Torts Stories

by Robert L. Rabin (Editor), Stephen D. Sugarman (Editor)

This publication provides a student with an understanding of ten leading torts cases, focusing on how the litigation was shaped by lawyers, judges and socioeconomic factors, and why the cases have attained landmark status. It is suitable for adoption as a supplement in a first-year torts course, or as a text for an advanced seminar.

Genres: Law, Nonfiction, Textbooks

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Rex]

I wish my law professor had used this book more. Instead of focusing on the legal rules, the book shows how lawyers and socioeconomic factors influenced the court and the legal outcomes.

[B]

Very inconsistent (some stories good, some stories bad) but more facts, more facts, more facts.