Book Description

A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students that is often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis. Key Features A new discussion of the draft Restatement of the Law Torts (Third): Liability for Economic Harm’s treatment of the economic harm rule A new discussion of special emotional distress rules for cases involving high risk of causing such distress, such as mishandling human remains and injuring pets A new discussion of emotional distress damages for breach of contract A new section discussing of the basis for temporary restraining orders, including the appealability of such orders (which has become a contested issue in challenges to Trump administration executive orders) A new section discussing the controversy over the use of nationwide injunctions in highly charged political cases, a trend that has emerged to challenge policies of both the Obama and Trump administrations A new discussion of restitutionary claims for constructive trusts involving disproportionate gains, such as lottery winnings, under both the common law and Restatement (Third) of Restitution A new section on opportunistic breach of contract in Restitution, including the Supreme Court’s recent endorsement of the section in a 2015 case A new section on the relationship between laches and statutes of limitations and new Supreme Court authority on the question