Torts
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Treatises
Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis of an area of law and include citations to relevant sources, including case law, statutes, regulations, and law journal articles.
- Dobbs' Law of Torts, 2d ed.Provides authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date discussion and analysis of the legal principles and rules governing tort law. The authors address changes in tort law and provide citations to cases decided or writings.
- Harper, James, & Gray on Torts, 3d ed.Analyzes the latest developments in the field of tort law, including a complete analysis of the Restatement (Third) of the Law of Torts.
- The American Law of TortsDiscusses specific tort theories and practice areas, including: negligence/per se, premises liability, products liability, business and commercial torts, intentional torts, defamation, invasion of privacy, unlawful prosecution, medical malpractice, nuisance, and interference with civil rights.
- American Law of Products Liability, 3dExamines legal principles on a product-by-product basis for products that have been the subject of litigation. Coverage includes negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability in tort, the duty of a manufacturer or seller to warn, fraud, misrepresentation, nuisance, privity of contract, liability of lessors and bailors, and defenses to liability.
- Modern Tort Law: Liability & Litigation 2dExplores the emerging areas within liability and litigation and explains both traditional tort concepts such as nuisance, master-servant relationships, and negligence, and current law, including medical malpractice, professional malpractice, and products liability.
Restatements
Produced by the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI), Restatements of the Law address uncertainty in the law and attempt to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
- A Concise Restatement of Torts, 3d
- Restatement of the Law: TortsRestatement of the Law -- Torts is a treatise containing the complete text of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Restatements of Torts and covers all major areas of tort law.
- Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts: Apportionment of Liability
- Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm
- Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts: Products Liability
- Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
- Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Economic Harm
- Restatement (Third) of Economic Torts and Related Wrongs
Case Law
The Library's Case Law guide provides links and information on how to search for cases.
Statutes
To locate state statutory code sections on your topic, consult the index to your state’s annotated code and look for relevant terms such as damages, negligence, personal injuries, strict liability, torts, etc. For guidance on how to search state statutes, see the Law Library's State Materials guide.
50-state surveys provide all states' statutes, if any, on a given topic.
- 50 State Statutory Surveys: Civil Laws: Torts: Products Liability
- 50 State Statutory Surveys: Civil Laws: Torts: Tort Reform
- 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations: Torts – Intentional Torts: Defamation
- 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations: Torts – Negligence: Responsible Alcohol Service
- 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations: Torts – Premises & Property Liability: Limitations to Premises Liability
- 50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations: Torts – Premises & Property Liability: Transient Lodging