Michael K. Steenson

Professor of Law

Kelley Chair in Tort Law

Bibliography

Books

Minnesota Jury Instruction Guides:Civil, 5th ed. (Vols. 4 & 4a), St. Paul: Thomson- West Publishing, 2006. Co-Reporter with P. Knapp.

Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance. 3d ed. Newark, NJ: Lexis-Nexis, 2002.

Minnesota Jury Instruction Guides: Civil (CIVJIG). 4d ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2002-2003; 2003-2004; and 2004-2005. Co-reporter with P. Knapp.

Reporter. Legislative Study Commission on the Civil Justice System. 1990.

Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance. 2d ed. St. Paul: Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1989-1994.

Reporter. Minnesota Jury Instruction Guides: Civil. 3d ed. St. Paul: West Publishing, 1986, supps. 1987-1997.

Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance. St. Paul: Mason Publishing, 1982.

Chapters

"Tort Law." Legal Systems of the World. Vol. IV. Santa Barbara, Cal.: ABC-CLIO (2002).

"Changing Dynamics of Tort Recovery." In For the Record: 150 Years of Law & Lawyers in Minnesota. Minneapolis: Minnesota State Bar Association, 1999.

"Products Liability." In Minnesota Cause of Action Manual. Minneapolis: Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1990.

Contributor. Automobile Liability Law. New York: Matthew Bender, 1988.

Contributor. No-Fault and Uninsured Motorist Automobile Insurance. New York: Matthew Bender, 1984.

Articles

"The Character of the Minnesota Tort System." 33 William Mitchell Law Review 239 (2006). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Engler v. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress." 32 William Mitchell Law Review 1335 (2006). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"A Thirtieth Anniversary Tribute to the William Mitchell Law Review." 30 William Mitchell Law Review 1465 (2004). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Joint and Several Liability in Minnesota: The 2003 Model." 30 William Mitchell Law Review 845 (2004). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"The Role of Primary Assumption of Risk in Civil Litigation in Minnesota." 30 William Mitchell Law Review 115 (2003). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Essay: Pledging Allegiance." 29 William Mitchell Law Review 747 (2003). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Defamation Per Se: Defamation by Mistake?" 27 William Mitchell Law Review 779 (2000). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

Foreword. "Products Liability in the 21st Century Substantive U.S. and Foreign Product Liability Law." 27 William Mitchell Law Review 1 (2000). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"The Impact of 'Exceptional' Statutes on Civil Litigation in Minnesota." 26 William Mitchell Law Review 865 (2000). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Disability and Income Loss Benefits Under the Minnesota No-Fault Act." 24 William Mitchell Law Review 1055 (1998). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"A Comparative Analysis of Minnesota Products Liability Law and the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability." 24 William Mitchell Law Review 1 (1998). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"With the Legislature’s Permission and the Supreme Court’s Consent, Common Law Social Host Liability Returns to Minnesota." 21 William Mitchell Law Review 45 (1995). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Negligent and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in Minnesota: Now You See It, Now You Don’t." Minnesota Trial Lawyer, winter 1995, at 10.

"Fundamental Rights in the ‘Gray’ Area: The Right of Privacy Under the Minnesota Constitution." 20 William Mitchell Law Review 383 (1994). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"The Anatomy of Emotional Distress Claims in Minnesota." 19 William Mitchell Law Review 1 (1993). Full text on Westlaw.

"Civil Actions for Emotional Distress and R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul." 18 William Mitchell Law Review 983 (1992). Full text on Westlaw.

Book review. The Struggle for Auto Safety, by Jerry L. Mashaw and David L. Harfst. 3 Products Liability Law Journal 134 (1992).

"Joint and Several Liability Minnesota Style." 15 William Mitchell Law Review 969 (1989).

"Products Liability in Minnesota: Design Defect and Failure to Warn Claims." 14 William Mitchell Law Review 443 (1988).

"Recent Legislative Responses to the Rule of Join and Several Liability." 23 Torts & Insurance Law Journal 482 (1988). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"The Fault Concept in Personal Injury Cases in Minnesota: Implications for Tort Reform." 13 William Mitchell Law Review 373 (1987).

"The Fault with Comparative Fault: The Problem of Individual Comparisons in a Modified Comparative Fault Jurisdiction." 12 William Mitchell Law Review 1 (1986).

"Comparative Fault and Loss Reallocation." Minnesota Trial Lawyer, July-Aug. 1981, at 8.

"A Primer on Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance." 7 William Mitchell Law Review 313 (1981). Full text on Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

"The Anatomy of Products Liability in Minnesota: Principles of Loss Allocation." 6 William Mitchell Law Review 243 (1980).

"The Anatomy of Products Liability in Minnesota: The Theories of Recovery." 6 William Mitchell Law Review 1 (1980). Full text on Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

"No-Fault in a Fault Context: Tort Actions and Section 65B.51 of the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act." 2 William Mitchell Law Review 109 (1976). Full text on Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

Note. "Limitations on Sales Agreements under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and the National Consumer Act." 56 Iowa Law Review 171 (1970).

Comment. "Public Schools, Long Hair, and the Constitution." 55 Iowa Law Review 707 (1970).