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California Torts

The most in-depth and sweeping treatment of California tort law


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 6 volumes; loose-leaf; updated twice a year , BOOK
ISBN: 9780820511160
2005
  $1,788.00
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    The First Sweeping Treatment Of California Tort Law

    Keep Abreast Of This Volatile Area Of Tort Law

    This set covers the current state of tort law, as well as analysis of unsettled areas, including: negligence; effect of workers' compensation law; medical, legal and other professional malpractice; intentional torts; wrongful termination; discrimination and harassment; public entity liability and claims procedure; insurance claims; and more.

    California Torts highlights the newly emerging areas of tort liability, such as potential liability for intentional or negligent interference with business or contractual relationships, unjust dismissal, and "bad faith" in a variety of commercial contexts. The most in-depth and sweeping treatment of California tort law provides detailed discussion of virtually all theories of tort liability and defenses. Regularly updated to keep you abreast of this volatile area, the set covers the current state of the law, as well as analysis of unsettled legal issues.

    Topics covered include:

  • Negligence
  • Strict liability for injuries caused by animals and hazardous activities
  • Vicarious liability, joint liability, and conspiracy
  • Effect of workers' compensation law
  • Premises liability, including landlord-tenant tort liability
  • Nuisance and trespass
  • Motor vehicle tort liability
  • Medical, legal, and other professional malpractice
  • Business torts, including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, wrongful termination of employment, discrimination and harassment, trade libel, slander of title, and related topics
  • Intentional torts, including assault, battery, false imprisonment
  • Malicious prosecution and abuse of process
  • Defamation and invasion of privacy
  • Wrongful death and loss of consortium
  • Public entity liability and claims procedures
  • Damages recoverable in tort actions
  • Indemnity
  • Settlement and release
  • Procedural considerations, including statutes of limitations and discovery
  • Insurance claims

    First published in 1985.

    • Division I GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY
    Subdivision A Negligence
    Chapter 1 Negligence: Duty and Breach
    Chapter 2 Causation
    Chapter 3 Proof of Negligence
    Chapter 4 Comparative Negligence, Assumption of the Risk, and Related Defenses
    Chapter 5 Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
    Subdivision B Strict Liability
    Chapter 6 Strict Liability for Injuries Caused by Animals
    Chapter 7 Strict Liability For Hazardous Activities
    Subdivision C Special Rules of Liability
    Chapter 8 Vicarious Liability
    Chapter 9 Civil Conspiracy, Concerted Action, and Related Theories of Joint Liability
    Chapter 10 Effect of Workers' Compensation Law
    Chapter 11 Conflicts of Law and Preemption
    Chapters 12-14 [Reserved]

    Division II TORTS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
    Chapter 15 General Premises Liability
    Chapter 16 Landlord-Tenant Tort Liabilities
    Chapter 17 Nuisance and Trespass
    Chapters 18-19 [Reserved]

    Division III TRANSPORTATION
    Chapter 20 Motor Vehicles
    Chapter 21 Aviation Tort Law
    Chapter 22 Recreational Vessels
    Chapter 23 Carriers
    Chapters 24-29 [Reserved]

    Division IV LIABILITY FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
    Chapter 30 General Principles of Liability of Professionals
    Chapter 31 Liability of Physicians and Other Medical Practitioners
    Chapter 32 Liability of Attorneys
    Chapters 33-39 [Reserved]

    Division V INTENTIONAL TORTS AND OTHER THEORIES OF RECOVERY
    Chapter 40 Fraud and Deceit and Other Business Torts
    Chapter 40A Wrongful Termination
    Chapter 40B Employment Discrimination and Harassment
    Chapter 41 Assault and Battery
    Chapter 42 False Imprisonment and False Arrest
    Chapter 43 Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process
    Chapter 44 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
    Chapter 45 Defamation
    Chapter 46 Invasion of Privacy
    Chapters 47-49 [Reserved]

    Division VI DAMAGES
    Chapter 50 Damages, Costs, Attorneys' Fees, and Interest
    Chapter 51 Recovery for Pain and Suffering
    Chapter 52 Recovery for Medical Expenses and Economic Loss
    Chapter 53 Mitigation of Damages (Avoidable Consequences) and the Collateral Source Rule
    Chapter 54 Punitive Damages
    Chapter 55 Death and Survival Actions
    Chapter 56 Loss of Consortium
    Chapter 57 Taxation of Tort Damages
    Chapter 58 Community Property Aspects of Tort Awards
    Chapter 59 [Reserved]

    Division VII TORT CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND EMPLOYEES
    Chapter 60 General Principles of Liability and Immunity of Public Entities and Employees
    Chapter 61 Particular Liabilities and Immunities of Public Entities and Public Employees
    Chapter 62 Claims and Actions Against Public Entities and Employees
    Chapters 63-69 [Reserved]

    Division VIII PROCEDURE
    Chapter 70 The Attorney-Client Relationship
    Chapter 71 Commencement, Prosecution, and Dismissal of Tort Actions
    Chapter 72 Discovery
    Chapter 73 Settlement and Release
    Chapter 74 Resolving Multiparty Tort Litigation
    Chapter 75 Structured Settlements
    Chapters 76-79 [Reserved]

    Division IX INSURANCE CLAIMS
    Chapter 80 Overview of Insurance Contracts
    Chapter 81 Types of Insurance Policies
    Chapter 82 Claims and Disputes Under Insurance Policies
    Chapters 83-89 [Reserved]

    Division X ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
    Chapter 90 Using Alternative Dispute Resolution
    Chapter 91 Contractual Arbitration
    Chapter 92 Judicial Arbitration
    Chapter 93 Reference
    Chapter 94 Mediation
    Chapter 95 Practical Aspects of ADR: A "How To" Manual

     

    Levy, Neil M.


    Professor Levy teaches both tort and insurance law at Golden Gate University, School of Law, in San Francisco. He received his A.B. from Cornell University and his J.D. from the University of Chicago, where he was an editor of the law review. He is also a frequent contributor of law review articles on tort law. Professor Levy has been admitted to the bars of California, the Ninth Circuit, and New York. His practice is limited to appellate and motion practice in the field of torts.

    Golden, Michael M.


    Professor Golden teaches civil procedure and remedies at Golden Gate University, School of Law. He received his A.B. from Pomona College and was awarded his LL.B., Order of the Coif, from Stanford University. Professor Golden clerked for Judge Duniway of the Court of Appeal in San Francisco and was associated with the San Francisco firm of Heller, Ehrman, White, and McAuliffe. He serves on the California State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice. Professor Golden has been admitted to the bars of California and the Ninth Circuit.

    Sacks, Leonard


    Leonard Sacks of Granada Hills, California, is a specialist and consultant in tort appellate practice. He received his A.B. cum laude from Syracuse University and is a cum laude graduate of the New York University School of Law, where he was on the law review. He has been chairman and brief writer for the California Trial Lawyers Association Amicus Curiae Committee and has written briefs in landmark tort cases, including: Li v. Yellow Cab Co., Brown v. Merlo, American Motorcycle Association v. Superior Court, Barker v. Lull Engineering Co., Gruenberg v. Aetna Ins. Co., and Neal v. Farmers Ins. Co.

    Mr. Sacks has written numerous articles in the field of torts and appellate practice and has been Editor-in-Chief of the legal magazines published by California Trial Lawyers Association and Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association.

     

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