Torts and Personal Injury Law
By Cathy Okrent, J.D.
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Taking a case approach, this proven book provides an accessible overview of tort law for paralegals who work on personal injury matters. Hypothetical scenarios in every chapter demonstrate how abstract tort law pertains to real life accidents and injuries. In addition, over 75 annotated cases featuring hot button issues give students an opportunity to apply key concepts to the types of cases they will encounter on the job. Built-in learning aids include problems, projects, a running glossary of legal terms, outlines, chapter summaries, and review questions. Now fully updated throughout, the Fifth Edition includes a new chapter on negligence, new content, and new chapter-opening "The Biggest Mistakes Paralegals Make and How to Avoid Them" features that illustrate a dilemma, an ethical lapse, or another unfortunate experience that actually happened.
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Taking a case approach, this proven book provides an accessible overview of tort law for paralegals who work on personal injury matters. Hypothetical scenarios in every chapter demonstrate how abstract tort law pertains to real life accidents and injuries. In addition, over 75 annotated cases featuring hot button issues give students an opportunity to apply key concepts to the types of cases they will encounter on the job. Built-in learning aids include problems, projects, a running glossary of legal terms, outlines, chapter summaries, and review questions. Now fully updated throughout, the Fifth Edition includes a new chapter on negligence, new content, and new chapter-opening "The Biggest Mistakes Paralegals Make and How to Avoid Them" features that illustrate a dilemma, an ethical lapse, or another unfortunate experience that actually happened.
Over 75 annotated cases that feature "ripped from the headlines" issues and require students to apply and integrate chapter concepts.
Hypothetical scenarios demonstrate how abstract tort law pertains to real life accidents and injuries.
Student-friendly pedagogy, including chapter outlines, summaries, review questions, additional problems, and a running glossary that defines key legal terms, makes mastering torts an engaging and rewarding experience.
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