A Blockbuster Trial with a Mind-blowing TwistRick Waterston’s legal practice is suffering. Although he’s stopped drinking, he can’t turn his life around. The ex is hounding him for past child support. His biggest client makes unwanted passes at him and there’s not a lot of money to spread around.A contentious trial is imminent: Accused of shoplifting, Emily Hawkins’ husband is forcibly detained and dies a horrific death waiting for the police to arrive. Emily hires Rick to sue the store so she can figure out what happened to her husband.Rick has to grapple with the scummy lawyers on the other side--the same people who fired him from his first job and sent him on his downward spiral. No trial is predictable, but Rick has to deal with his overwhelming doubts when witnesses fall apart on the stand and crumble under intense cross-examination. The only hope of convincing the jury that shoplifters have rights is Emily who must stand her ground when confronted with her husbands’ dirty secrets.If you like fast paced, bare knuckled legal thrillers, you'll love Unclean Hands. Read more

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“Facts Are Stubborn Things” by Richard A Danzig offers a gripping glimpse into the legal world through attorney Chance Cormac’s perspective. Blending vivid descriptions and well-crafted characters, it is an immersive and thought-provoking narrative with hints of intrigue and moral complexity. — The Chrysalis Brew Project"A captivating series debut that will have fans eagerly awaiting Chance Cormac’snext adventure." — BestThrillers.comFacts are Stubborn Things is the story of Chance Cormac, a litigator, boxer and lapsed Catholic who confronts some hard facts about the law and himself when he reluctantly agrees to represent a client in a divorce action as a favor to another attorney.It is a story of corporate intrigue, international money laundering and corruption. Chance is forced to face a professional and personal crisis and learns that pride often goes before a fall.'Facts Are Stubborn Things' is the first book in an epic new legal thriller series by Richard A Danzig! Don’t miss his upcoming novel, Punch Line - second book in the series. Read more

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Through its excellence in scholarship, clarity, and ease of use, this casebook engages readers in critical thinking about tort law and its operation in modern social settings. It sets forth crisply-edited classic tort cases, new tort law trends, and nuances in developing case law that impact the law and its application in the real world. Principal cases are not discarded just for the sake of change but because new cases reflect important changes in the law and present current doctrine in insightful and highly effective ways. The casebook goes beyond judicial decisions and includes key tort centered legislation and comparative perspectives where relevant. The casebook encourages the student to understand the English and American common law foundations of Tort law and to debate modern trends within various policy prescriptions. Unbiased in its approach and organized in manageable sections of information, the casebook is a superb tool for productive and stimulating classroom debate. The authors are an outstanding combination of respected scholars and practitioners. They have worked as a team since the 9th edition, published in 1994. Victor Schwartz was an Advisor on the first three sections of the Restatement (Third): Products Liability, Apportionment of Liability, and Physical and Emotional Harm. David Partlett is presently an Advisor on two new Restatements relating to liability for intentional torts and for defamation and privacy just established. Read more

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Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Learn more about Connected eBooksTort Law: Responsibilities and Redress presents tort law as a complex but coherent subject. The authors have arranged the materials to be both highly sophisticated and extremely user friendly.  This book has been adopted at schools across the country and always receives high praise from faculty and students for its relevant, contemporary cases, extensive and informative notes, and its 500+ page, cradle-to-grave Teacher’s Manual. The Fifth Edition of Tort Law: Responsibilities and Redress has been updated to reflect the very latest developments in tort law, including discussions of new developments in civil rights law (pertaining especially to excessive force claims against police), as well as public nuisance, toxic torts, and new draft provisions of the Third Restatement of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons. The book also contains “Check Your Understanding,” “Big Think,” and “Did You Know?” text boxes designed to enable students to engage in self-assessment, along with a user-friendly page layout. A comprehensive set of high-quality PowerPoint slides covering all principal cases is also available to adopters.New to the Fifth Edition:Additional “Check Your Understanding,” “Big Think” and “Did you Know?” text boxes enable students to engage in self-assessment as they proceed through their Torts classNew materials on civil rights litigation, public nuisance, toxic torts and the Intentional Torts provisions of the Third Restatement.User-friendly page layout features helpful photographs, illustrations, and original chartsProfessors and student will benefit from:Text and notes that are fully up to date on the latest developments in tort law, including new Restatement provisions and the latest decisions from state, federal, and foreign courts.More than 15 years of overwhelmingly positive student and instructor feedback from law schools across the U.S. which demonstrate that Tort Law: Responsibilities and Redress is the most user-friendly Torts casebook on the market.The book is completely contemporary. Classic tort cases are included but, emphasis is placed on modern cases and modern issues that demonstrate tort law’s continued importance and relevance. Read more

