Chart of Assignments
Torts II, Spring 2012
Eric E. Johnson, UND Law

Updated as of: April 16, 2012

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Day by Day:
Week No 1
MONDAY Jan 9 No 1
Module 1: Overview
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY Jan 11 No 2
[no reading]
FRIDAY Jan 13 No 3
[no reading]
Week No 2
MONDAY Jan 16
No class – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
WEDNESDAY Jan 18 No 4
[no reading]
FRIDAY Jan 20 No 5
[no reading]
Week No 3
MONDAY Jan 23 No 6
Do CALI "Intentional Torts" exercise
In-class multiple-choice quiz on blackletter law
WEDNESDAY Jan 25 No 7
Do CALI "Intentional Torts" exercise (if you haven't by now).
Module 2: Intent

DLB - §1.01
FRIDAY Jan 27 No 8
Module 3: Battery

DLB - §1.02
EEJ - Leichtman v. WLW Jacor, pp. 11-13
EEJ - Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee Atomic Power, pp. 13-15
Week No 4
MONDAY Jan 30 No 9
Module 4: Assault
DLB - §1.03
EEJ - I de S et Ux v. W de S, p. 16
Module 5: False Imprisonment
DLB - §1.04
EEJ - Sousanis v. Northwest Airlines, pp. 16-19
WEDNESDAY Feb 1 No 10
EEJ - Martin Memorial, pp. 19-25
Module 6: Outrage (Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress)
DLB - §1.06
EEJ - Wilson v. Monarch Paper, pp. 26-31
FRIDAY Feb 3 No 11
[continuation from last class, no new reading]
Week No 5
MONDAY Feb 6 No 12
Module 7: Trespass to Chattels and Conversion
DLB - 
§1.05
EEJ -
 Moore 
v. 
Regents 
of 
the
 University
 of 
California, 
pp.
 39-52
WEDNESDAY Feb 8 No 13
Module 8: Trespass to Land
DLB - 
§18.02
EEJ - Kopka v. Bell Telephone, pp. 52-56
EEJ - Trespass by Airplane, pp. 56-58
FRIDAY Feb 10
No class
Week No 6
MONDAY Feb 13 No 14
Module 9: Defenses
DLB - §§2.01-2.05
EEJ - Koffman v. Garnett, pp. 58-62
EEJ - Vincent v. Lake Erie, pp. 62-65*
WEDNESDAY Feb 15 No 15
EEJ - Surocco v. Geary, pp. 66-68
EEJ - Katko v. Briney, pp. 68-72
FRIDAY Feb 17 No 16
Module 10: Damages for Injuries to Persons and Property; Mitigation
DLB - §§14.01-14.04
EEJ - Texaco v. Pennzoil, pp. 72-81*
Week No 7
MONDAY Feb 20
No class – Presidents Day
WEDNESDAY Feb 22 No 17
Module 11: The Collateral Source Rule
DLB - §14.06
FRIDAY Feb 24 No 18
Module 12: Remedies Beyond Damages
[no reading]
Week No 8
MONDAY Feb 27 No 19
Module 13: Enforcing Judgments
[no reading]
Module 14: Punitive Damages
DLB - §14.05
EEJ - National By-Products v. Searcy House Moving, pp. 81-85
EEJ - Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, pp. 85-90
WEDNESDAY Feb 29 No 20
EEJ - Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee, pp. 108-128*
FRIDAY Mar 2 No 21
Module 15: Strict Liability
DLB - §§ 16.01 – 16.03
EEJ - Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee, pp. 108-128* re-review
EEJ - Rylands v. Fletcher, pp. 121-133
Week No 9
MONDAY Mar 5 No 22
EEJ - Indiana Belt Harbor R.R. v. American Cyanamid, pp. 131-142*
WEDNESDAY Mar 7 No 23
Module 16: Products Liability
EEJ - Escola v. Coca-Cola, pp. 143-147
