Foundations of Tort Law

611 Pages·2012·3.54 MB·English

by  Saul Levmore

FOUNDATIONS OF
TORT LAW
SECOND EDITION
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William Araiza
Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Lenni B. Benson
Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Professional Development
New York Law School
Raj Bhala
Rice Distinguished Professor
University of Kansas, School of Law
Ruth Colker
Distinguished University Professor & Heck-Faust Memorial Chair in
Constitutional Law
Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
David Gamage
Assistant Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Joan Heminway
College of Law Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
Edward Imwinkelried
Edward L. Barrett, Jr. Professor of Law
UC Davis School of Law
David I. C. Thomson
LP Professor & Director, Lawyering Process Program
University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
Melissa Weresh
Director of Legal Writing and Professor of Law
Drake University Law School
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FOUNDATIONS OF
TORT LAW
SECOND EDITION

Saul Levmore
Dean and William B. Graham Professor of Law
University of Chicago Law School
Catherine M. Sharkey
Professor of Law
New York University School of Law
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