Legal Research Guides by Course - Environmental and Toxic Torts Guides
Course Description
This course reviews the developing law which defines liability for personal injuries of property damage arising out of exposure to hazardous substances or conditions, such as toxic chemicals, tobacco smoke, asbestos, pharmaceutical products, nuclear radiation, or lead paint. While substantive legal principles will be emphasized, the complex procedural issues which are involved in environmental and toxic tort cases will also be addressed. (2 credits)
Faculty Who Teach This Course
- Andrew Roman, Esq. (adjunct professor)
Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:
Print Collection:
KF1220.P5 Casualty Insurance - Pollution
KF1256-KF1257 Torts in Respect to the Person
KF1297.A73 Torts – Strict Liability - Asbestos
KF1297.C4 Torts – Strict Liability – Chemical Products
KF1297.D7 Torts – Strict Liability - Drugs
KF1297.R33 Torts – Strict Liability – Radioactive Substances
KF1297.T63 Torts – Strict Liability - Tobacco
KF1298-KF1299 Torts - Environmental Damages
KF3775 Environmental Law – General
KF3945-KF3965 Hazardous Articles and Processes – Product Safety
KFP195 Pennsylvania Torts – General Damages
KFP197.7 Pennsylvania Torts – Products Liability
KFP197.8 Pennsylvania Torts – Environmental Damages
Legal Research Databases
- Bloomberg BNA Online - Environment & Safety Library
- CCH Library - Intelliconnect - Environmental Compliance
- Westlaw and Lexis
- Legal Scholarship Network
- CALI - Environmental Law
- Hein Online
- Toxic Torts (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/toxic-torts-law.html
- Toxic Mold Torts (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/toxic-mold.html
- Toxic Torts (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/injury/toxic-torts/
- Toxic Torts Overview (Nolo) - http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/toxic-torts-overview-32204.html
- Toxic Torts (Lawyers.com) - http://toxic-torts.lawyers.com/
- ABA - Environmental Litigation & Toxic Torts Committee - http://apps.americanbar.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=NR350800\
- Toxic Torts and Environmental Law (dri) - http://www.dri.org/Committee?code=0210
- Toxic Torts Litigation Blog - http://www.toxictortlitigationblog.com/
- Asbestos Litigation (Lawyers.com) - http://toxic-torts.lawyers.com/asbestos-litigation/
- Asbestos and Mesothelioma Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/asbestos.html
- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/chapter-53/subchapter-II
- Asbestos Resource Center - http://www.asbestosresource.com/
- Asbestos Litigation Law Blog (Lawyers .com) - http://toxic-torts.lawyers.com/asbestos-litigation/blogs/categories/721-Asbestos-Litigation
- Mold Litigation (Lawyers.com) - http://toxic-torts.lawyers.com/mold-litigation/
- Tobacco Litigation: History & Recent Developments (Nolo) - http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/tobacco-litigation-history-and-development-32202.html
- Poisoning From Lead Paint: What Does it Take to Win the Case? - http://www.civilrights.com/lead_child.html
DCLI Webpage Links
- Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
- Legal Research Guides: Environmental Law
rev. 10/22/2012
Patricia Horvath