Chart of Assignments
Updated as of: April 14, 2015
Where to Go:
Tuesdays 8:00 to 8:55 a.m: Education Bldg 5
Thursdays 8:00 to 8:55 a.m: Abbott Hall 101
Day by Day:
Week No 1
TUESDAY Jan 13
Class canceled
THURSDAY Jan 15 No 1
Module 1: Blackletter Overview
No reading for today.
Week No 2
TUESDAY Jan 20 No 2
No reading for today.
THURSDAY Jan 22 No 3
No reading for today.
Week No 3
TUESDAY Jan 27 No 4
No reading for today.
THURSDAY Jan 29 No 5
No reading for today.
Week No 4
TUESDAY Feb 3 No 6
Blackletter quiz (bring a no. 2 pencil, eraser)
Module 2: Strict Liability
Casebook: Chapter 13, 23-41
DLB: Chapter 16, §§16.01-16.03, 249-264
THURSDAY Feb 5 No 7
Casebook: Chapter 13, 41-67
Week No 5
TUESDAY Feb 10 No 8
Module 3: Products Liability
Casebook: Chapter 14, 68-98, plus problem on 107-109
THURSDAY Feb 12 No 9
Casebook: Chapter 14, 98-107
Edwards: Lakey v. Sta-Rite, 178-220, 222-230
Week No 6
TUESDAY Feb 17 No 10
Module 4: Safety and Health Regulation
Casebook: Chapter 15, all
THURSDAY Feb 19
Class canceled
Week No 7
TUESDAY Feb 24 No 11
Module 5: Worker’s Compensation
No reading for this module.
Module 6: Insurance
No reading for this module.
THURSDAY Feb 26 No 12
Module 7: General Issues in Remedies
Casebook: Chapter 23, all
Week No 8
TUESDAY Mar 3 No 13
Module 8: Compensatory Damages
Casebook: Chapter 24, all
THURSDAY Mar 5 No 14
Module 9: Punitive Damages
Casebook: Chapter 25, 355-386
Week No 9
TUESDAY Mar 10 No 15
Edwards: Howard v. Collins & Aikman, 131-158
DLB: §14.05, 220-224
THURSDAY Mar 12 No 16
Module 10: Multiple Tortfeasors
Casebook: Chapter 26, 402-425
DLB: Chapter 13, §§13.01–13.03, 203-212
Module 11: Enforcing Judgments
No reading for this module.
Spring Break
TUESDAY Mar 17
No class – Spring Break
THURSDAY Mar 19
No class – Spring Break
Week No 10
TUESDAY Mar 24 No 17
Special Module A: Writing Assignment: Adversarial Correspondence
To be discussed in class.
Module 12: Statutes of Limitation and Repose
No reading for this module.
Module 13: Immunities and the FTCA
Casebook: Chapter 27, 427-454
DLB: §15.04[C] & §15.05, 242-247
THURSDAY Mar 26 No 18
Module 14: Constitutional Torts
Casebook: Chapter 28, 455-481
Week No 11
TUESDAY March 31 No 19
Special Module A: Writing Assignment: Adversarial Correspondence
Turn in on paper in class.
Module 14: Constitutional Torts (continued)
No new reading, but please briefly re-review the reading from the last class to refresh your recollection.
THURSDAY April 2
No class – Law Holiday
Week No 12
TUESDAY April 7
No class – Law Holiday
THURSDAY April 9 No 20
Module 15: Implied Rights of Action
No reading for this module.
Module 16: Loss of Consortium, Wrongful Death, and Survival
Casebook: Chapter 29, 482-494
Special Module B: Indian Law and Tribal Jurisdiction
Same reading as for Module 16
Week No 13
TUESDAY April 14 No 21
Module 17: Wrongful Conception, Birth, and Life; Unborn Plaintiffs
Casebook: Chapter 29, 494-516
Special Module C: Canadian Law and Courts
Same reading as for Module 17
THURSDAY April 16 No 22
Module 18: Transactional Torts
No reading for this module.
Module 19: Defamation
Casebook: Chapter 31, 562-585
Week No 14
TUESDAY April 21 No 23
Module 20: Invasion of Privacy
Casebook: Chapter 32, 610-612 (note: we are skipping Shulman v. Group W)
DLB: Chapter 22, §§22.01-22.02 & 22.04-22.05, 375-377, 378-382
Supplement: Letter re: Catherine Zeta-Jones / Atkins Diet
Module 21: Right of Publicity
DLB: Chapter 22, §§22.03, 377-378
Supplement: Letter re: Catherine Zeta-Jones / Atkins Diet (same as for Module 20)
Special Module D: Ethics/Professionalism Assignment: Bluff and Bluster
We will do this in class.
THURSDAY April 23 No 24
Semester Review
No new reading. Feel free to bring any questions.
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