Personal Injury Law, Actions & Defenses, Torts

Torts, Personal Injury Litigation

Name: Torts, Personal Injury Litigation
Author: William P. Statsky
ISBN: 9780314549198

by William P. Statsky

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Overview

"Torts Personal Injury Litigation", 4th Edition is a necessity for paralegal and legal secretary students. Complete with current "hot topic" legal issues, this 4th edition provides an in-depth overview of the law of torts and identifies the role of the paralegal within tort litigation. Case studies examine such timely controversial issues as AIDS, the alleged tort committed by President Clinton, breast implants and attacks on abortion clinics. These case studies allow the reader to examine court opinions, which are the central documents in the law of torts.

Synopsis

T"orts: Personal Injury Litigation, Fourth. Edition provides students with a comprehensive guide to the law of torts. In this fourth edition, Statsky has extended the discussion of paralegal roles. He has also added a chapter on major torts that emphasizes current legal issues and examines the ethics of attorney solicitation. A comprehensive checklist, which includes definitions, defenses, relationships, paralegal roles, and research references, is provided for each tort presented. Among the controversial issues discussed in these court opinions are AIDS, the Oklahoma bombing, computer torts, assistance to the homeless, billion dollar verdicts and settlements, biomedical research and the alleged tort committed by President Clinton that became part of his impeachment and Senate trial.

About the Author, William P. Statsky

William Statsky is a member of both the ethics committee and the advisory council for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, as well as an instructor of online courses at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous groundbreaking legal textbooks for paralegals and was a member of the transition team for then President-Elect Ronald Reagan. Mr. Statsky holds a master of law degree (LL.M) in urban affairs, as well as a juris doctorate degree (J.D.).

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Covering the basics of tort law, chapters discuss issues like legal analysis, foreseeability, the various subjects of lawsuits, strict liability, negligence, malpractice, mass litigation, torts within the family, torts connected with land, defenses, workers' compensation, and settlement. Appendixes include basic medical anatomy, a survey of negligence law in the United States, an automobile accident investigation checklist, a sample accident report, a list of state agencies relevant to torts practice, a guide to verdicts and settlements, an overview of automobile insurance, statistics on disabling injuries and death, and a list of humorous attorney questions and witness replies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)