Franklin, Rabin, Green, Geistfeld, and Engstrom's Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials, 12th
Description
This widely adopted casebook provides comprehensive coverage of modern tort law through expertly edited cases and original commentary. Its principal focus is on negligence, strict liability, and no-fault regimes as alternative approaches to compensating victims of accidental harm and shaping incentives for safety. The chapter on intentional torts is structured to allow instructors to begin the course there, should they wish.
The book also features robust coverage of products liability, damages and insurance, defamation, privacy, economic torts, and complex litigation. Carefully crafted notes and questions following the principal cases are designed both to deepen students’ understanding of doctrine and to encourage critical engagement with judicial reasoning and tort policy.
The Twelfth Edition reflects significant developments in recent case law and legislation, and incorporates new materials addressing emerging issues—from the ongoing challenges posed by artificial intelligence and the “gig” economy, to pressing questions at the forefront of the civil justice system.
The book also features robust coverage of products liability, damages and insurance, defamation, privacy, economic torts, and complex litigation. Carefully crafted notes and questions following the principal cases are designed both to deepen students’ understanding of doctrine and to encourage critical engagement with judicial reasoning and tort policy.
The Twelfth Edition reflects significant developments in recent case law and legislation, and incorporates new materials addressing emerging issues—from the ongoing challenges posed by artificial intelligence and the “gig” economy, to pressing questions at the forefront of the civil justice system.