law includes more than 75 annotated cases that illustrate hot button issues and give you an opportunity to apply chapter concepts to the types of cases you will encounter on the job. Hypothetical scenarios in every chapter demonstrate how abstract tort law pertains to real life accidents and injuries. Built-in learning aids include problems, projects, a running glossary of key legal terms, outlines, chapter summaries, and review questions to help you learn the material. Each chapter starts with a vignette titled "The Biggest Mistakes Paralegals Make and How to Avoid Them" illustrating a dilemma, an ethical lapse, or another unfortunate experience that actually happened.

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