Chart of Assignments
Updated as of: November 20, 2014
Day by Day:
Week No 1
TUESDAY Aug 26 No 1
Module 1: Overview of the Law and the Place of Torts
No reading for today.
Module 2: A Model of a Tort
No reading for today.
THURSDAY Aug 28 No 2
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts
No reading for today.
Week No 2
TUESDAY Sept 2 No 3
Casebook: Chapter 1, 20-31
THURSDAY Sept 4 No 4
Casebook: Chapter 2, 32-43
Week No 3
TUESDAY Sept 9 No 5
Casebook: Chapter 3, 44-50
THURSDAY Sept 11 No 6
Blackletter quiz
Module 4: Procedural Context for Torts
No reading for this module.
Module 5: Example of a Tort Lawsuit
Casebook: Chapter 4, 51-68
Week No 4
TUESDAY Sept 16 No 7
Module 6: Foreseeability
Casebook: Chapter 5, 69-91
Module 7: The Duty of Care and Criminal Acts
Casebook: Chapter 5, 91-97
THURSDAY Sept 18 No 8
Module 8: Affirmative Duties
Casebook: Chapter 5, 97-132
Week No 5
TUESDAY Sept 23 No 9
No new reading.
THURSDAY Sept 25 No 10
Module 9: Determining Breach, in General
Casebook: Chapter 6, 133-143
Module 10: The Reasonable Person Standard of Care
Casebook: Chapter 6, 144-150
Week No 6
TUESDAY Sept 30 No 11
Module 11: Accounting for Differences Among People
Casebook: Chapter 6, 150-163
DLB: Chapter 3 (all), 45-60
THURSDAY Oct 2 No 12
Module 12: Negligence Per Se
Casebook: Chapter 6, 163-187
DLB: Chapter 6 (all), 85-91
Week No 7
TUESDAY Oct 7 No 13
Note:
If you have not already, please read DLB: Chapter 6 (all), 85-91 (regarding negligence per se). We will discuss it briefly in class today.
Module 13: The Role of Custom or Standard Practices
Casebook: Chapter 6, 187-193
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.03-4.04, 68-71
Module 14: The Negligence Calculus
Casebook: Chapter 6, 193-208
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.01-4.02, 61-67
THURSDAY Oct 9 No 14
Module 15: Res Ipsa Loquitor
Casebook: Chapter 6, 208-219
DLB: Chapter 5 (all), 73-83
Week No 8
TUESDAY Oct 14
No class this day
THURSDAY Oct 16 No 15
Module 16: Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers
Casebook: Chapter 6, 219-253
DLB: Chapter 9 (all), 131-144
Week No 9
TUESDAY Oct 21 No 16
Module 17: Basics
Casebook: Chapter 7, 254-261
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.01-11.02, 179-181
Module 18: Proof and Preponderance
Casebook: Chapter 7, 261-274
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.04[C], 186-187
Special Module A: Ethics/Professionalism Assignment: Opposing Counsel
No reading for this module.
THURSDAY Oct 23 No 17
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, 274-289
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.03 & §11.04[A], [D], & [E], 181-183 & 187-188
Week No 10
TUESDAY Oct 28 No 18
Module 20: Basics
Casebook: Chapter 8, 306-328
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.01-12.02, 189-191
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation
Casebook: Chapter 8, 328-342
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.03-12.04, 191-202
THURSDAY Oct 30 No 19
Module 22: Existence of an Injury
Casebook: Chapter 9, 343-360
DLB: Chapter 10, §10.01 & §10.04, 145-156 & 168-178
Special Module A: Ethics/Professionalism Assignment: Opposing Counsel
Turn in your answers in class, on paper.
Week No 11
TUESDAY Nov 4 No 20
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 361-364, 376-384 (We are skipping Coleman.)
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.01-15.03, 228-235
Module 24: Assumption of Risk
Casebook: Chapter 10, 384-408
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.04[A] & [B], 235-241
THURSDAY Nov 6 No 21
Module 25: Basics
Casebook: Chapter 11, 410-411
Module 26: Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence
Casebook: Chapter 11, 411-415
Edwards: Sawyer v. St.
Joseph’s Hospital, 1-6(except last ¶), 9(last ¶)-14(§ break), 17-48
Module 27: Medical Battery
Casebook: Chapter 11, 416-424
Module 28: Informed Consent
Casebook: Chapter 11, 424-426 (We are skipping Largey.)
Module 29: ERISA Pre-Emption
No reading for this module.
Week No 12
TUESDAY Nov 11
No class – Veterans Day
THURSDAY Nov 13 No 22
Module 30: Introduction to Intentional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 16, 133-140
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.01, 3-6
Module 31: Battery and Assault
Casebook: Chapter 17, 141-152, 156-160 (We are skipping Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §§1.02-1.03, 7-14
Special Module B: Writing Assignment: Express Assumption of Risk
Turn in your answers in class, on paper.
Week No 13
TUESDAY Nov 18 No 23
Module 32: False Imprisonment
Casebook: Chapter 18, 161-171 (We are skipping Montejo v. Martin Memorial.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.04, 14-19
Module 33: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Outrage)
Casebook: Chapter 19, 181-192 (We are skipping Dzamko v. Dossantos.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.05, 19-26
THURSDAY Nov 20 No 24
Module 34: Trespass to Chattels and Conversion
Casebook: Chapter 21, 210-212 (We are skipping Intel Corp. v. Hamidi.), 235-258 (That includes Moore v. UC Regents.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.06, 26-29
Module 35: Trespass to Land
Casebook: Chapter 20, 197-209
Week No 14
TUESDAY Nov 25 No 25
Module 36: Defenses
Casebook: Chapter 22, 259-273, 280-286, 293-294 (Note that in this chapter we are including Florida Publishing Co. v. Fletcher and Koffman v. Garnett. We are skipping Food Lion v. Capital Cities /ABC, Katko v. Briney, Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co., and Surocco v. Geary)
DLB: Chapter 2, 31-43
List of all assignments by module:
PART I: Preliminaries
Module 1: Overview of the Law and the Place of Torts
No reading assigned for this module, but relevant later-assigned material is Casebook: Chapter 1, 20-31.
