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Examples & Explanations for The Law of Torts, Sixth Edition

Authors
  • Joseph W. Glannon
Series / Examples & Explanations Series
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Description
A favorite among successful students, and often recommended by professors, the unique Examples & Explanations series gives you extremely clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that mirror those presented in the classroom throughout the semester. Use at the beginning and midway through the semester to deepen your understanding through clear explanations, corresponding hypothetical fact patterns, and analysis. Then use to study for finals by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the accompanying analysis. Designed to complement your casebook, the trusted Examples & Explanations titles get right to the point in a conversational, often humorous style that helps you learn the material each step of the way and prepare for the exam at the end of the course.

The unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations series is invaluable to teach yourself the subject from the first day of class until your last review before the final. Each guide:

  • helps you learn new material by working through chapters that explain each topic in simple language
  • challenges your understanding with hypotheticals similar to those presented in class
  • provides valuable opportunity to study for the final by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the corresponding analysis
  • quickly gets to the point in conversational style laced with humor
  • remains a favorite among law school students
  • is often recommended by professors who encourage the use of study guides
  • works with ALL the major casebooks, suits any class on a given topic
  • provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures
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About the authors
Joseph W. Glannon
Professor of Law
Suffolk University

Professor Joseph Glannon earned his B.A., M.A.T. and J.D. degrees from Harvard. After clerking for the Massachusetts Appeals Court and serving as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, he joined the Suffolk University Law School faculty in 1980. Professor Glannon teaches Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws and Torts, and has written extensively on public tort liability in Massachusetts. He is the author of Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations, the initial volume of Aspen’s Examples & Explanations series. This widely used student text is now in its Ninth Edition. He also authored The Law of Torts: Examples & Explanations, which is in its Sixth Edition. Professor Glannon is the coauthor, along with Andrew Perlman, Peter Raven-Hansen, and Jennifer Reynolds, of a leading Civil Procedure casebook, Civil Procedure: A Coursebook. He is also the author of a Civil Procedure review text, The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure, also published by Aspen and now in its Fourth Edition.

Professor Glannon is also the coauthor, along with Dean Perlman and faculty colleague Linda Simard, of an online video review program entitled Practice Perfect Civil Procedure, the first in a series of Practice Perfect titles for Aspen. The second iteration, Practice Perfect Torts, is coauthored by Glannon along with faculty colleague Pat Shin and Professor Julie Steiner of Western New England School of Law.

Professor Glannon had another life before law school. He served as a stage carpenter at Brandeis University and as an Assistant Dean of Students at Bates College before succumbing to the lure of law

Product Information
Edition
Sixth Edition
Publication date
2020-02-04
Copyright Year
2020
Pages
712
Paperback
9781543807691
Connected eBook with Study Center (Digital Only)
9781543822991
Subject
Tort Law
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