EEJ - Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, pp. 148-151
FRIDAY Mar 9 No 24
JEFT - Lakey v. Sta-Rite, pp. 178-230
Week of March 12-16 – Spring Break
MONDAY Mar 12
No class
WEDNESDAY Mar 14
No class
FRIDAY Mar 16
No class
Week No 10
MONDAY Mar 19 No 25
Module 17: Health and Safety Regulation
SUPP - Public Law 11-140
EEJ - The Jungle, 151-157
EEJ - FTC v. Phusion Products LLC, pp. 158-159
EEJ - FDA v. Phusion Products LLC, pp. 160-165
WEDNESDAY Mar 21 No 26
Module 18: Worker’s Compensation
[no reading]
FRIDAY Mar 23 No 27
Module 19: Insurance
[no reading]
Week No 11
MONDAY Mar 26 No 28
Module 20: Statutes of Limitation and Repose
[no reading]
Module 21: Implied Rights of Action
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY Mar 28 No 29
Module 22: Bivens Actions and Section 1983
EEJ - Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents, pp. 166-169
EEJ - Scott v. Harris, pp. 170-173
FRIDAY Mar 30 No 30
Module 23: The Firefighter Rule
DLB - §15.04[C]
Module 24: Immunities
DLB - §15.05
Module 25: Suing the Sovereign
[no reading]
Week No 12
MONDAY Apr 2 No 31
Module 26: Wrongful Conception, Birth, and Life; Unborn Plaintiffs
DLB - §10.02
EEJ - Dobson v. Dobson, pp. 179-194*
Hiatus Module A: Canadian Law and Courts
EEJ - Dobson v. Dobson, pp. 179-194* re-review
WEDNESDAY Apr 4 No 32
Module 16 EXTRA: Products Liability in Aviation
Guest lecture: Professor Joseph J. Vacek, UND School of Aerospace
Readings packet with Introduction to Aviation Law, cases, and statute [pdf]
FRIDAY Apr 6
No class – Good Friday / Passover (at sundown)
Week No 13
MONDAY Apr 9
No class – Easter Monday
WEDNESDAY Apr 11 No 33
Module 27: Loss of Consortium, Wrongful Death, and Survival
DLB - §10.03
EEJ - Benally v. Navajo Nation, pp. 144-178*
FRIDAY Apr 13 No 34
Hiatus Module B: Indian Law and Tribal Jurisdiction
EEJ - Benally v. Navajo Nation, pp. 144-178* re-review
Module 28: Multiple Tortfeasors
DLB - §§13.01–13.03
Module 29: Fraud
DLB - §19.01
EEJ - Committee on Children’s Television v. General Foods, pp. 203-210
Week No 14
MONDAY Apr 16 No 35
Module 30: Intentional Economic Interference
DLB - §19.02
EEJ - Calbom v. Knudtzon, pp. 194-198
EEJ - Speakers of Sport v. ProServ, pp. 199-203
EEJ - Texaco v. Pennzoil, pp. 72-81* re-review
WEDNESDAY Mar 17 No 36
Module 31: Defamation
EEJ - Bindrim v. Mitchell, pp. 216-225
DLB - §§21.01–21.03
Module 32: Invasion of Privacy; Publicity Rights
DLB - §§22.01–22.05
EEJ - Polydoros v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., pp. 225-231
MURSDAY Apr 19 No 37
[This Thursday treated as a Monday on the School of Law calendar.]
Module 33: Other Oblique Torts
[no reading]
Module 34: Basic Theoretical Concepts of Jurisprudence
[no reading]
FRIDAY Mar 23 No 38
Module 35: Theoretical Perspectives on Torts
EEJ - Vincent v. Lake Erie, pp. 62-65* re-review
EEJ - Indiana Belt Harbor R.R. v. American Cyanamid, pp. 131-142* re-review
Module 36: Tort Reform
[no reading]

