LibGuides: Study Aids for First Year Courses: Torts

Torts Study Aids

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	Contains summaries of cases from casebooks.
	Contains outlines.
	Contains sample exam questions and answers.
	Recommended by ASP or a professor.

Hypotheticals

Acing Tort Law, 4th ed by Shubha Ghosh
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2022

2022 edition available via West Academic Digital Study Aids
Examples and Explanations The Law of Torts by Joseph W. Glannon
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2020

* Presents the law of torts by explaining concepts, which are immediately followed by multiple-choice questions and analysis.
2020 edition also online in Aspen Learning Library.
Exam Pro - Torts - Objective by John H. Bauman; Ronald W. Eades
Call Number: West Academic Study AIds

Publication Date: 2021

Includes online interactive multiple choice questions.
Questions and Answers: Torts by Anita Bernstein
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2023-04-01
Step-by-Step Guide to Torts 2nd ed.: Interactive Questions
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2025

Rule statements broken down by element and steps for applying facts to the elements. Short answer questions and answers, as well as sample essays and answers.

Hornbooks, Nutshells and Other Narrative Text

These books present the law in a text format with references to cases, statutes and secondary sources. Thompson West's Hornbook Series cover topics in great detail and is useful for obtaining a deeper understanding of a subject. Others, such as the Nutshell Series, cover key concepts with less detail, but are excellent for quick reference and review.

Hornbooks

The Law of Torts, 2nd Edition by Dan B. Dobbs; Paul T. Hayden; Ellen M. Bublick
Call Number: Library reference - KF1250 .D59 2016

Publication Date: 2016 with updates

* Hornbook Series
Also available via West Academic Digital Study Aids

Nutshells

Torts in a Nutshell by Edward J. Kionka
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2020
Advanced Torts in a Nutshell
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2020

Case Briefs

Casenote Legal Briefs for Torts
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

The Aspen Learning Library contains six Casenote books, each one keyed to a different casebook: 1. Epstein and Sharkey, 11th ed. 2. Epstein and Sharkey, 10th ed., 3. Franklin, Rabin, and Green, 9th ed. 4. Franklin, Rabin, and Green, 10th ed., 5. Goldberg, Sebok, and Zipursky, 6. Prosser, Wade, and Schwartz.
High Court Cases Summaries, Torts
Call Number: West Academic Digital Study Aids

West Academic contains High Court Case Summaries Keyed to: 1. Dobbs, 2. Epstein, 3. Franklin and 4. Prosser. They include additional quick memory aids include headnotes, instant facts, black letter rules, case vocabulary, and graphics.
Torts Cold Call Companion
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2024

animated case brief videos, written case brief, advice for prepping for class discussion,Test Yourself questions
Torts Stories
Call Number: West Academic Digital Study Aids

Publication Date: 2003

This publication provides a student with an understanding of ten leading torts cases, focusing on how the litigation was shaped by lawyers, judges and socioeconomic factors, and why the cases have attained landmark status.

Other

(Concepts and Insights Series) The Forms and Functions of Tort Law by Kenneth S. Abraham
Call Number: Law Study Aids (Law Library)

Publication Date: 2022

* This straightforward, readable text covers all the major cases and issues in the standard torts course.
2022 edition via West Academic Digital Study Aids
Mastering Tort Law Third Edition by John H. Bauman, et al.
Call Number: in print in Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2022
Short and Happy Guide to Torts by Roger E. Schechter
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2021

In this concise book, Professor Schechter, an award-winning teacher and prominent national bar lecturer, has balanced brevity and humor with a clear, crisp and thorough review of basic Torts doctrine.
Understanding Torts by John Diamond; Lawrence Levine; Anita Bernstein
Call Number: Law Study Aids

Publication Date: 2023-05-01

Torts Outlines

Black Letter Outline on Torts by Edward Kionka; Jamie Abrams; Angi Porter
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2025-08-05
Emanuel Crunchtime for Torts 6th ed.
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2024

With flowcharts and capsule summaries of major points of law and critical issues, as well as exam tips for identifying common traps and pitfalls, sample exam and essay questions with model answers.
(Emanuel Law Outline) Torts
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2024

* Includes flow charts for analyzing issues, an outline of key concepts and an exam tips section.
* Contains sample multiple-choice, short answer and essay questions.
Emanuel Law Outlines for Torts: Keyed to Prosser, Wade, Schwartz, Partlett, Cardi, Lahav, Fifteenth Edition by Steven L. Emanuel
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2025
Gilbert Law Summaries on Torts by Marc A. Franklin; William Jonathan Cardi; Michael D. Green
Call Number: West Academic

Publication Date: 2023
Glannon Guide to Torts by Richard L. Hasen
Call Number: Aspen Learning Library

Publication Date: 2025
Quick Review of Torts. 6th ed. by Lawrence C. Levine
Call Number: West Academic Digital Study Aids

Publication Date: 2022

Study Aids for First Year Courses

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Torts Study Aids

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Hypotheticals

Hornbooks, Nutshells and Other Narrative Text

Torts Outlines