Law 12 - Torts - Session A - Summer 2009 - 5 weeks - Section # 0161 - Prof David Jordan - login to moodle  

law home page - http://lamission.edu/law - look at classwiki - http://tortlaw.pbwiki.com - important dates - good summary of Tort Law - see course description -  starts 6/22/09, ends 7/26/09

Work in Law 12 is due on Sundays at 11:55 pm - no late work please - http://profj.us/late 

All of the work below is done under moodle

Week 1 - Due 6-28-09

• Read the syllabus for the class. There is no textbook for the class. go to http://lamission.edu/online - and login to your class - follow the login formula at http://profj.us/login -
• Review torts-resources
• Post your Introduction 
• Post "How to Study Law 
• Post Good Legal Writing 
• Post The Uses of Argument
• Post Analytic Thinking 
• Post Character Counts

• read Overview of Tort Law - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Tort
• Recent Torts Case
• Joist v. Mason case
• Broad Categories of Torts
• Test A - Letter of Representation
• Forum Discussion "Tort Reform"

Week 2 - Due 7-06-09 (Monday exception, for July 4th weekend)

• read Overview of Torts - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Tort
• Read Intentional Torts - http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/html/torts/torts01.htm
• Ashcraft case
• PI Complaint - listen to podcast - http://profj.us/25sp/law12/audio/audio17.wav
• Tort Problems - listen to podcast - http://profj.us/25sp/law12/audio/audio18.wav
• Defamation Cases
• Madge v. Strident case
• Test #B - Barris case analysis
• Test #C - Kahn case - listen to podcastg - http://profj.us/25sp/law12/audio/audio16.wav
• Test #D - Intentional Torts quiz
• Forum Discussion "Repressed Memories" Lawsuits - Good or Bad?

Week 3 - Due 7-12-09

• Read Negligence and Duty - http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/html/torts/torts03.htm
• read Duty
• Read Causation
• Negligence and Duty - Rowland case - listen to podcast -
• Attractive Nuisance
• Cahoon v. Cummons
• Test #E - Negligence Torts problems - listen to podcast -
• Test #F - Measuring Negligence - listen to podcast -
• Test #G Dillon and Chen cases -
• Test #H Palsgraph case
• Test #I - Bailor and Salvation Army
• Forum Discussion - "End of Life care and Assisted Suicide"

Week 4 - Due 7-19-09

• Read Defenses to Negligence
• Read Damages - and Strict Liability
• Read Product Liability
• Defenses to Negligence Hypotheticals
• Damages - Colson case
• Strict Liability Hypotheticals
• Discuss Product Liability Hypotheticals
• Test #J - State Farm v. Cambell
• Test #K - Bowers v. Wurzburg
• Test #L - Merrill v. Navegar
• Forum Discussion "Importing of Defective Products from Chine"

Week 5 - Due 7-26-09

• Read Defamation
• Read Vicarious Liability
• Read Insurance and Bad Faith
• Tort Teasers - Defamation
• Tort Teasers - Vicarious Liability
• Bad Faith Case
• Federal Pre-emption case -
• Test #M - Comparative Bad Faith as an Affirmative defense - Kransco case
• Forum Discussion - "Worker Compensation System - Good or Bad?"

Grades

Tests  40% of your grade

Assignments 50% of your grade

Forum Discussions - 10% of your grade

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A = 90% or above

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = Below 70

F - Below 60

A grade of C or greater is required to pass this class