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Fall 2015 Law Classes

 

 

 

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 Fall 2015 Law Classes 

Week 0 - Orientation 

 

 

Law 12 - Torts - On Campus - Section #
Online Only
 Prof  Manny Rose - Study Guide and Welcome Message 

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All of the work below is done under etudes

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Grade Distribution

Tests = 40% of your grade

Assignments = 40% of your grade

Lexis Assignments - 10% of points 
Class Discussions - 10% of points 

A = 90%

B = 80%

C = 70%

D = 60% 

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

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Week 1 - Due 9/6/15

• Read the syllabus for the class. 
• Torts Summary (pdf) (e-textbook)
• Read torts-resources 
• Post your Introduction 
• Read  Law Study
• Read Legal Argumentation
• Read Learning Ethics
• Read Strategies against Procrastination
• Read Reading Law Cases-Codes  

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Week 2 - Due  9/13/15

• read Overview of Tort Law
• #2 Joist v. Mason case
• #3 Three (3) Broad Categories of Torts
• Test A - Letter of Representation  
  

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Week 3 - Due 9/20/15

• read Overview of Torts 
• #4 Ashcraft case
• Test #B - Barris case analysis 
  

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Week 4 - Due 9/27/15

• Read Intentional Torts 
• #5 PI Complaint - under "assignments" - listen to podcast
• #6 Tort Problems - under "assignments" -  listen to podcast
• Test #C - Kahn case - under "tests" -  listen to podcast 
  

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Week 5 - Due 10/4/15

• read Intentional Torts  
• #7 - Defamation Cases
• #8 - Madge v. Strident case
• Test #D - Intentional Torts quiz 
  

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Week 6 - Due  10/11/15

• Read Negligence and Duty  
• #9 - Negligence and Duty - Rowland case - listen to podcast -
• Test #E - Negligence Torts problems - listen to podcast
• Test #F - Measuring Negligence - listen to podcast 
  

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Week 7 - Due  10/18/15

• read Duty 
• #10 - Attractive Nuisance
• Test #G Dillon and Chen cases
• Test #H Palsgraph case 
  

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Week 8 - Due 10/25/15

• Read Causation
• #11 Cahoon v. Cummons
• Test #I - Bailor and Salvation Army 

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 Week 9 - Due 11/1/15

• Read Defenses to Negligence
• #12 - Defenses to Negligence Hypotheticals
• #13 - Damages - Colson case
• Test #J - State Farm v. Campbell 
  

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Week 10 - Due  11/8/15

• Read Damages and Strict Liability
• #14 Strict Liability Hypotheticals
• Test #K - Bowers v. Wurzburg  
  

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Week 11 - Due  11/15/15

• Read Product Liability
• #15 Discuss Product Liability Hypotheticals
• Test #L - Merrill v. Navegar 
  

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Week 12 - Due 11/22/15

• Read Defamation
• #16 Tort Teasers - Defamation 
  

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Week 13 - Due 11/29/15

• Read Vicarious Liability
• #17 Tort Teasers - Vicarious Liability
• #18 - Bad Faith Case 
  

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Week 14 - Due  12/6/15

• read Insurance and Bad Faith
• #19 - Federal Preemption case
• Test #M - Comparative Bad Faith as an Affirmative defense - Kransco case 
  

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Week 15 - Due  12/13/15

• read Invasion of Privacy
• #20 - Invasion of Privacy 
  

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Week 16 - Due 12/20/15

• read Abuse of Process
• #21 - Abuse of Process 

 

• updated: 7/23/15