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Torts--personal Injury Law--is A Fundamental Yet Controversial Part Of Our Legal System. The Oxford Introductions To U.s. Law: Torts Provides A Clear And Comprehensive Account Of What Tort Law Is, How It Works, What It Stands To Accomplish, And Why It Is Now Much-disputed. Goldberg And Zipursky--two Of The World's Most Prominent Tort Scholars--carefully Analyze Leading Judicial Decisions And Prominent Tort-related Legislation, And Place Each Event Into Its Proper Context. Topics Covered Include Products Liability, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Intentional Torts, Defamation And Privacy Torts, Punitive Damages, And Tort Reform.