Chart of Assignments
Updated as of: November 17, 2016
Where and When:
Mondays & Wednesdays 1:00 to 2:25 p.m., Molbert Room
Day by Day:
Week No 1
MONDAY Aug 22 No 1
Module 1: Welcome
No reading for today.
Module 2: The Place of Torts and a Model Tort
No reading for today.
WEDNESDAY Aug 24 No 2
Module 2: The Place of Torts and a Model Tort (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 1 (all)
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts
No reading for this module today.
In addition, be sure to read the syllabus.
Week No 2
MONDAY August 29 No 3
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 2 (all)
WEDNESDAY August 31 No 4
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts (continued)
No new reading for today.
Week No 3
MONDAY September 5
No class: Labor Day
WEDNESDAY September 7 No 5
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 3 (all)
Blackletter quiz (bring a no. 2 pencil)
Module 4: Procedural Context for Torts
No reading for this module.
Module 5: Example of a Tort Lawsuit
Casebook: Chapter 4 (all)
Week No 4
MONDAY September 12 No 6
Module 6: Foreseeability
Casebook: Chapter 5, 73-95 ("Introduction" thru "The Essential Concept: Forseeability")
DLB: Chapter 8, §§8.04-8.06, 125-129
WEDNESDAY September 14 No 7
Module 7: The Duty of Care and Criminal Acts
Casebook: Chapter 5, 95-101 ("The Duty of Care and Criminal Acts")
DLB: Chapter 8, §8.02[B][2], 119-124
Week No 5
MONDAY September 19 No 8
Module 8: Affirmative Duties
Casebook: Chapter 5, 101-124 ("Affirmative Duties," but not including the Tarasoff opinion or the questions after it)
DLB: Chapter 8, §§8.01-8.02[B][1] & 8.03, 105-119 & 125
WEDNESDAY September 21 No 9
Module 9: Determining Breach, in General
Casebook: Chapter 6, 136-150 ("Determining Breach, in General")
Module 10: The Reasonable Person Standard of Care
Casebook: Chapter 6, 150-156 ("The Reasonable Person Standard of Care")
Week No 6
MONDAY September 26 No 10
Module 11: Accounting for Differences Among People
Casebook: Chapter 6, 156-167 ("Accounting for Differences Among People")
DLB: Chapter 3 (all), 45-60
WEDNESDAY September 28 No 11
Module 12: Negligence Per Se
Casebook: Chapter 6, 167-188 (not including the SparkleStar skate problem)
DLB: Chapter 6 (all), 85-92
Week No 7
MONDAY October 3 No 12
Module 13: The Role of Custom or Standard Practices
Casebook: Chapter 6, 190-196 ("The Role of Custom or Standard Practices")
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.03-4.04, 68-71
Module 14: The Negligence Calculus
Casebook: Chapter 6, 196-207 ("The Negligence Calculus") (you can stop after the Check-Your-Understanding Questions, although we may do some of the subsequent problems in class)
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.01-4.02, 61-67
WEDNESDAY October 5 No 13
Module 15: Res Ipsa Loquitor
Casebook: Chapter 6, 209-221 ("Res Ipsa Loquitor")
DLB: Chapter 5 (all), 73-83
Module 16: Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers
Casebook: Chapter 6, 221-226 ("Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers") (note we are only reading part of this section, stopping at the Campbell case, although we may do some of the subsequent problems in class)
DLB: Chapter 9 (all), 131-144
Week No 8
MONDAY October 10
No class: Class meeting canceled.
WEDNESDAY October 12
No class: Class meeting canceled.
Week No 9
MONDAY October 17 No 14
Module 17: Basics (of Actual Causation)
Casebook: Chapter 7, 250-257
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.01-11.02, 179-181
Module 18: Proof and Preponderance
Casebook: Chapter 7, 257-270
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.04[C], 186-187
Special Module A: Ethics/Professionalism Assignment
No reading for this module.
WEDNESDAY October 19 No 15
Mid-semester Review
Review your notes and materials over the course of the semester to this point.
Review the following:
Week No 10
MONDAY Oct 24 No 16
Module 18: Proof and Preponderance (continued)
Library Reserve: A Civil Action (film)
Supplement: Anderson v. Cryovac documents nos. 1-6 (summary judgment papers, order, and trial plans)
01. Summary Judgment Motion of Grace
02. Summary Judgment Brief of Grace
03. Summary Judgment Order
04. Beatrice’s Trial Plan
05. Grace’s Trial Plan
06. Plaintiffs’ Trial Plan
02. Summary Judgment Brief of Grace
03. Summary Judgment Order
04. Beatrice’s Trial Plan
05. Grace’s Trial Plan
06. Plaintiffs’ Trial Plan
Module 19: Multiplicity
Casebook: Chapter 7, 270-285 (we are skipping Sindell)
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.03 & §11.04[A], [D], & [E], 181-183 & 187-188
WEDNESDAY Oct 26 No 17
Module 20: Basics (of Proximate Causation)
Casebook: Chapter 8, 301-323
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.01-12.02, 189-191
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation
[this discussion moved to next class]
Week No 11
MONDAY Oct 31 No 18
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation
Casebook: Chapter 8, 323-336
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.03-12.04, 191-202
Module 22: Existence of an Injury
Casebook: Chapter 9, 337-339, 348-352
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 353-356
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.01-15.03, 228-235
WEDNESDAY Nov 2 No 19
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative) (cont'd)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 366-376
Module 24: Assumption of Risk
Casebook: Chapter 10, 377-382
THURSDAY Nov 3 No 20
SPECIAL MAKE-UP
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
SPECIAL MAKE-UP
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Module 24: Assumption of Risk (cont'd)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 382-399
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.04[A] & [B], 235-241
Module 25: Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence
Casebook: Chapter 11, 401-407
Edwards: Sawyer v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1-6(except last ¶), 9(last ¶)-14(§ break), 17-48
Week No 12
MONDAY Nov 7 No 21
SPECIAL MAKE-UP
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
SPECIAL MAKE-UP
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Module 26: Medical Battery
Casebook: Chapter 11, 407-414
Module 27: Informed Consent
Casebook: Chapter 11, 414-416
Module 28: ERISA Pre-Emption
Casebook: Chapter 12, 429-431
MONDAY Nov 7 No 22 (regular time)
Module 29: Introduction to Intentional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 16 [PDF file], 144-152
Module 30: Battery and Assault
Casebook: Chapter 17 [PDF file], 153-164, 168-173
WEDNESDAY Nov 9 No 23
Module 31: False Imprisonment
Casebook: Chapter 18 [PDF file], 174-184
Week No 13
MONDAY Nov 14 No 24
Module 32: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Outrage)
Casebook: Chapter 19 [PDF file], 195-199, 211
Module 33: Trespass to Land
Casebook: Chapter 20 [PDF file], 212-225
TUESDAY Nov 15
Exam Writing Practice due today. Get your answer to Karen Martin in 220 by 4:15 p.m. See instructions and template on the class webpage.
WEDNESDAY Nov 16 No 25
Module 34: Trespass to Chattels and Conversion
Casebook: Chapter 21 [PDF file], 226-229, 252-255
Module 35: Defenses (to Intentional Torts)
Casebook: Chapter 22 [PDF file], 276-291, 297-304, 311-312
Week No 14
MONDAY Nov 21 No 26
Module 35: Defenses (to Intentional Torts) (cont'd)
No new reading.
Review the Exam Prospectus [.pdf] and bring any questions you have about the exam.