Ward Farnsworth is Dean and John Jeffers Research Chair at the University of Texas School of Law. He formerly was Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at the Boston University Law School. He has served as a law clerk to Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court and to Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and worked as a Legal Adviser to the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in the Hague. He received his J.D. with high honors from the University of Chicago Law School, and his B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Farnsworth is the author of books on law, philosophy, rhetoric, and chess. He also has published scholarly articles on the economic analysis of law, constitutional law, statutory interpretation, jurisprudence, and cognitive psychology. He serves as Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm.
Another great law textbook. It's unconventional in how short the case excerpts are. However, for the 1L navigating so much new information, this textbook's uniquely succinct way of using cases is extremely helpful. Formatting could be better though.
Fantastic casebook. It’s distinctive for its succinct editing. Each topic features 10-15 cases which have been edited down to a few paragraphs. The editors often ask students to figure out the distinguishing factors rather than spoon feeding them the material. The cases selected were often funny memorable and made reading for torts relatively fun.