Torts: Doctrine and Process

Torts: Doctrine and Process

Edition

2026-27 edition

Publisher

Carolina Academic Press

Year of Publication

2026

ISBN

9781531037550

Description

There are many torts casebooks on the market. Each serves its authors' pedagogical goals and the needs of the students for whom it was developed. This casebok was designed with three principal objectives in mind.   First, it was designed to deliver a rigorous first-year course in a way that meets the highest intellectual and analytical capabilities of our students and others in similar circumstances. The cases and materials are designed primarily for extraction learning. That is, they are framed so that their doctrinal context is clear but, as with law practice, the rules and other relevant information are generally derived through careful reading and analysis.   Second, the book intends to prepare students to litigate complex torts questions in the most contemporary settings. To that end, the approach is primarily doctrinal, and where other approaches—normative, economic, philosophical, and theoretical—are included, students are encouraged to think about their utility and merits as they implicate the law's existing doctrinal structure. The cases and problems involve issues that are both timeless and modern, ranging from the variety of well-worn risks associated with water to losses associated with novel diseases and technologies.   Third, the materials feature the relationship between the "black letter" or substantive law of torts, the rules of civil procedure, and the decisions and judgments required of practicing lawyers. The goal is for students to see torts where they exist in the practice of law: at the juncture of the rules that govern the litigation process and the choices lawyers make using the facts and law to build arguments within those rules. Continually curated so that the materials remain focused and timely, the book combines these objectives in a way that provides a strong foundation for students beginning their legal studies.

Disciplines

Law | Torts

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Torts, Accident law, Negligence

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