Preface -- Explanatory notes -- Table of cases -- Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Prologue: origins, objectives, and overviews of tort liability -- 1-1: Definitional dilemma -- 1-2: Jurisprudence of tort law -- 1-3: Evolution of tort concepts and remedies -- 1-4: Roles of judges and juries -- Chapter 2: Cause in fact -- 2-1: Cause in fact -- Part 2: Physical Harm -- Chapter 3: Strict liability -- 3-1: Basis of strict liability -- 3-2: Animals, statutory strict liability -- 3-3: Abnormally dangerous activities -- 3-4: Scope of strict liability -- Chapter 4: Liability for negligent conduct -- 4-1: Standards of conduct: of risks and reasonable persons -- 4-2: Sources of standards of conduct -- 4-3: Proof of negligence -- 4-4: Scope of liability: proximate or "legal" cause -- 4-5: Concept of duty -- 4-6: Degrees of negligence -- 4-7: Willful and wanton misconduct -- Chapter 5: Defenses to negligence liability -- 5-1: Contributory negligence -- 5-2: Comparative negligence -- 5-3: Imputed contributory negligence -- 5-4: Assumption of risk -- 5-5: Mitigation of damages and avoidable consequences -- 5-6: Statutes of limitations and repose -- Chapter 6: Liability for intentional misconduct -- 6-1: Intent -- 6-2: Battery -- 6-3: Assault -- 6-4: False imprisonment -- 6-5: Intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress -- 6-6: Trespass to land -- 6-7: Chattels -- Chapter 7: Defenses to liability for intentional misconduct -- 7-1: In general -- 7-2: Consent -- 7-3: Defense of self and others -- 7-4: Defense and recovery of property -- 7-5: Necessity -- 7-6: Authority of law -- 7-7: Discipline --

Chapter 8: Special liability rules for particular activities -- A: Owners and occupiers of land -- 8-1: Introduction -- 8-2: Liability to persons off the premises -- 8-3: Classification of entrants; Trespassing adults -- 8-4: Trespassing children -- 8-5: Licensees and invitees -- 8-6: Rejection of categories -- 8-7: Lessors -- 8-8: Vendors and vendees -- B: Products liability -- 8-9: Overview of products liability -- C: Employers, employees and contractors -- 8-10: Vicarious liability -- 8-11: Employees -- 8-12: Independent contractors -- 8-13: Employer's liability to employee; workers' compensation -- 8-14: Railroad employees -- 8-15: Maritime employees -- D: Automobiles -- 8-16: Special automobile liability rules -- 8-17: Automobile accident compensation -- E: Other special liability rules -- 8-18: Medical and other professional negligence ("malpractice") -- 8-19: Nuisance and environmental law -- 8-20: Negligent infliction of emotional distress -- 8-21: Prenatal harm -- 8-22: Alcoholic beverages -- 8-23: Interference with federal constitutional rights -- Chapter 9: Damages for physical harm -- 9-1: Compensatory damages -- 9-2: Consequential damages -- 9-3: Punitive damages -- 9-4: Allocation among tortfeasors -- Part 3: Tort And Contract -- Chapter 10: Tort and contract -- 10-1: Parties to the contract -- 10-2: Liability to third persons not parties to the contract -- Part 4: Immunities -- Chapter 11: Immunities -- 11-1: Government and its employees -- 11-2: Charities -- 11-3: Spouses, parents and children -- Part 5: Survival And Wrongful Death -- Chapter 12: Survival and wrongful death -- 12-1: Survival of tort actions -- 12-2: Wrongful death -- 12-3: Wrongful death: beneficiaries and damages -- 12-4: Wrongful death: defenses -- Part 6: Injuries To Other Interests -- Chapter 13: Defamation -- 13-1: Defamation -- 13-2: Libel and slander -- 13-3: Publication -- 13-4: Fault -- 13-5: Defenses -- 13-6: Damages -- Chapter 14: Privacy -- 14-1: In general -- 14-2: Appropriation -- 14-3: Unreasonable intrusion -- 14-4: Public disclosure of private facts -- 14-5: False light in the public eye -- Chapter 15: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure -- 15-1: Remedies for misrepresentation -- 15-2: Basis of liability -- 15-3: Scope of liability -- 15-4: Representation and nondisclosure -- 15-5: Reliance -- 15-6: Opinion, prediction, and intention -- 15-7: Damages for misrepresentation -- Index.

From the Publisher: This book is intended for anyone seeking a concise exposition or review of the basic principles of tort law. Its principal audience is the first year law student struggling to get a glimpse of the elusive "big picture".

Includes index.

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