Washington Elements of an Action presents vital information to help you determine strategy and prepare for trial. It provides a valuable, time-efficient way to explore an unfamiliar case or topic area and offers substantive and practical overviews of more than 20 causes of action. Defenses, pleadings, jury instructions, and jury verdicts are discussed. Each chapter identifies the elements of an action, discusses how to investigate and analyze a given case, and suggests litigation strategies, potential remedies, and possible defenses. Topics Actions for abuse of process Animals Business torts Contracts Dram-shop liability Employment False imprisonment Breach of fiduciary duties Fraud Government tort liability Insurance bad faith Intentional infliction of emotional distress Libel and slander Malicious prosecution Medical malpractice Negligence Nuisance Premises liability Privacy Products liability Wrongful death