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Fall 2020
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Course Description
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TBD
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Course Schedule
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08-17-2020 - 11-17-2020
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MW
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2:00 PM-3:40 PM
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DL
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Course Frequency
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This course is usually offered once every academic year
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Course Information
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Credits:
4
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Pass/Fail Option:
No
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Prerequisite:
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Grading:
Graded
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Method of Evaluation:
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Graduation Requirements Fulfilled By Course:
General
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Special Attributes:
None
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Course Delivery:
Online (all synchronous)
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Special Restrictions:
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Law Track(s):
None
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Bar Subject(s):
None
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Concentration(s):
None
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Course Book(s):
Textbook Required:
Yes
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Textbook Name: The Forms and Functions of Tort Law
Textbook Type: Paperback
Requirement: Required
Author: Abraham Kenneth
Publisher: Foundation Press
Edition: 5th edition
ISBN: 978-1634594516
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Textbook Name: Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials
Textbook Type: Hardcover
Requirement: Required
Author: Marc Franklin, Robert Rabin, Michael Green and Mark Geisfield
Publisher: Foundation Press
Edition: 10th edition
ISBN: 9781634593007
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First Class Assignment(s):
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Assignment:
Reading Assignments
I. Introductory Overview
1. August 17, 2020– Introduction to Tort Liability
Franklin et al., pp. 1-16:
Prologue
When Should Unintended Injury Result in Liability?
Hammontree v. Jenner
Notes and Questions (notes 1-2 & 8 on pp. 6-9)
The Litigation Process (notes 1-3 on pp. 9-16)
2. August 17, 2020 – When Should Unintended Injury Result in Liability?
Course Website:
Kenneth Abraham, The Nature of Tort Law (p. 16-23)
Material:
PLEASE READ ATTACHED
1.24 Abraham - Nature of Tort Law.pdf
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