University of North Dakota law professor Eric Johnson has created a free, downloadable torts casebook available as a pdf on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). The casebook is basic, consisting solely of edited cases in the areas of negligence and liability related to health care. According to Johnson, the value of the textbook is in terms of its editing. In the casebook’s introductory notes, he offers to provide an editable copy to instructors who wish to modify the book to suit their particular courses. A second volume covering additional torts topics will follow. Johnson credits University of New Hampshire law professor Thomas Field for inspiration. Field’s digital casebook on intellectual property law, which contains notes and problems sections in addition to edited cases, is also free and downloadable as a pdf on the SSRN.
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