Remedies, Cases and Problems

by Elaine W. Shoben, William Tabb, Rachel Janutis

The Fourth Edition offers a unique blend of materials rich with problems and provocative cases designed to promote lively class discussion in Remedies. The authors have a revised a great book that preserves the best of the former editions and adds revisions and updates, especially in the areas of Punitive Damages, Tort Reform, Specific Performance, Equitable Defenses, Preliminary Injunctions and Attorney Fees. This law school casebook focuses on the fundamental tools of judicial remedies: injunctions, damages, and restitution. In addition to providing students with a solid grounding in these basics, the casebook also offers the professor choices about which additional areas to cover in depth. The casebook provides separate chapters offering extended coverage of topics such as: Specific performance Equitable defenses Contempt Damages in specific subject areas Punitive damages Attorney fees "Tort reform" and damage caps Jury trial rights Declaratory relief.

Genres: Law

1191 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1989

About the author

Elaine W. Shoben is Emerita Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Professor Shoben earned her A.B. from Barnard College and her J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Hastings Law Journal and graduated Order of Coif. Professor Shoben was the Edward W. Cleary Professor of Law at the University of Illinois where she was the recipient of the Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching. She has authored books in the areas of remedies, employment, employment discrimination, and human resources, as well as published numerous articles.

Reviews

[Sean Camoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chapters start off with a really nice summary of the topic, that helps. But the cases were not very helpful, sometimes confusing. Lots of typos. The notes were sometimes helpful, sometimes not.