Joseph H. King, Jr.
Walter W. Bussart and UTK Distinguished Professor of Law
B.A., 1965, Pennsylvania State University
J.D., 1970, University of Pennsylvania
Joe King
Publications
Books:
The Law of Medical Malpractice in a Nutshell (West, 2nd ed., 1986).
Articles:
Defamation Claims Based on Parody and Other Fanciful Communications Not Intended to Be Understood as Fact, 2008 Utah L. Rev. 875-945 (2008).
The Common Knowledge Exception to the Expert Testimony Requirement for Establishing the Standard of Care in Medical Malpractice, 59 Ala. L. Rev. 51 (2007).
Deus ex Machina and the Unfulfilled Promise of New York Times v. Sullivan: Applying the Times for All Seasons, 95 Ky L. J. 649 (2007).
The Standard of Care for Residents and Other Medical School Graduates in Training, 55 Amer. U. L. Rev. 683 (2006).
Limiting the Liability of Franchisors for the Torts of Their Franchisees, 62 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 417 (2005).
Pain and Suffering, Noneconomic Damages, and the Goals of Tort Law, 57 SMU L. Rev. 163(2004).
Counting Angels and Weighing Anchors: Per Diem Arguments for Noneconomic Personal Injury Tort Damages, 71 Tenn. L. Rev. 1(2003).
Defining the Internal Context for Communications Containing Allegedly
Defamatory Headline Language, 71 Cinn.
L. Rev. 863 (2003).
Outlaws and Outlier Doctrines: The Serious Misconduct Bar in Tort
Law, 43 William and
Mary L. Rev.
1011 (2002).
The Misbegotten Libel-Proof Plaintiff Doctrine and the ‘Gordian Knot'
Syndrome, 29 Hofstra L. Rev.
343 (2000).
Reference to the Plaintiff Requirement in Defamatory Statements Directed
at Groups, 35 Wake Forest
L. Rev. 343 (2000).
Reconciling the Exercise of Judgment and the Objective Standard of
Care in Medical Malpractice, 52 Okla.
L. Rev. 49 (1999).
“Reduction of Likelihood" Reformulation and Other Retrofitting
of the Loss-of-a-Chance Doctrine, 28 U. Mem.
L. Rev. 491 (1998).
*A Goals-Oriented Approach to Strict Tort Liability for Abnormally
Dangerous Activities, 48 Baylor L.
Rev. 343 (1996).
Exculpatory Agreements for Volunteers in Youth Activities -- The Alternative
to ‘Nerf’ Tiddlywinks, 53 Ohio St.
L. J. 683 (1992).
The Standard of Care for Veterinarians in Medical Malpractice Claims,
58 Tenn. L. Rev.
1 (1990).
The Exclusiveness of An Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Remedy Against
His Employer, 55 Tenn. L. Rev.
405 (1988).
Social Security Benefits for Disability Related to Alcohol Consumption,
50 Tenn. L. Rev.
425 (1983).
The Duty and Standard of Care for Team Physicians, 18 Hous.
L. Rev. 657 (1981).
*Causation, Valuation, and Chance in Personal Injury Torts Involving
Preexisting Conditions and Future Consequences, 90 Yale
L. J. 1353 (1980).
The Standard of Care and Informed Consent Under the Tennessee Medical
Malpractice Review Board and Claims Act, 44 Tenn.
L. Rev. 225 (1977).
*In Search of a Standard of Care for the Medical Profession: The ‘Accepted Practice’ Formula, 28 Vand. L. Rev. 1213 (1975).
Medical Malpractice, 1974 Duke L.J. 1000 (reviewing David M. Harney, Medical Malpractice (1973).
Compensation of Persons Erroneously Confined by the State, 118 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1091 (1970).
The three preceding articles marked with asterisks were chosen by a Torts Anthology as being among the 57 best law review articles for understanding tort law published in the last hundred years or so. My writings have been cited by more than one hundred judicial opinions, including decisions by the British House of Lords and the Canadian Supreme Court.