When you review this new text, be sure to notice its: - broad coverage of the key tort topics paralegals need to know, including intentional torts, torts involving property, defenses to intentional torts, intensive overview of negligence, comparison of contributory and comparative negligence, products liability, strict liability, medical and legal malpractice, insurance, business torts, and misrepresentation - treatment of practical skills and topics, such as how law firms function, assessing cases for settlement value, ...
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When you review this new text, be sure to notice its: - broad coverage of the key tort topics paralegals need to know, including intentional torts, torts involving property, defenses to intentional torts, intensive overview of negligence, comparison of contributory and comparative negligence, products liability, strict liability, medical and legal malpractice, insurance, business torts, and misrepresentation - treatment of practical skills and topics, such as how law firms function, assessing cases for settlement value, investigating claims, billing hours, evaluating insurance policies, and much more - easy-to-read and engaging style, using numerous examples and illustrations to emphasize the practical nature of tort law - skillful use of one hypothetical case throughout the text, providing continuity to the material and a vehicle for illustrating various points - special attention paid to ethical issues, with a separate section on ethics at the end of each chapter - well-developed Instructor's Manual, which contains a Text Bank, lesson plans, suggested syllabi, web resources, and additional assignments; PowerPoint slides are also provided for each chapter The text offers a variety of effective learning aids: - objectives to open each chapter - Issue at a Glance boxes that summarize important legal concepts - marginal definitions of important terms - numerous figures, tables, and diagrams - case excerpts that discuss both legal theory and practical applications - Skills You Need in the Real World sections highlighting particular paralegal skills, ranging from location expert witnesses to creating a trial notebook to billing time in a file -Life of a Paralegal sections that show the work of an actual paralegal - website references to assist students in information gathering - additional forms and court documents at the end of each chapter - Key Terms, Review Questions, and Applying What You Have Learned exercises - forms and documents relevant to the hypothetical case included in an appendix
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