This CD-ROM contains Volume 4 of the six-volume collection contained in the "Selected Studies in Transportation Law" (SSTL), published jointly by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP). Volume 4 of the SSTL is a revision of 13 articles previously compiled and published as the "Torts" volume of "Selected Studies in Highway Law." The text covers the following six principal subjects: Basic theories of tort liability of public transportation agencies; Activities that give rise to transportation tort liability; Immunities and defenses; Trial preparation; Procedural consideration; and Shifting or sharing tort liability. This material should provide helpful information to attorneys, risk managers, financial officers, and transportation officials interested in transportation tort law in general. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting