Torts Personal Injury Litigation

"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

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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)

William Statsky is a member of both the Ethics Committee and the Advisor Council for the National Federation of Paralegal Association and is currently an instructor of online courses at Thomas Edison State College based in Trenton, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous legal textbooks for paralegals and was a former member of the Transition Team of then President-Elect Ronald Reagan. Mr. Statsky holds a Master of Law Degree (LL.M) in Urban Affairs and a Juris Doctorate Degree (J. D.) in Law.