Torts : cases, principles, and institutions / by Witt, John Fabian, Open Textbook Library

Table of Contents: “…An Introduction to American Tort Law -- Intentionally Inflicted Physical Harms -- Strict Liability and Negligence: History And Introduction -- The Negligence Standard -- Plaintiffs’ Conduct -- Causation -- Proximate ("Legal") Cause -- The Duty Problem -- Modern Strict Liability? …”
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Suing the gun industry : a battle at the crossroads of gun control and mass torts /

Table of Contents: “…Schuck -- The complementary role of tort litigation in regulating the gun industry / Timothy D. …”
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Compensating asbestos victims : law and the dark side of industrialization / by Boggio, Andrea, PALCI EBSCO books

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The Liability maze : the impact of liability law on safety and innovation / by JSTOR

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Evaluating scientific evidence : an interdisciplinary framework for intellectual due process / by Beecher-Monas, Erica, 1949-, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Triers of science -- Intellectual due process -- A framework of analysis -- Toxic torts and the causation conundrum -- Criminal identification evidence -- Future dangerousness testimony : the epistemology of prediction -- Barefoot or Daubert? …”
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Adversarial legalism : the American way of law / by Kagan, Robert A., PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…The concept of adversarial legalism -- The two faces of adversarial legalism -- The political construction of adversarial legalism -- Adversarial legalism and American Criminal justice -- Deciding criminal cases -- Adversarial legalism and civil justice -- The Tort law system -- Adversarial legalism and the welfare state -- Adversarial legalism and regulatory style -- Economic development, environmental protection, and adversarial legalism -- conclusion: can the United States tame adversarial legalism?…”
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Law 101 : everything you need to know about American law / by Feinman, Jay M., PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…There are no secret books : you can understand the law -- The supreme law of the land : constitutional law -- First freedoms : constitutional rights -- Your day in court : the litigation process -- Hot coffee and crashing cars : tort Law -- A deal's a deal : contract law -- You are what you own : property law -- Crime doesn't pay : criminal law -- Protecting the innocent, freeing the guilty : criminal procedure.…”
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Agency, partnership, and the LLC in a nutshell / by Hynes, J. Dennis, 1936-, Loewenstein, Mark J., Ebook Central

Table of Contents: “…External matters ; rights of third parties -- Vicarious tort liability -- Contractual powers of agents -- The undisclosed principal -- Liability of the agent to third persons -- The doctrine of ratification -- Notice and notification ; imputed knowledge -- Termination of the agency relationship -- 4. …”
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Heart versus head : judge-made law in nineteenth-century America / by Karsten, Peter

Table of Contents: “…On Historical Developments and Barriers to Injured Plaintiffs: Continuity in Tort Law -- Entr'acte. Eddies: A Jurisprudence of the Hand -- pt. 2. …”
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Recovering self-evident truths : Catholic perspectives on American law /

Table of Contents: “…/ Vincent D. Rougeau -- Tort law : toward a trinitarian theory of products liability / Amelia J. …”
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Religion and the Constitution / by Greenawalt, Kent, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Wrongs and rights of religious association : the limits of tort liability for religious groups and their leaders ;…”
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Law and inflation / by Rosenn, Keith S.

Table of Contents: “…Monetary Compensation and Inflation; Tort Damage Awards; Contract Damages; Bankruptcy Debts; Eminent Domain Awards; Summary; Damage Limitation Provisions; Conclusions; Notes; 8. …”
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