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Law 12 - Torts - #0319  
 Prof Manny Rose - Read  Dear Online Student -  Study Guide and Welcome Message

All of the work below is done under moodle

Grade Distribution

Tests = 40% of your grade

Assignments = 45% of your grade

Forum Discussions - 15% of points - to be posted at the end of the session - as your class participation

A = 90%

B = 80%

C = 70%

D = 60% 

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

Week 1 - Due 2/12/12

• Read the syllabus for the class. There is no textbook for the class.
• Read Dear Online Student 
• Review torts-resources 
• Post your Introduction 
• Read Dear Online Student 
• Discuss  "How to Study Law and post to moodle
• Discuss  Good Legal Writing and post to moodle
• Discuss The Uses of Argument and post to moodle
• Discuss  Analytic Thinking and post to moodle
• Discuss  "Character Counts" and post to moodle
• Discuss Differences between a "Case" and a "Code" (10 Hour Law School) and post to moodle
• Discuss "Recognizing Plagarism" and take the test

Week 2 - Due 2/19/12

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

Week 3 - Due 2/26/12

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

Week 4 - Due 3/4/12

• Read Intentional Torts -http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/html/torts/torts01.htm
• #5 PI Complaint - under "assignments" - listen to podcast
• #6 Tort Problems - under "assignments" - listen to podcast
• Test #C - Kahn case - under "tests" - listen to podcasting
• forum discussion

Week 5 - Due 3/11/12

• read Intentional Torts -http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/html/torts/torts01.htm
• #7 - Defamation Cases
• #8 - Madge v. Strident case
• Test #D - Intentional Torts quiz
• forum discussion

Week 6 - Due 3/18/12

• Read Negligence and Duty -http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/html/torts/torts03.htm
• #9 - Negligence and Duty - Rowland case - listen to podcast -
• Test #E - Negligence Torts problems - listen to podcast
• Test #F - Measuring Negligence - listen to podcast
• forum discussion

Week 7 - Due 3/25/12

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

Week 8 - Due 4/1/12

• Read Causation
• #11 Cahoon v. Cummons
• Test #I - Bailor and Salvation Army
• forum discussion
• Spring Break 4/2/12 - 4/9/12  

 Week 9 - Due 4/15/12

• Read Defenses to Negligence
• #12 - Defenses to Negligence Hypotheticals
• #13 - Damages - Colson case
• Test #J - State Farm v. Cambell
• forum discussion
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Week 10 - Due 4/22/12

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

Week 11 - Due 4/29/12

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

Week 12 - Due 5/6/12

• Read Defamation
• #16 Tort Teasers - Defamation
• forum discussion

Week 13 - Due  5/13/12

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

Week 14 - Due 5/20/12

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

Week 15 - Due 5/27/12

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

Week 16 - Due 6/3/12

• read Abuse of Process
• #21 - Abuse of Process
• forum discussion
  
  updated: 3/20/12