The Psychology of Tort Law / / Valerie P. Hans, Jennifer K. Robbennolt.
Tort law regulates most human activities: from driving a car to using consumer products to providing or receiving medical care. Injuries caused by dog bites, slips and falls, fender benders, bridge collapses, adverse reactions to a medication, bar fights, oil spills, and more all implicate the law o...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Psychology and the Law ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Real World of Torts
- 2 Intentional Torts
- 3 Negligence
- 4 Causation
- 5 Limits on Liability: Duty and Scope of Liability
- 6 Damages
- 7 Defenses
- 8 Products Liability
- Conclusion: A Psychological Perspective on Tort Rules, Tort Cases, and Tort Reform
- Appendix: Psychology and Torts
- Notes
- Subject Index
- Name Index
- About the Authors