. Quiz yourself before class and prep for your exam in the Study Center. Practice questions from Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Law in a Flash flashcards, and other best-selling study aid series help you study for exams while tracking your strengths and weaknesses to help optimize your study time. OUTLINE TOOL. Most professors will tell you that starting your outline early is key to being successful in your law school classes. The Outline Tool automatically populates your notes and highlights from the e-book into an editable format to accelerate your outline creation and increase study time later in the semester.

Tort Law: Principles in Practice is an approachable and engaging casebook, with a variety of pedagogical features and tools to examine tort law doctrine and rules and their application in practice. Introductory text for each chapter, subsection, and cases frame the issues under discussion, aiding student comprehension. Key Features:. Text boxes and photographs, sample pattern jury instructions, checklists, and end-of-chapter essay questions.Chapter Goals are listed at the beginning of each chapter to highlight the key areas of coverage and provide a checklist for students when reviewing material.New key cases (e.g.

, new cases dealing with “but-for” causation and cutting edge coverage of the seat-belt defense showing a recent trend toward acceptance of this defense).Expanded short practice problems after most cases.

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Written first and foremost as a teaching tool, Torts: Cases and Materials, is a casebook that engages students without avoiding the hard questions.

Modeled on the venerable Prosser casebook, but intended to be modern, accessible, and yet sophisticated, this book consistently gets high marks from students for being clear, user-friendly, and not playing hide-the-ball like so many other casebooks. Challenging hypotheticals and authors' dialogues engage students while allowing instructors to probe more deeply into ambiguous or developing areas of law. The book's manageable length makes it ideal for a three- to four-hour introductory Torts course. New to the Fifth Edition:. Cases that are judiciously edited, so as to let the judges' voices be heard, along with the inclusion of dissenting opinions where important. Numerous recent cases have been added both in the notes and as principal cases, while old material has been pruned back to reduce unnecessary bulk. Continued integration of the Third Restatement throughout the book, including caselaw development following the new Restatement (particularly in the area of foreseeability, duty, and proximate cause). Professors and student will benefit from:. Text designed to clarify the law, not further befuddle students. Explanations, note cases, and hypotheticals that are aimed at increasing understanding. Writing style written in a conversational manner to be plain-spoken and transparent about both the law and the authors' pedagogical goals.