Understanding remedies

This comprehensive Understanding treatise provides an introduction to the basic legal rules and principles that constitute the law of remedies as applied by United States courts. The chapters are organized so that the materials follow the customary approach of teaching remedies:

(1) General principles applicable to damages, injunctions, and restitution;

(2) Remedy defenses;

(3) Applications, e.g., bodily injury remedies, breach of contract remedies;

(4) Special problems, e.g., punitive damages, attorneys' fees.

The materials are comprehensive and respect the nuance and subtlety of the subject. Understanding Remedies presents the richness of the topic to students who wish to gain both a fundamental appreciation of the subject and an insight into the myriad ways remedies influence the shape and dimension of modern American law.

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Understanding remedies -- General principles concerning compensatory damages -- General principles concerning equitable remedies -- Injunctions -- General principles governing restitution -- Restitutionary actions -- Remedy defenses -- Remedies for bodily injuries -- Remedies for injury to personal property -- Remedies for injury to real property -- Remedies for injury to relationships -- Remedies for defamation -- Remedies for injury to personal rights -- Fraud and misrepresentation -- Rescission (disaffirmance) of bargain -- Breach of contract remedies -- Breach of employment contract -- Breach of construction contract -- Breach of contract to sell or purchase real property -- Specific performance -- Agreed remedies -- Contempt -- Punitive damages -- Attorneys' fees.