Dobbs, Hayden and Bublick's Torts and Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury

by Dan B. Dobbs, Paul T. Hayden, Ellen M. Bublick

This edition covers the course in around 1,000 pages. It includes additions carefully selected from hundreds of cases decided between 2009 and 2012. It also includes additions from recent statutes and authorities such as the Restatement Third of Torts. New cases illustrate core negligence issues such as the emergency doctrine, cause in fact, proximate cause, comparative fault, and assumed risk. New cases also address federal preemption, charitable immunity, tort duties of a contracting party, punitive damages and specialized fields, such as medical malpractice, products liability, governmental immunities, and duty to protect the plaintiff from others.

Genres: Law, Legal

1167 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disclaimer: This is a 3/5 on the casebook scale, not to be compared to the rating system I use for books that I read for joy (rather than for grades).

Pros:
- Some truly wild cases
- Short and snappy explanations of concepts
- Thought-provoking questions in notes

Cons:
- Too much economics (triggering)
- No answers to thought-provoking questions in notes (I’m expected to supply those??)

Note: I read the 9th edition (not available here for review)

[ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

ya know, not my favorite

[Ryan Merchant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gonna have to rate this as a case book scale, not a regular book. But this was by far the most engaging one of the semester. Fun and interesting cases (Palsgraf) throughout, but that may just be torts in general. Also had good notes cases.

[Baker Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

*9th Edition
It was digestible enough

[Erin Mehigan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yes, I am taking credit for my law school books.

[Adrienna]

After watching videos on law school, 1L students, and those who will attend law school for the first time recommended not to read this material since it will not make sense to you until you go! Therefore, I only found myself highlighting the book on terms when it is more than just detailed information but how these terms can be exemplified for a future cases, or looking at past cases in law school. Therefore, I will pack the book back in safe keeping until future use.


Adrienna Turner, author of God is in the Equation
www.adriennaturner.webs.com