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Law12-OC-Fall2014

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Activities

http://lamission.org

agendas-fall2014 

Activities

handout -1st day 

team presentations

sum it up (doc)(pdf)

 

 

 

 

Academic Calendar
textbooks

online textbook chapters

 

 

Law 12 - Torts - #3199   

Meetings:  Wednesday, 6:50 - 8:15 pm - CMS 005

 Prof David Jordan - Activities Textbooks - on Campus Case Presentations - Study Guide and Welcome Message 


Textbook:        

Lexis Nexis is required for the class
http://abogado.pbworks.com/w/page/63168047/lexisnexis

click on this link to order your textbook 

 

All of the work below is done under etudes


Grade Distribution

Problems (15) (A through O) = 35% of your grade

Assignments  (15)(1 through 14) = 35% of your grade
Lexis Assignments - 15% of your grade 

Class Participation - Case Summaries  - 15% of points  

A = 90%

B = 80%

C = 70%

D = 60% 

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


Week 1 - Due 9/7/14


Week 2 - Due 9/14/14

  • read Overview of Tort Law
  • #1 Joist v. Mason case
  • Problem #A - Letter of Representation 
  • forum discussion for online students 

Week 3 - Due 9/21/14

  • read Overview of Torts 
  • #2  Ashcraft case
  • Problem #B - Barris case  
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students

Week 4 - Due 9/28/14

  • Read Intentional Torts 
  • #3 Kahn case  
  • Problem #C - Tort Problems 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students 

Week 5 - Due 10/5/14

  • read Intentional Torts  
  • #4 - Madge v. Strident case
  • Problem #D - Intentional Torts problems
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students 

Week 6 - Due  10/12/14


Week 7 - Due  10/19/14

  • read Duty 
  • #6 - Palsgraph case
  • Problem #F Dillon and Chen cases 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students 

Week 8 - Due 10/26/14


 Week 9 - Due 11/2/14

  • Read Defenses to Negligence
  • #8 - Colson case  
  • Problem #H -  Defenses to Negligence Tort Teasers
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students  

Week 10 - Due  11/9/14

  • Read Damages & Strict Liability 
  • #9 - Bowers v Wurzgurg
  • Problem #I - Strict Liability Tort Teasers  
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students 

Week 11 - Due 11/16/14

  • Read Products Liability
  • #10 Merrill v. Navegar 
  • Problem #J - Product Liability Tort Teasers 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students 

Week 12 - Due 11/23/14

  • Read Defamation
  • #11 NY Times v. Sullivan 
  • Problem #K - Defamation Tort Teasers 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students  

Week 13 - Due  11/30/14

  • Read Vicarious Liability
  • #12 Ashcroft v. Icqbal  
  • Problem #L - Vicarious Liability Tort Teasers 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students  

Week 14 - Due 12/7/14

  • read Special Tort Actions (Nuisance, Nuisance Per Se, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Life 
  • #13 Beardsley v. Wierdsma
  • Problem #M - Nuisance Tort Teasers 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students  

Week 15 - Due 12/14/14

  • read Tort Immunities 
  • #14  Wells v. Hickman 
  • Problem #N - Tort Immunities Tort Teasers 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students  

Week 16 - 12/21/14

  • read Invasion of Privacy
  • #15  LAUSD v. LA Times case
  • Problem #O - Invasion of Privacy 
  • forum discussion for online students / case summary for on campus students  
  • Lexis Exercises (worth 15% of final grade)
  • Case Summaries (worth 15% of final grade) 
  • updated: 8/21/14

 

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