Torts 3y - Zittrain Spring 2001 Syllabus Legend: CB Casebook (available at Coop) SD Supplemental Docs (distribution center + online) CB-R Casebook revisions (distribution center + online) UPD Casebook revision updates A-C (distribution center + online) Class # Date Assignment Topic INTENTIONAL HARM 1 W 1/31/01 SD 1 - intro to statutory torts 2 F 2/2/01 UPD-A 1-16 - intent, assault & battery 3 M 2/5/01 UPD-A 16-41 - false imprisonment; emotional distress 4 T 2/6/01 UPD-A 42-47 SD 2 UPD-A 47-53 - emotional distress; defenses 5 W 2/7/01 UPD-A 53-66 - defenses 6 M 2/12/01 UPD-B 1-7 SD 3 TRESPASS 7 T 2/13/01 CB 1-16 CB-R 1-12 NEGLIGENCE - intro 8 W 2/14/01 CB 22-40 - standard of care 9 F 2/16/01 CB-R 12-24 - the reasonable person no class M 2/19/01 10 T 2/20/01 CB 48-63 - role of judge/jury; custom 11 W 2/21/01 CB 63-75 - negligence per se no class M 2/26/01 12 T 2/27/01 CB 75-83 CB-R 24-31 - proof; res ipsa loquitur 13 W 2/28/01 CB 90-97 14 M 3/5/01 CB 115-31 CB-R 48-55 - duty (physical injuries) 15 T 3/6/01 CB 140-52 CB-R 55-66 - duty to control others 16 W 3/7/01 CB 152-57 CB 165-72 CB-R 66-75 - landowners and occupiers 17 M 3/12/01 UPD-C (all) - intrafamily duties 18 T 3/13/01 CB 197-225 - gov't liability 19 W 3/14/01 CB-R 94-112 - duty (nonphysical harm) 20 F 3/16/01 SD 4 [special session] 21 M 3/19/01 CB 234-57 - emotional harm 22 T 3/20/01 CB-R 113-26 CB 282-92 - economic harm 23 W 3/21/01 CB 293-300 - causation, review SPRING BREAK 24 M 4/2/01 CB-R 126-46 - causation 25 T 4/3/01 CB 322-41 - multiple defendants 26 W 4/4/01 CB-R 154-60 CB 352-59 - proximate cause 27 M 4/9/01 CB 359-81 - proximate cause 28 T 4/10/01 CB 382-405 - defenses/contributory, comparative negligence 29 W 4/11/01 CB 405-21 - defenses/assumption of risk 30 M 4/16/01 CB 161-69 - defenses 31 T 4/17/01 CB 431-54 STRICT LIABILITY 32 W 4/18/01 CB 454-73 - theory 33 M 4/23/01 CB 473-92 - products liability 34 T 4/24/01 CB 492-501 CB-R 178-84 - products liability 35 W 4/25/01 CB 504-10 CB-R 184-87 - products liability 36 M 4/30/01 CB-R 187-211 - warnings 37 T 5/1/01 CB 559-71 - defenses 38 W 5/2/01 SD 5 [special session] 39 M 5/7/01 CB 613-31 DAMAGES 40 T 5/8/01 CB 632-45 CB-R 218-25 - damages 41 W 5/9/01 SD 6 Case study in DEFAMATION *Joint w/sec. 2 42 M 5/14/01 CB 650-55 CB-R 225-42 - punitive damages 43 T 5/15/01 SD 7 Case study in PRIVACY 44 W 5/16/01 no assignment WRAPUP EXAM
Torts 3y - Zittrain
Spring 2001
Syllabus
Legend:
CB
Casebook (available at Coop)
SD
Supplemental Docs (distribution center + online)
CB-R
Casebook revisions (distribution center + online)
UPD
Casebook revision updates A-C (distribution center + online)
Class #
Date
Assignment
Topic
INTENTIONAL HARM
1
W
1/31/01
SD 1
- intro to statutory torts
2
F
2/2/01
UPD-A 1-16
- intent, assault & battery
3
M
2/5/01
UPD-A 16-41
- false imprisonment; emotional distress
4
T
2/6/01
UPD-A 42-47 SD 2 UPD-A 47-53
- emotional distress; defenses
5
2/7/01
UPD-A 53-66
- defenses
6
2/12/01
UPD-B 1-7 SD 3
TRESPASS
7
2/13/01
CB 1-16 CB-R 1-12
NEGLIGENCE - intro
8
2/14/01
CB 22-40
- standard of care
9
2/16/01
CB-R 12-24
- the reasonable person
no class
2/19/01
10
2/20/01
CB 48-63
- role of judge/jury; custom
11
2/21/01
CB 63-75
- negligence per se
2/26/01
12
2/27/01
CB 75-83 CB-R 24-31
- proof; res ipsa loquitur
13
2/28/01
CB 90-97
14
3/5/01
CB 115-31 CB-R 48-55
- duty (physical injuries)
15
3/6/01
CB 140-52 CB-R 55-66
- duty to control others
16
3/7/01
CB 152-57 CB 165-72 CB-R 66-75
- landowners and occupiers
17
3/12/01
UPD-C (all)
- intrafamily duties
18
3/13/01
CB 197-225
- gov't liability
19
3/14/01
CB-R 94-112
- duty (nonphysical harm)
20
3/16/01
SD 4
[special session]
21
3/19/01
CB 234-57
- emotional harm
22
3/20/01
CB-R 113-26 CB 282-92
- economic harm
23
3/21/01
CB 293-300
- causation, review
SPRING BREAK
24
4/2/01
CB-R 126-46
- causation
25
4/3/01
CB 322-41
- multiple defendants
26
4/4/01
CB-R 154-60 CB 352-59
- proximate cause
27
4/9/01
CB 359-81
28
4/10/01
CB 382-405
- defenses/contributory, comparative negligence
29
4/11/01
CB 405-21
- defenses/assumption of risk
30
4/16/01
CB 161-69
31
4/17/01
CB 431-54
STRICT LIABILITY
32
4/18/01
CB 454-73
- theory
33
4/23/01
CB 473-92
- products liability
34
4/24/01
CB 492-501 CB-R 178-84
35
4/25/01
CB 504-10 CB-R 184-87
36
4/30/01
CB-R 187-211
- warnings
37
5/1/01
CB 559-71
38
5/2/01
SD 5
39
5/7/01
CB 613-31
DAMAGES
40
5/8/01
CB 632-45 CB-R 218-25
- damages
41
5/9/01
SD 6
Case study in DEFAMATION
*Joint w/sec. 2
42
5/14/01
CB 650-55 CB-R 225-42
- punitive damages
43
5/15/01
SD 7
Case study in PRIVACY
44
5/16/01
no assignment
WRAPUP
EXAM