Tort Law » (4th Edition)

Dr. Linda L. Edwards is an attorney and author, having written or co-written seven textbooks in the legal assistant field. She was an instructor in the Justice and Legal Studies Department at Phoenix College for 24 years until her retirement in January 2001. During her tenure as program director, she was responsible for creating dozens of new classes in both legal assisting and criminal justice.

J. Stanley Edwards has been an Arizona attorney since 1975, serving as a general practitioner for all but two of those years. He has co-authored five textbooks on paralegal studies with his wife, Dr. Linda Edwards. He is a judge pro tem in the civil division of the Maricopa County Superior Court and was a judge pro tem in what is now the Family Court. Additionally, he is a certified arbitrator in the District Court of Arizona.

A litigation associate at Snell & Wilmer before becoming a trial attorney for the E.E.O.C. Trisha has been in private practice since 1999, and has served as a judge pro tem for the Maricopa County Justice Courts and for the City of Phoenix Municipal Court. As an adjunct instructor at Phoenix College since 1999, Trisha has taught the tort law class from prior editions of Tort Law.

Tort Law, fourth edition balances academic principles of tort law and practical coverage of skills necessary for the paralegal. The book offers fundamental tort law concepts, and real world, practical skills in an engaging, easy to read book. Each chapter contains valuable "Practice Pointers" that introduce students to such skills as drafting pleadings, preparing medical authorization requests, documenting damages, writing FOIA letters, and assembling trial exhibits. Placing an emphasis on skill building, the student is provided numerous opportunities to apply the concepts learned in the "Putting It Into Practice" section in each chapter. Using the Internet as a key student resource, Tort Law, 4th edition now includes relevant legal Web sites, in the "Net News" and "Local Links" sections, to acquaint students with sample documents, provide links to federal or state agencies and to showcase stimulating articles to keep students up to date on exciting developments in tort law.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Overview of a Tort Case

Chapter 3: Intentional Torts

Chapter 4: Negligence: An Overview

Chapter 5: Negligence: Duty

Chapter 6: Negligence: Breach of Duty

Chapter 7: Negligence: Causation

Chapter 8: Negligence: Damages

Chapter 9: Negligence: Defenses

Chapter 10: Malpractice

Chapter 11: Misrepresentation, Nuisance and Other Torts

Chapter 12: Strict Liability

Chapter 13: Products Liability

Chapter 14: Defamation and Related Torts

Chapter 15: Vicarious Liability

Chapter 16: Joint Liability

Chapter 17: Tort Reform

Chapter 18: Automobile Insurance

Chapter 19: Bad Faith

Chapter 20: Workers' Compensation