Law 12 - Torts and Claims Investigation


Due Dates
updated: 3-21-06
Section # 0338
Prof Telanoff course description syllabus

 

 

 

 

 

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Due Dates
on Fridays
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11:30 pm

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Topic

 

 

 

 

 

Forums

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz

 

 

 

 

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2/17/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

Summary of Torts
Outline

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

 

 

#1 introductions
#2
how to study law
#3
good legal writing

 

 

 

 

 

none

 

 

 

 

 

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2/24/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Overview of Torts

 

 

 

 

 

#4
recent torts case

#5
Joist v. Mason case

#6
3 broad categories of torts

 

 

 

 

 


#A
Letter of Representation

 

 

 

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3/03/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Intentional Torts

 

 

 

#7
Ashcraft case

 

 

 

#B
Barris case analysis

 

 

 

4

 

 



3/10/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Intentional Torts

 

 

 

#8
PI complaint


#9
Tort Problems

 

 

 

#C
Kahn case

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 





3/17/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Intentional Torts

 

 

 

 

#10
Defamation cases

#11
Madge v. Strident case

 

 

 

 

#D
Intentional Torts Quiz

 

 

 

 

6

 

 





3/24/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Negligence and Duty

 

 

 

 

#12
Negligence and Duty
Rowland Case

 

 

 

 

#E
Negligence Tort Problems



#F
Measuring Negligence

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 





3/31/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Duty

 

 

 

 

 

#13
Attractive Nuisance

 

 

 

 

 

#G
Dillon and Chen Cases

#H
Palsgraf case

 

 

 

8

 

 



4/07/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Causation

 

 

 

#14
Cahoon v. Cummins

 

 

 

#I
Bailor and Salvation Army

 

 

 

 

 

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4/14/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Defenses to Negligence

 

 

 

 

 

#15
Defenses to Negligence Hypotheticals

#16
Damages
Colson Case

 

 

 

 

 

.#J
State Farm v. Cambell

 

 

 

10

 

 



4/21/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Damages

 

 

#17
Discuss Strict Liability Hypotheticals

 

 

#K
Bowers v. Wurzburg

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 



4/28/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Product Liability

 

 

 

#18
Discuss Product Liability
Hypotheticals

 

 

 

#L
Merrill vs. Navegar case

 

 

 

12

 

 



5/05/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Defamation

 

 

#19
Tort Teasers - Defamation
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13

 





05/12/06
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Vicarious Liability

 

 

 

#20
Tort Teasers Vicarious Liability
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14

 

 





5/19/05
Friday

 

 

 

 

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Insurance and Bad Faith

 

 

 

 

#21
Bad Faith Case

 

 

 

#M
Comparative Bad Faith as an Affirmative Defense
Kransco Case

 

 

 

 

15

 

 





5/25/06
Thursday

 

 

 

 

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Workers Compensation

 

 

 

#22
Federal Pre-emption
case

 

 

 

 

 

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