Torts - Cases, Principles, and Institutions Fifth Edition, 2016a

Witt & Tani, TCPI
Trimarco v. Klein ............................................................................................................. 199
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 201
2. Custom and Medical Malpractice Cases .................................................................... 202
Brune v. Belinkoff ........................................................................................................... 202
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 204
Canterbury v. Spence ....................................................................................................... 205
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 211
David M. Studdert, Michelle M. Mello & Troyen A. Brennan, Medical Malpractice .... 212
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 213
E. Statutes and Regulations ............................................................................................. 216
1. Violations of Statutory Standards ............................................................................... 217
Martin v. Herzog .............................................................................................................. 217
Note .............................................................................................................................. 219
Tedla v. Ellman ................................................................................................................ 219
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 221
Gorris v. Scott .................................................................................................................. 222
The Restatement Approach .............................................................................................. 223
2. A Regulatory Compliance Defense? .......................................................................... 223
3. Torts in the Modern State: Implied Private Causes of Action .................................... 225
Uhr v. East Greenbush Central School District ............................................................... 225
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 228
F. Proof of Negligence ...................................................................................................... 231
1. The Basic Problem ..................................................................................................... 231
Howard v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ..................................................................................... 231
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 233
2. Res Ipsa Loquitur ....................................................................................................... 235
Byrne v. Boadle ............................................................................................................... 235
Grajales-Romero v. American Airlines, Inc. ................................................................... 237
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 240
Ybarra v. Spangard .......................................................................................................... 241
3. Federal Constitutional Constraints on the Burden of Proof ....................................... 243
4. A Note on Settlement Mills ........................................................................................ 245
5. Aggregation and Sampling by Bellwether Trials ....................................................... 246
Samuel Issacharoff, Commentary, “Shocked” ................................................................. 246
Alexandra D. Lahav, Bellwether Trials ........................................................................... 247
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 248
G. Negligence Puzzles ....................................................................................................... 250
1. Should Wealth Matter? ............................................................................................... 250
2. Seavey’s Paradox ........................................................................................................ 251
3. The Utility Monster .................................................................................................... 252
CHAPTER 5. PLAINTIFFS’ CONDUCT ............................................. 253
A. Contributory and Comparative Negligence .............................................................. 253
1. Contributory Negligence ............................................................................................ 253
Butterfield v. Forrester ..................................................................................................... 253
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 253
2. Comparative Negligence ............................................................................................ 259
Li v. Yellow Cab Company of California ........................................................................ 259