Business Torts Litigation

Business Torts Litigation
Author: Ann E. Georgehead
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590314845

"A litigator's guide to current business torts law, this book provides a concise review of - or introduction to - the important issues, general rules, and major exceptions to the rules in each of the major business torts subjects areas, along with practical guidance through the situations you are likely to encounter in assessing, preparing and presenting a case."--BOOK JACKET.

Business Torts

Business Torts
Author: Bradley P. Nelson
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781627226127

This book is a "how to" book on litigating a business torts case. While there are many aspects of litigating and trying business torts cases that distinguish them from other types of cases (personal injury, medical malpractice, or IP, for example), there are no "start-to-finish" guidebooks offering practical litigation advice unique to these cases.

Model Jury Instructions

Model Jury Instructions
Author:
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590314869

This new addition to be the Model Jury Instruction series provides clear and balanced instructions for presentation to juries in business torts litigation. The book also includes a CD-ROM of the jury instructions to allow for easy adaptation to particular cases or points.

Business Torts and Unfair Competition Handbook

Business Torts and Unfair Competition Handbook
Author: American Bar Association. Section of Antitrust Law
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590316535

This book first addresses substantive issues, beginning with the changing role of business torts in antitrust litigation and continuing with the extent to which antitrust concepts have been invoked in business tort litigation (focusing on the competitive privilege and the Noerr-Pennington defense). The next chapter surveys the field of unfair competition, followed by an examination of the business torts of commercial disparagement and defamation. Subsequent chapters address interference torts, the common law and statutory torts of fraud and negligent misrepresentation, the field of misappropriation of trade secrets, and recent developments in the area of punitive damages.

Litigating the Aviation Case

Litigating the Aviation Case
Author: Andrew J. Harakas
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781634255806

Aviation law is a constantly evolving area of practice, continuing to change in response to the many challenges facing the industry. Litigating these cases is notoriously complex and challenging, requiring extensive expertise with aviation and engineering principles coupled with detailed legal analysis. A long-trusted resource, this updated edition of Litigating the Aviation Case provides current information and strategic guidance on all aspects of aviation litigation. An overview and analysis of the current legal issues in aviation litigation by the most prominent names in the aviation legal community, this revised edition offers important updates and insights on traditional issues as well as in-depth discussion of current and evolving topics, many of which are in response to the multijurisdictional nature of aviation. The book's 38 chapters address critical issues in aviation litigation, including: - Jurisdiction- Forum non conveniens- Preemption- The Montreal Convention- Unruly passengers- Preservation of evidence- Insurance coverage- Damages- The impact of trade sanctions and Medicare on litigation, and moreWritten by practicing litigators who share their insights and expertise, this compendium offers strategic guidance on the full array of aviation litigation issues, including: - Locating recognized sub-specialists- Maximizing the effectiveness of evidence- Presenting effective opening and closing statements- Cross-examining witnesses- Developing winning trial strategies

Entrepreneurial Litigation

Entrepreneurial Litigation
Author: John C. Coffee
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2015-06-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674736796

In class actions, attorneys effectively hire clients rather than act as their agent. Lawyer-financed, lawyer-controlled, and lawyer-settled, this entrepreneurial litigation invites lawyers to act in their own interest. John Coffee’s goal is to save class action, not discard it, and to make private enforcement of law more democratically accountable.

Business Torts

Business Torts
Author: Morton F. Daller
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Total Pages: 1044
Release: 2012-12-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1454809884

There is a great wealth of diversity in the business tort laws of allfifty states and the District of Columbia. In addition to the very significantdifferences in the statutes of limitation, other significant differencesinclude:Some states have not recognized a cause of action for negligent interferencewith an economic advantage.Negligent misrepresentation in one state is limited to claims against personsin the business of supplying information to others.One state recognizes a cause of action for "strict responsibilitymisrepresentation."Another state recognizes claims of "prima facie tort" for wrongs that do notfit into traditional tort categories.And these are only a few examples of the more significant differences.The new 2013 Edition of Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guidehelps you quickly assess the merits and pitfalls of litigation in any givenjurisdiction allowing you to make the best decisions for your clients.