A Blockbuster Trial with a Mind-blowing TwistRick Waterston’s legal practice is suffering. Although he’s stopped drinking, he can’t turn his life around. The ex is hounding him for past child support. His biggest client makes unwanted passes at him and there’s not a lot of money to spread around.A contentious trial is imminent: Accused of shoplifting, Emily Hawkins’ husband is forcibly detained and dies a horrific death waiting for the police to arrive. Emily hires Rick to sue the store so she can figure out what happened to her husband.Rick has to grapple with the scummy lawyers on the other side--the same people who fired him from his first job and sent him on his downward spiral. No trial is predictable, but Rick has to deal with his overwhelming doubts when witnesses fall apart on the stand and crumble under intense cross-examination. The only hope of convincing the jury that shoplifters have rights is Emily who must stand her ground when confronted with her husbands’ dirty secrets.If you like fast paced, bare knuckled legal thrillers, you'll love Unclean Hands. Read more

Principles of the English Law of Obligations provides students with a high-quality overview of this key area of English law. Drawing together updated chapters from the third edition of English Private Law, the subjects covered include contract, tort and equitable wrongs, unjust enrichment, and remedies. Written by a team of acknowledged experts, the chapters give a clear, simple, and accurate overview of the guiding principles and rules of the English law of obligations, including contract and tort, which are compulsory subjects for law degrees and on professional courses. Whether looking for an accessible, conceptual introduction to the area or a handy revision reference, students will find this book invaluable. Read more

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Mastering Torts offers a clear, doctrinal overview of the law governing compensation for personal injuries and property damages. By exploring the basic rules of tort liability, and illuminating their application to specific fact situations, Mastering Torts describes the main features of the American tort system. More than 350 cases are discussed. Each of these decisions is briefly presented in a way that probes the meaning and limits of particular rules, but also reveals a broader, policy-based perspective on the law. Read more

Tort law is one of the more confusing aspects of law. In short, tort cases are civil cases dealing with one person unfairly causing harm or injury to another through either negligence or misconduct. Because torts are such complicated matters, a reference guide on the subject can be of great benefit. A guide can aid an individual with understanding terms in tort cases. It can also help clarify whether or not a particular case is due to negligence or misconduct. Read more

Tort Law for Paralegals by Neal R. Bevans combines real-life examples with in-depth coverage of key topics in tort lawTort Law for Paralegals prepares students with practice-based assignments and a wealth of activities that reinforce the material.  Students work with court forms and documents as they apply the law to a hypothetical case that unfolds throughout the text.  Case excerpts in each chapter provide a basis for discussing legal theory and its applications.  Ethics topics are also covered in each chapter.Well-structured pedagogy reinforces this readable text.  Each chapter features a variety of effective learning aids, including sample forms and documents as well as exercises that encourage students to apply what they have learned.  The Skills You Need in the Real World feature in each chapter highlights specific paralegal skills, from locating expert witnesses to creating a trial notebook and billing for time.New to the Seventh Edition: Updated throughout to reflect the most recent changes in tort lawIssues in tort law raised by the COVID-19 virus are examinedNew cases that exemplify what paralegals see in practiceUpdated end-of-chapter questions, activities, and assignments to enrich learningProfessors and students will benefit from:Comprehensive coverage, with a teachable mix of theory and practice.Presentation ensures that the topic of tort law is current and accessible for all readersPractice-based assignments and real-world examples that show how law firms function, how they assess cases for settlement value, how they investigate claims, and much moreLucid writing and effective pedagogyOne continuous hypothetical case that serves as a coherent framework for understanding legal concepts in practice Read more