Law Basics · Law
Torts & Liability
Civil wrongs and who pays: intentional torts, the four elements of negligence, Palsgraf and proximate cause, the Hand formula, strict and product liability, damages including punitive, comparative fault, and the McDonald's coffee case.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Contracts. Next: Criminal law basics. Sources: *Restatement (Second/Third) of Torts*; *Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad* (N.Y. 1928); *United States v. Carroll Towing* (2d Cir. 1947); CALI Torts lessons.Next: 1. Types of torts