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Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials
This widely adopted casebook provides comprehensive coverage of modern tort law through expertly edited cases and original commentary. Its principal focus is on negligence, strict liability, and no-fault regimes as alternative approaches to compensating victims of accidental harm and shaping incentives for safety. The chapter on intentional torts is structured to allow instructors to begin the course there, should they wish.
The book also features robust coverage of products liability, damages and insurance, defamation, privacy, economic torts, and complex litigation. Carefully crafted notes and questions following the principal cases are designed both to deepen students’ understanding of doctrine and to encourage critical engagement with judicial reasoning and tort policy.
The Twelfth Edition reflects significant developments in recent case law and legislation, and incorporates new materials addressing emerging issues—from the ongoing challenges posed by artificial intelligence and the “gig” economy, to pressing questions at the forefront of the civil justice system.
The accompanying Teacher’s Manual includes a wide range of classroom-ready hypotheticals. Adopters also receive PowerPoint slides keyed to specific sections of the text, along with short-answer and multiple-choice questions suitable for periodic quizzes to reinforce student learning.
Imprint: Foundation Press
Series: University Casebook Series
Publication Date: 07/07/2026
Marc A. Franklin
Robert L. Rabin, Stanford Law School
Michael D. Green, Washington University School of Law
Mark A. Geistfeld, New York University School of Law
Nora Freeman Engstrom, Stanford Law School
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The Twelfth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent doctrinal and legislative developments. It includes expanded coverage of emerging issues, including those arising from artificial intelligence, and provides updated treatment of the nearly complete Restatement (Third) of Torts. New materials highlight the Restatement’s innovative approaches to contemporary issues, including vicarious liability for sexual misconduct and developments in medical malpractice.
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