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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
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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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