Law 12 - Prof Adam Telanofff
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Law 12 - Torts - Session B - Summer 2008 - Section # 0169 - Prof Adam Telanoff - 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 - 7/14, starts - ends 8/17
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 7-20-08
- 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
- 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 7-27-08
- 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 8-03-08
- 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 8-10-08
- 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 8-17-07
- 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