The Psychology of Tort Law

by Jennifer Robbennolt and Valerie P. Hans

Book Overview

Tort law regulates most human activities: from driving a car to using consumer products to providing or receiving medical care. Injuries caused by dog bites, slips and falls, fender benders, bridge collapses, adverse reactions to a medication, bar fights, oil spills, and more all implicate the law of torts. The rules and procedures by which tort cases are resolved engage deeply-held intuitions about justice, causation, intentionality, and the obligations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479814180
• ISBN13: 9781479814183
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"