Overview
Mark Geistfeld, the author of the leading textbook on products liability, an important text on tort law and dozens of scholarly articles, has class-tested the material in Products Liability Law for more than five years at NYU. He has made the study of products liability an advanced torts class that cements knowledge of fundamental tort principles while developing both specialized expertise and a deeper understanding of the torts process. Illuminating textual discussion follows a wide range of riveting cases. Unlike many casebooks that simply pose the question, Products Liability Law provides the analyses needed to address each challenging problem. Unifying the two competing conceptions of products liability, students become familiar with both approaches and develop a balanced perspective. A helpful Teacher’s Manual introduces a syllabus as well as complete set of class notes for a three-credit course.
Features:
• Stellar authorship: Mark Geistfeld
• leading textbook on products liability
• important tort law textbook
• dozens of scholarly articles.
• Classroom-tested for five years
• Makes the study of products liability an advanced torts class
• cements knowledge of fundamental tort principles
• develops both specialized expertise and a deeper understanding of the torts process
•Wide range of interesting cases followed by extended textual discussion
• Provides analysis needed to address challenging questions, missing from most casebooks
• Unifies the two competing conceptions of products liability
• Teacher’s manual with syllabus and complete set of class notes for 3-credit course.
Synopsis
• Introduction
• Intentional Torts
• Negligence: The Duty of Reasonable Care
• Proving Breach
• Legal Cause: Cause-in-Fact
• Limits on Liability: Duty and Proximate Cause
• Defenses
• Apportionment of Damages
• Professionals
• Owners and Occupiers of Land
• Special Duty Rules
• Damages
• Traditional Strict Liability
• Products Liability
• Trespass and Nuisance
• Defamation
• Alternatives to Litigation