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Torts 3y - Zittrain

Spring 2001

Syllabus

 
 

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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

 

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