This work, widely relied upon and often cited by the courts, offers comprehensive and concise coverage of the law of torts, with scholarly and analytical discussion of particular rules. These volumes constitute a revision of the original Restatement of Torts and supersede the original work.

Portions of this work are superseded by the Restatement Third of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm (2010/2012), Apportionment of Liability (2000), Products Liability (1998), and Liability for Economic Harm (2020).

Reporters:

William L. Prosser, University of California, Hastings College of Law

John W. Wade, Vanderbilt University School of Law

Associate Reporter for Chapter 41:

Frank J. Trelease, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law