List of all assignments by module:
PART I: Preliminaries
Module 1: Overview
CALI - Intentional Torts
In-class Midterm Quiz
PART II: Intentional Torts
Module 2: Intent

DLB - §1.01
Module 3: Battery

DLB - §1.02
EEJ - Leichtman v. WLW Jacor, pp. 11-13
EEJ - Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee Atomic Power, pp. 13-15
Module 4: Assault
DLB - §1.03
EEJ - I de S et Ux v. W de S, p. 16
Module 5: False Imprisonment
DLB - §1.04
EEJ - Sousanis v. Northwest Airlines, pp. 16-19
EEJ - Martin Memorial, pp. 19-25
Module 6: Outrage (Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress)
DLB - §1.06
EEJ - Wilson v. Monarch Paper, pp. 26-31
Module 7: Trespass to Chattels and Conversion
DLB - 
§1.05
EEJ -
 Moore 
v. 
Regents 
of 
the
 University
 of 
California, 
pp.
 39-52
Module 8: Trespass to Land
DLB - 
§18.02
EEJ - Kopka v. Bell Telephone, pp. 52-56
EEJ - Trespass by Airplane, pp. 56-58
Module 9: Defenses
DLB - §§2.01-2.05
EEJ - Koffman v. Garnett, pp. 58-62
EEJ - Vincent v. Lake Erie, pp. 62-65*
EEJ - Surocco v. Geary, pp. 66-68
EEJ - Katko v. Briney, pp. 68-72
PART III: Remedies
Module 10: Damages for Injuries to Persons and Property; Mitigation
DLB - §§14.01-14.04
EEJ - Texaco v. Pennzoil, pp. 72-81*
Module 11: The Collateral Source Rule
DLB - §14.06
Module 12: Remedies Beyond Damages
[no reading]
Module 13: Enforcing Judgments
[no reading]
Module 14: Punitive Damages
DLB - §14.05
EEJ - National By-Products v. Searcy House Moving, pp. 81-85
EEJ - Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, pp. 85-90
EEJ - Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee, pp. 108-128*
PART IV: Dealing with Accidents Outside of Negligence
Module 15: Strict Liability
DLB - §§ 16.01 – 16.03
EEJ - Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee, pp. 108-128* re-review
EEJ - Rylands v. Fletcher, pp. 121-133
EEJ - Indiana Belt Harbor R.R. v. American Cyanamid, pp. 131-142*
Module 16: Products Liability
EEJ - Escola v. Coca-Cola, pp. 143-147
EEJ - Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, pp. 148-151
JEFT - Lakey v. Sta-Rite, pp. 178-230
Module 17: Health and Safety Regulation
SUPP - Public Law 11-140
EEJ - The Jungle, 151-157
EEJ - FTC v. Phusion Products LLC, pp. 158-159
EEJ - FDA v. Phusion Products LLC, pp. 160-165
Module 18: Worker’s Compensation
[no reading]
Module 19: Insurance
[no reading]
PART V: Special Issues Concerning Rights of Action
Module 20: Statutes of Limitation and Repose
[no reading]
Module 21: Implied Rights of Action
[no reading]
Module 22: Bivens Actions and Section 1983
EEJ - Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents, pp. 166-169
EEJ - Scott v. Harris, pp. 170-173
PART VI: Special Issues Concerning Parties to the Litigation
Module 23: The Firefighter Rule
DLB - §15.04[C]
Module 24: Immunities
DLB - §15.05
Module 25: Suing the Sovereign
[no reading]
Module 26: Wrongful Conception, Birth, and Life; Unborn Plaintiffs
DLB - §10.02
EEJ - Dobson v. Dobson, pp. 179-194*
Hiatus Module A: Canadian Law and Courts
EEJ - Dobson v. Dobson, pp. 179-194* re-review
Module 27: Loss of Consortium, Wrongful Death, and Survival
DLB - §10.03
EEJ - Benally v. Navajo Nation, pp. 144-178*
Hiatus Module B: Indian Law and Tribal Jurisdiction
EEJ - Benally v. Navajo Nation, pp. 144-178* re-review
Module 28: Multiple Tortfeasors
DLB - §§13.01–13.03
PART VII: Oblique Torts
Module 29: Fraud
DLB - §19.01
EEJ - Committee on Children’s Television v. General Foods, pp. 203-210
Module 30: Intentional Economic Interference
DLB - §19.02
EEJ - Calbom v. Knudtzon, pp. 194-198
EEJ - Speakers of Sport v. ProServ, pp. 199-203
EEJ - Texaco v. Pennzoil, pp. 72-81* re-review
Module 31: Defamation
EEJ - Bindrim v. Mitchell, pp. 216-225
DLB - §§21.01–21.03
Module 32: Invasion of Privacy; Publicity Rights
DLB - §§22.01–22.05
EEJ - Polydoros v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., pp. 225-231
Module 33: Other Oblique Torts
[no reading]
PART VIII: Tort Theory and Policy
Module 34: Basic Theoretical Concepts of Jurisprudence
[no reading]
Module 35: Theoretical Perspectives on Torts
EEJ - Vincent v. Lake Erie, pp. 62-65*
EEJ - Indiana Belt Harbor R.R. v. American Cyanamid, pp. 131-142* re-review
Module 36: Tort Reform
[no reading]




An asterisk (*) denotes reading that is assigned twice during the semester for two different modules.

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