Module 2: A Model of a Tort
No reading for this module.
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 1, 20-31
Casebook: Chapter 2, 32-43
Casebook: Chapter 3, 44-50
Module 4: Procedural Context for Torts
No reading for this module.
Module 5: Example of a Tort Lawsuit
Casebook: Chapter 4, 51-68
PART II: The Prima Facie Case for Negligence
SUBPART A: The Duty Element
Module 6: Foreseeability
Casebook: Chapter 5, 69-91
Module 7: The Duty of Care and Criminal Acts
Casebook: Chapter 5, 91-97
SUBPART B: The Breach Element
Module 8: Affirmative Duties
Casebook: Chapter 5, 97-132
Module 9: Determining Breach, in General
Casebook: Chapter 6, 133-143
Module 10: The Reasonable Person Standard of Care
Casebook: Chapter 6, 144-150
Module 11: Accounting for Differences Among People
Casebook: Chapter 6, 150-163
DLB: Chapter 3 (all), 45-60
Module 12: Negligence Per Se
Casebook: Chapter 6, 163-187
DLB: Chapter 6 (all), 85-91
Module 13: The Role of Custom or Standard Practices
Casebook: Chapter 6, 187-193
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.03-4.04, 68-71
Module 14: The Negligence Calculus
Casebook: Chapter 6, 193-208
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.01-4.02, 61-67
Module 15: Res Ipsa Loquitor
Casebook: Chapter 6, 208-219
DLB: Chapter 5 (all), 73-83
Module 16: Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers
Casebook: Chapter 6, 219-253
DLB: Chapter 9 (all), 131-144
SUBPART C: The Actual-Causation Element
Module 17: Basics
Casebook: Chapter 7, 254-261
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.01-11.02, 179-181
Module 18: Proof and Preponderance
Casebook: Chapter 7, 261-274
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.04[C], 186-187
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, 274-305
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.03 & §11.04[A], [B], [D], & [E], 181-186 & 187-188
SUBPART D: The Proximate-Causation Element
Module 20: Basics
Casebook: Chapter 8, 306-328
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.01-12.02, 189-191
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation
Casebook: Chapter 8, 328-342
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.03-12.04, 191-202
SUBPART E: The Damages Element
Module 22: Existence of an Injury
Casebook: Chapter 9, 343-360
DLB: Chapter 10, §10.01 & §10.04, 145-156 & 168-178
PART III: Affirmative Defenses to Negligence
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 361-364, 376-384 (We are skipping Coleman.)
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.01-15.03, 228-235
Module 24: Assumption of Risk
Casebook: Chapter 10, 384-408
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.04[A] & [B], 235-241
PART IV: Liability Relating to Medical Care
Module 25: Basics
Casebook: Chapter 11, 410-411
Module 26: Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence
Casebook: Chapter 11, 411-415
Edwards: Sawyer v. St.
Joseph’s Hospital, 1-6(except last ¶), 9(last ¶)-14(§ break), 17-48
Module 27: Medical Battery
Casebook: Chapter 11, 416-424
Module 28: Informed Consent
Casebook: Chapter 11, 424-426 (We are skipping Largey.)
Module 29: ERISA Pre-Emption
No reading for this module.
PART V: Intentional Torts
Module 30: Introduction to Intentional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 16, 133-140
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.01, 3-6
Module 31: Battery and Assault
Casebook: Chapter 17, 141-152, 156-160 (We are skipping Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §§1.02-1.03, 7-14
Module 32: False Imprisonment
Casebook: Chapter 18, 161-171 (We are skipping Montejo v. Martin Memorial.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.04, 14-19
Module 33: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Outrage)
Casebook: Chapter 19, 181-192 (We are skipping Dzamko v. Dossantos.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.05, 19-26
Module 32: False Imprisonment
Casebook: Chapter 18, 161-171 (We are skipping Montejo v. Martin Memorial.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.04, 14-19
Module 33: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Outrage)
Casebook: Chapter 19, 181-192 (We are skipping Dzamko v. Dossantos.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.05, 19-26
Module 34: Trespass to Chattels and Conversion
Casebook: Chapter 21, 210-212 (We are skipping Intel Corp. v. Hamidi.), 235-258 (That includes Moore v. UC Regents.)
DLB: Chapter 1, §1.06, 26-29
Module 35: Trespass to Land
Casebook: Chapter 20, 197-209
Module 36: Defenses
Casebook: Chapter 22, 259-273, 280-286, 293-294 (Note that in this chapter we are including Florida Publishing Co. v. Fletcher and Koffman v. Garnett. We are skipping Food Lion v. Capital Cities /ABC, Katko v. Briney, Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co., and Surocco v. Geary)
DLB: Chapter 2, 31-43
Special Modules
Special Module A: Ethics/Professionalism Assignment: Opposing Counsel
No reading for this module. (Assignment done on paper.)
Special Module B: Writing Assignment: Express Assumption of Risk
No reading for this module. (Assignment done on paper.)