Chart of Assignments
Torts II, Spring 2017
Eric E. Johnson, UND Law

Updated as of: April 6, 2017


Where and When:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:05 to 10:00 a.m., Molbert Room
→ Jump ahead to: Topic by Topic

Day by Day:
Week No 1
TUESDAY January 10 No 1
Module 0: Blackletter Overview
No reading for today.
THURSDAY January 12 No 2
Module 0: Blackletter Overview (continued)
No reading for today.
Week No 2
TUESDAY January 17 No 3
Module 0: Blackletter Overview (continued)
No reading for today.
TUESDAY January 17 No 4
MAKE-UP CLASS SESSION
3:00 to 4:25 p.m., Molbert Room
Module 0: Blackletter Overview (continued)
No reading for today.
THURSDAY January 19 No 5
Module 0: Blackletter Overview (continued)
Blackletter quiz (bring a no. 2 pencil)
Module 16: Statutes of Limitation and Repose
No reading for this module.
Week No 3
TUESDAY January 24 No 6
Module 1: Strict Liability
Casebook: Chapter 13, 25-32, 37-44
DLB: Chapter 16, 249-265 (all Ch. 16)
THURSDAY January 26 No 7
Module 1: Strict Liability (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 13, 60-70
Module 2: Products Liability
Casebook: Chapter 14, 71-76, 84-90
Week No 4
TUESDAY January 31 No 8
Module 2: Products Liability (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 14, 90-108
Edwards: Lakey v. Sta-Rite, 178-220, 222-230
THURSDAY February 2 No 9
✓ We did the Hot Water problem on pp 108-110 in class.
Module 3: General Issues in Remedies
Casebook: Chapter 23, 326-339
Week No 5
TUESDAY February 7 No 10
Module 3: General Issues in Remedies (continued)
Continued discussion of Casebook: Chapter 23, all (326-339)
Module 4: Compensatory Damages
Casebook: Chapter 24, all (340-366)
THURSDAY February 9 No 11
Module 5: Punitive Damages
Casebook: Chapter 25, 367-398 (up to but not including State Farm)
Week No 6
TUESDAY February 14 No 12
Module 5: Punitive Damages (continued)
Edwards: Howard v. Collins & Aikman, 131-158
DLB: §14.05, 220-224
THURSDAY February 16 No 13
Module 6: Multiple Tortfeasors
Casebook: Chapter 26, 414-426 (up to but not including Great Lakes Dredge Dock)
DLB: Chapter 13, §§13.01–13.03, 203-212
Module 7: Enforcing Judgments
No reading for this module
Brief lecture in class
Week No 7
TUESDAY February 21 No 14
Module 6: Multiple Tortfeasors (continued)
✓ We did the Lucky Break for Bad Brakes problem on pp 436-437 in class.
Module 8: Immunities and Tort Liability of the Government
Casebook: Chapter 27, all (439-465)
THURSDAY February 23 No 15
Module 8: Immunities and Tort Liability of the Government (continued)
✓ We did the Museum Gala problem on pp 465-466 in class.
Module 9: Constitutional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 28, 467-477, 483-493 (we are skipping Bivens)
Week No 8
TUESDAY February 28 No 16
Module 9: Constitutional Torts (continued)
No additional reading.
Module 10: Thresholds of Life
Casebook: Chapter 29, first part (494-506)
DLB: §10.03, 161-168 (re Loss of Consortium, Wrongful Death, and Survival)
Special Topic A: Tribal Law and Courts
No reading for this topic.
THURSDAY March 2 No 17
Module 10: Thresholds of Life (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 29, second part (506-528)
DLB: §10.02, 156-161 (re Wrongful Conception, Wrongful Birth, and Wrongful Life)
Week No 9
TUESDAY March 7 No 18
Special Topic B: Canadian Law and Courts
No reading for this topic.
Module 11: Transactional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 30, 530-534, 547-550, 553-554, 564-568
DLB: Chapter 19, 333-347
THURSDAY March 9 No 19
Module 11: Transactional Torts (continued)
No additional reading.
Module 12: Defamation
Casebook: Chapter 31, 578-603
Spring Break
TUESDAY March 14
No class - Spring Break
THURSDAY March 16
No class - Spring Break
Week No 10
TUESDAY March 21 No 20
Module 12: Defamation (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 31, 603-627
THURSDAY March 23 No 21
Module 12: Defamation (continued)
No additional reading.
Module 13: Privacy Torts
DLB: Chapter 22, §§22.01-22.02 & 22.04-22.05, 375-377, 378-382
Week No 11
TUESDAY March 28 No 22
Module 13: Privacy Torts (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 32, 628-653
THURSDAY March 30 No 23
Module 14: Right of Publicity
Disentangling the Right of Publicity (draft, abridged), pp. 1-26 only [pdf]
Optional: DLB: Chapter 22, §§22.03, 377-378
Week No 12
TUESDAY April 4 No 24
Module 15: Insurance
No reading for this topic.
[Module 16: Statutes of Limitation and Repose
Note: This topic was covered in lecture on January 19 with no assigned reading.]
Module 17: Theoretical Perspectives on Torts
Selected portions of John Fabian Witt, Torts: Cases, Principles, and Institutions [pdf], pp. 5-24
David D. Friedman, The World According to Coase [webpage]
THURSDAY April 6 No 25
Module 17: Theoretical Perspectives on Torts
Robert C. Ellickson, Of Coase and Cattle: Dispute Resolution Among Neighbors In Shasta County, 38 Stan. L. Rev. 623 (1986) [pdf]
Module 18: Tort Reform
No reading for this topic.
Week No 13
TUESDAY April 11 No 26
Special Guest Speaker: Mike Williams
No reading.
THURSDAY April 13 OPTIONAL SESSION
OPTIONAL REVIEW SESSION
At the regular class meeting time.
No reading.
If you have questions about the exam but won't be attending, e-mail your questions ahead of time.

