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Modern Tort Law: Context, Cases, and Materials Shawn Bayern ISBN 9798887867021

This modern Torts casebook focuses on the most significant and evolving issues in contemporary tort law. It blends the case-centered approach of a traditional casebook with extensive explanatory notes designed to clarify complex doctrines and deepen student understanding.

Adopting a functionalist and forward-looking perspective, the book places particular emphasis on negligence law and reveals the richness and sophistication of modern cases addressing duty, breach, causation, and vicarious liability. It traces the development of tort law over the past century, highlighting key doctrinal progress and incorporating analysis from the Restatement (Third) of Torts. The text also includes practical materials—such as jury instructions and other applied sources—that demonstrate how courts translate legal principles into real-world decision-making.

Organized into concise, accessible chapters structured to optimize student learning, this casebook provides an engaging foundation for a dynamic course that integrates doctrine, policy analysis, and the broader social purposes of modern tort law.

Modern Tort Law: Context, Cases, and Materials Shawn Bayern ISBN 9798887867021, 979-8887867021 & 9798895453049

Author:
Shawn Bayern