Description
No longer will you have to sift through opinion after opinion to find one that recites all the elements of a cause of action. California Causes of Action delivers both the elements and the supporting decisions, plus affirmative defenses, related causes of action, remedies, and statutes of limitations. Many of the causes of action are supported by full-text sample complaints in print and via Digital Access. This useful resource will help you draft pleadings, conduct discovery, marshal evidence, prepare jury instructions, make and respond to motions, and prepare appellate briefs for over 125 causes of action in 19 practice categories:
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- Negligence
- Emotional Distress
- Physical Torts
- Procedural Torts
- Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation
- Products Liability/Commercial Sales
- Debtor-Creditor: Fraudulent Transfers
- Business Torts and Actions
- Real Property Torts
- Real Estate Broker
- Contract Actions
- Defamation and Privacy
- Employment
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Animal Torts
- Construction Torts
- Governmental Tort Liability
- Wrongful Death/Survival Actions
California Causes of Action helps you avoid the cost, hassle, and risk of a demurrer by providing clear explanations of each element and annotated case notes—the clear framework will help you draft nearly invincible pleadings. Drafting an answer or a cross-complaint is also a breeze. With the detailed affirmative defenses for each cause of action, you’ll never second-guess the strength of your response again. Write with ease and confidence; write with California Causes of Action. California Causes of Action is not just a drafting tool to help you craft winning pleadings. It is an indispensable litigation tool you can use to ensure you have covered all the bases in your pre-suit investigation; in planning, preparing, and responding to discovery; in drafting motions; and in preparing jury instructions.
REVISION 24 HIGHLIGHTS
This edition of California Causes of Action is loaded with new case law to keep you up to date on a broad range of legal topics and practice areas, including:
NEGLIGENCE
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
- Good Samaritan Liability
- Ultrahazardous Activities
- Premises Liability
PROCEDURAL TORTS
- Malicious Prosecution
- Abuse of Process (common circumstances noted in the case law)
BUSINESS TORTS AND ACTIONS
- Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage
- Discrimination Under Unruh Civil Rights Act
- Breach of Confidence (Novel Idea)
- Conversion
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Dilution of Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names
- Trade Secret Misappropriation [California Civil Code §§3426]
- Trade Name Infringement [Common Law Unfair Competition]
- Misappropriation of Ideas—Implied-In-Fact Contract
LEGAL THEORIES AND DEFENSES
- Duress
- Failure of Consideration
- Failure to Use a Seatbelt
- Payment tendered as full satisfaction of a claim
- Use Beyond Scope of Permission
- Waiver
PLUS … MULTIPLE CHAPTERS UPDATED IN THEIR ENTIRETY, INCLUDING:
- Emotional Distress (3 causes of action)
- Real Property Torts (6 causes of action)
- Real Estate Broker, Escrow Agent and Notary Liability (8 causes of action)
- Contract Actions (9 causes of action)
- Defamation and Privacy (8 causes of action)
- Insurance (3 causes of action)
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