Topic by Topic:
Note: Future readings are subject to adjustment.

PART I: Preliminaries
Module 0: Blackletter Overview
No reading for this module.
PART II: Dealing with Accidents Outside of Negligence
Module 1: Strict Liability
Casebook: Chapter 13, 25-32, 37-44
DLB: Chapter 16, 249-265 (all)
Casebook: Chapter 13, 60-70
Module 2: Products Liability
Casebook: Chapter 14, 71-76, 84-90
✓ We may do the Hot Water problem on pp 108-110 in class. You do not need to prepare it in advance.
Casebook: Chapter 14, 90-108
Edwards: Lakey v. Sta-Rite, 178-220, 222-230
PART III: Remedies and Related Issues
Module 3: General Issues in Remedies
Casebook: Chapter 23, all (326-339)
Module 4: Compensatory Damages
Casebook: Chapter 24, all (340-366)
Module 5: Punitive Damages
Casebook: Chapter 25, 367-398 (up to but not including State Farm)
Edwards: Howard v. Collins & Aikman, 131-158
DLB: §14.05, 220-224
Module 6: Multiple Tortfeasors
Casebook: Chapter 26, 414-426 (up to but not including Great Lakes Dredge Dock)
DLB: Chapter 13, §§13.01–13.03, 203-212
✓ We may do the Lucky Break for Bad Brakes problem on pp 436-437 in class. You do not need to prepare it in advance.
Module 7: Enforcing Judgments
No reading for this module.
PART IV: Special Issues with Parties and Actions
Module 8: Immunities and Tort Liability of the Government
Casebook: Chapter 27, all (439-465)
✓ We may do the Museum Gala problem on pp 465-466 in class. You do not need to prepare it in advance.
Module 9: Constitutional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 28, 467-477, 483-493 (we are skipping Bivens)
Module 10: Thresholds of Life
Casebook: Chapter 29, all (494-528)
DLB: §10.03, 161-168 (re Loss of Consortium, Wrongful Death, and Survival)
DLB: §10.02, 156-161 (re Wrongful Conception, Wrongful Birth, and Wrongful Life)
PART V: Oblique Torts
Module 11: Transactional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 30, 530-534, 547-550, 553-554, 564-568
DLB: Chapter 19, 333-347
Module 12: Defamation
Casebook: Chapter 31, 578-627
Module 13: Privacy Torts
DLB: Chapter 22, §§22.01-22.02 & 22.04-22.05, 375-377, 378-382
Casebook: Chapter 32, 628-653
Module 14: Right of Publicity
Disentangling the Right of Publicity (draft, abridged), pp. 1-26 only [pdf]
Optional: DLB: Chapter 22, §§22.03, 377-378
PART VI: Some Practical Pitfalls
Module 15: Insurance
No reading for this module.
Module 16: Statutes of Limitation and Repose
No reading for this module.
PART VII: Theoretical and Policy Perspectives
Module 17: Theoretical Perspectives on Torts
Selected portions of John Fabian Witt, Torts: Cases, Principles, and Institutions [pdf], pp. 5-24
David D. Friedman, The World According to Coase [webpage]
Robert C. Ellickson, Of Coase and Cattle: Dispute Resolution Among Neighbors In Shasta County, 38 Stan. L. Rev. 623 (1986) [pdf]
Module 18: Tort Reform
No reading for this module.




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