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Written for litigators and judges, Pennsylvania Torts: Law and Advocacy focuses on the critical issues in tort law, including tort litigation and reform, informed consent, product liability, and medical malpractice. The set includes a chronology of the development of legal doctrines; identifies fundamental principles and the practical significance and impact on civil litigation; and provides specific examples and demonstrations of direct and cross-examinations, opening and closing statements, and conversations with clients and witnesses.
Topics covered in this two-volume set include:
This set also provides effective methodology for jury trials.
Part 1
Negligence
Causation
Vicarious liability: master-servant relationship
Liability for independent contractors
Liability of possessor of land
Legal malpractice
Medical malpractice
Informed consent
Product liability
Sovereign and governmental immunity
Recovery for emotional distress
Damages
Damages for delay -- pre-judgment interest
Death cases
Comparative negligence
Assumption of risk
Limitations of time
Joint torteasor liability, indemnity and contribution
Part 2
Introduction
Theory of the case
Witness preparation
Opening statements
Direct examination
Cross examination
Closing arguments
Behavioral advocacy
Adjuncts to advocacy
Appendix: trial exhibits
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