Elsewhere, Within Here

Description

Developments at the cutting edge of public nuisance law, including the opioids crisis, global warming, and the sale of guns.
Expanded consideration of the duties of online platforms, as illustrated by vicarious liability against Uber; products liability against Snapchat for defective algorithmic design and against Amazon for sale of defective goods; and novel claims of affirmative duties to rescue on Facebook and rideshare companies.
Developments in drug litigation, including duties to report adverse events to regulators post-approval and ※innovator liability§ on brand-name manufacturers for failure to warn by generic manufacturers.
Recent transformations in setting of compensatory damage awards, with the addition of draft materials of the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies, including matters relating to race and gender.
A more streamlined casebook appropriate for a comprehensive 1L Torts course.