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1 online resource (151 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 145) and index. |
Summary |
"The discussions in this book are intended as a set of general observations on the confluence (or collision) of the legal system with notions of personal responsibility."--Preface. |
Contents |
Introduction: The Unintentional Balloonist with Button Slippers -- Following the Rules -- Sex in the Backseat: More Dangerous Than You Think -- It's Not What You Say That Hurts You: The Implied Warranties -- This Land Is Your Land: Whether You Want It or Not -- Making It Fair -- Mary and Her Little Lamb: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? -- Sweet Home, Alabama: Punitive Damages as Lottery -- Accidents Will Happen -- Gaming the System -- Case of the Cranky Professor -- Someone's Knocking at My Door: And She Has a Summons and a Complaint -- Fresh Start: But Not for the Rotten Apples -- Weighing the Interests -- Hole in the Safety Net: When the Government Goofs -- When a Promise Isn't a Promise -- Buck Stops Here: When Delegating Authority Isn't Enough -- Murder Most Foul -- Conclusion: Vanishing Remedies. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Liability (Law) -- United States -- Popular works.
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Liability (Law) |
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United States. |
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Responsibility -- Case studies.
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Responsibility. |
Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Popular works.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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Added Author |
Plant, Nancy K., 1960-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Jarecke, George W., 1953- Confounded expectations. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2000 0809322927 (DLC) 99038649 (OCoLC)41892310 |
ISBN |
0585303746 (electronic book) |
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9780585303741 (electronic book) |
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0809322927 (alkaline paper) |
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9780809322923 (alkaline paper) |
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0809322919 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780809322916 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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