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Tort Law Deskbook


Practice Area:
General Practice |  Tort


Description

Missouri attorneys have relied on Missouri Tort Law for more than 30 years as a practical, dependable resource on liability issues. The authors of the fourth edition of this MoBarCLE deskbook supply the same reliable guidance while including recent statutory changes and caselaw to save you time and ease your research. No matter what type of tort law you practice—property or personal, premises or products—this convenient and proven overview of legal principles and specific causes of action is a must-have for your library. The 22 chapters in this publication set out elements of causes of action, detail procedural issues such as pleading requirements and parties, explain damages and defenses, analyze insurance and settlement issues, and much more.

The authors are practicing Missouri attorneys who provide practical advice, trial tips and discuss evidentiary and proof issues.

2 volumes, 4th edition (2016) 1,424 pages

MoBarCLE Printed Deskbook: $330 (Free Shipping)

  • Printed Deskbook will be shipped to you. 
  • Electronic Forms in MS Word format will be placed in your Account.

This publication is available as an eDeskbook in Fastcase for $99 per year. To access it, go to our home page and click on the blue Fastcase button.

FORMS INCLUDED: 

Application for Approval of Wrongful Death Settlement and Minors’ Settlement  |   §14.29
Checklist—Investigations and Preparation—Facts, Special Uses, and Damages  |  §18.43
Order Approving Settlement Under § 537.080, RSMo  |  §14.30
Wrongful Death Interrogatories  |  §14.27
Wrongful Death Receipt and Satisfaction of Funds  |  §14.31
Wrongful Death Request for Production of Documents  |  §14.28
Wrongful Death Petition in Murder Case  |  §14.26
Wrongful Death Petition in Nursing Home Negligence Care  |  §14.25
Wrongful Death Petition in Vehicular Collision  |  §14.24

Materials

Content

Chapters

Volume 1

1 | Overview and Summary
Paul C. Hetterman and Joseph L. Walsh, III

2 | Assault and Battery
Kenneth E. Siemens

3 | Malicious Prosecution and False Imprisonment
Henry P. Elster and Thomas J. Henderson

4 | Infliction of Emotional Distress
Derek Johannsen

5 | Defamation
Joseph E. Martineau

6 | Invasion of Privacy
Joseph E. Martineau

7 | Tortious Interference with Contracts or Business Relationships
Sarah C. Hellmann and Lindsay L. McClure-Hartman

8 | Intentional and Negligent Misrepresentation
Michael J. Cappo, Douglas S. Beck, and Brandon K. Gutshall

9 | Automobile Torts
Cassie J. Carpenter

10 | Aviation Liability
Paul V. Herbers, Elizabeth Vasseur-Browne, and Chad E. Voss

11 | Maritime Torts
John S. Farmer and Benjamin S. Harner

12 | Animal Liability
Jeffrey D. Lester and J.C. Pleban

Volume 2

13 | Premises Liability
Ann E. Buckley

14 | Wrongful Death
John W. Kurtz

15 | Products Liability
Fredrick J. Ludwig

16 | Strict Liability
Fredrick J. Ludwig

17 | Property Rights
Stanley J. Wallach, Richard D. Winders, Harry E. Styron, Terri L. Parker, Nancy L. Browne, and John W. Ringer

18 | Property Damage
Beth Boggs

19 | Comparative Fault
E. Ann Wright and Roger Wright

20 | Statute and Ordinance Violations
Jonathan T. Barton

21 | Federal Tort Claims Act
Alexander W. Heritier, Lindsay K. Rakers, and Angelica W. Wawrzynek

22 | Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Jones Act, and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
R. Seth Crompton and Eric D. Holland

 

Forms

Chapter 14—Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death Petition in Vehicular Collision §14.24
Wrongful Death Petition in Nursing Home Negligence Care §14.25
Wrongful Death Petition in Murder Case §14.26
Wrongful Death Interrogatories §14.27
Wrongful Death Request for Production of Documents §14.28
Application for Approval of Wrongful Death Settlement and Minors’ Settlement §14.29
Order Approving Settlement Under § 537.080, RSMo §14.30
Wrongful Death Receipt and Satisfaction of Funds §14.31
Chapter 18—Property Damage
Checklist—Investigations and Preparation—Facts, Special Uses, and Damages §18.43