Chart of Assignments
Updated as of: November 10, 2017
Where and When:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 to 2:25 p.m., Swanke Family Room (Room 8)
Day by Day:
Week No 1
TUESDAY Aug 22 No 1
Module 1: Welcome
No reading for today.
Module 2: The Place of Torts and a Model Tort
No reading for today.
THURSDAY Aug 24 No 2
Module 2: The Place of Torts and a Model Tort (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 1 (all)
[NOTE: You can go here to download Volume 1 of the casebook for free, and see section 4-1 of the syllabus for information about the casebook.]
Module 3: Blackletter Overview
No reading for this module today.
Be sure to read the syllabus if you haven't already.
Week No 2
TUESDAY August 29 No 3
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 2 (all)
THURSDAY August 31 No 4
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts (continued)
No new reading for today.
Week No 3
TUESDAY September 5 No 5
Module 3: Overview of Negligence, Health Care Liability, and Intentional Torts (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 3 (all)
Blackletter quiz (bring a no. 2 pencil)
Module 4: Procedural Context for Torts
No reading for this module.
Module 5: Example of a Tort Lawsuit
Casebook: Chapter 4 (all)
THURSDAY September 7 No 6
Module 6: Duty of Care Basics and Foreseeability
Casebook: Chapter 5, 73-95 ("Introduction" thru "The Essential Concept: Forseeability")
DLB: Chapter 8, §§8.04-8.06, 125-129
Week No 4
TUESDAY September 12 No 7
Module 7: The Duty of Care and Criminal Acts
DLB: Chapter 8, §8.02[B][2], 119-124
Module 8: Affirmative Duties
Casebook: Chapter 5, 101-102, 105-121 (we are skipping Yania v. Bigan)
THURSDAY September 14 No 8
Module 8: Affirmative Duties (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 5, 121-124 ("Affirmative Duties," but not including the Tarasoff opinion or the questions after it)
DLB: Chapter 8, §§8.01-8.02[B][1] & 8.03, 105-119 & 125
Module 9: Determining Breach, in General
Casebook: Chapter 6, 136-150 ("Determining Breach, in General")
Week No 5
TUESDAY September 19 No 9
Module 10: The Reasonable Person Standard of Care
Casebook: Chapter 6, 150-156 ("The Reasonable Person Standard of Care")
Module 11: Accounting for Differences Among People
Casebook: Chapter 6, 156-167 ("Accounting for Differences Among People")
DLB: Chapter 3 (all), 45-60
THURSDAY September 21 No 10
Module 12: Negligence Per Se
Casebook: Chapter 6, 167-188 (not including the SparkleStar skate problem)
DLB: Chapter 6 (all), 85-92
Module 13: The Role of Custom or Standard Practices
Casebook: Chapter 6, 190-196 ("The Role of Custom or Standard Practices")
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.03-4.04, 68-71
Week No 6
TUESDAY September 26 No 11
Module 14: The Negligence Calculus
Casebook: Chapter 6, 196-207 ("The Negligence Calculus") (you can stop after the Check-Your-Understanding Questions, although we may do some of the subsequent problems in class)
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.01-4.02, 61-67
THURSDAY September 28 No 12
Module 15: Res Ipsa Loquitor
Casebook: Chapter 6, 209-221 ("Res Ipsa Loquitor")
DLB: Chapter 5 (all), 73-83
Module 16: Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers
Casebook: Chapter 6, 221-226 ("Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers") (note we are only reading part of this section, stopping at the Campbell case, although we may do some of the subsequent problems in class)
DLB: Chapter 9 (all), 131-144
Week No 7
TUESDAY October 3 No 14
Module 17: Actual Causation Basics
Casebook: Chapter 7, 250-257
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.01-11.02, 179-181
Module 18: Proof and Preponderance
Casebook: Chapter 7, 257-270
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.04[C], 186-187
THURSDAY October 5 No 15
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 Issues
Casebook: Chapter 7, 270-285 (we are skipping Sindell)
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.03 & §11.04[A], [D], & [E], 181-183 & 187-188
Week No 8
TUESDAY October 10 No 16
Module 19: Multiplicity Issues (continued)
No new reading; we'll pick up where we left off.
Module 20: Proximate Causation Basics
Casebook: Chapter 8, 301-323
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.01-12.02, 189-191
THURSDAY October 13
No class this day
Week No 9
TUESDAY October 17 No 17
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation
No reading on this subject for today; lecture only
Module 22: Existence of an Injury
Casebook: Chapter 9, 337-339, 348-352
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 353-376
THURSDAY October 19 No 18
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 8, 323-336
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative) (continued)
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.01-15.03, 228-235
Week No 10
TUESDAY October 24
No class this day
THURSDAY October 26 No 19
Module 24: Assumption of Risk
Casebook: Chapter 10, 377-399
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.04[A] & [B], 235-241
Module 25: Waiver
No reading for this topic.
Week No 11
TUESDAY October 31 No 20
Module 26: Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence
Casebook: Chapter 11, 401-407
Edwards: Sawyer v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1-6(except last ¶), 9(last ¶)-14(§ break), 17-48
Module 27: Medical Battery
Casebook: Chapter 11, 407-414
THURSDAY November 2 No 21
Module 28: Informed Consent
Casebook: Chapter 11, 414-416
Edwards: Campbell v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, 51-113
Module 29: ERISA Pre-Emption
Casebook: Chapter 12, 429-431
Discussion on Exam Techniques
Review the following:
Week No 12
TUESDAY November 7 No 22
Discussion on Exam Techniques (continued)
No additional reading; same as last time.
Module 30: Strict Liability
Casebook: Chapter 13, 25-32, 37-44
THURSDAY November 9 No 23
Module 30: Strict Liability (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 13, 60-70
DLB: Chapter 16, 249-265 (all)
Note:
If you are doing the optional exam-writing exercise, please turn it in in-class today.
Week No 13
TUESDAY November 14 No 24
Module 31: 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.
THURSDAY November 16 No 25
Module 31: Products Liability (continued)
Casebook: Chapter 14, 90-108
Edwards: Lakey v. Sta-Rite, 178-220, 222-230
Week No 14
MONDAY November 20 No 26
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Review Session
Do independent review of the course material.
Topic by Topic:
PART I: Preliminaries
Module 1: Welcome
No reading for today.
Module 2: The Place of Torts and a Model Tort
Casebook: Chapter 1 (all)
Module 3: Blackletter Overview
Casebook: Chapter 2 (all)
Casebook: Chapter 3 (all)
Blackletter quiz
Module 4: Procedural Context for Torts
No reading for this module.
Module 5: Example of a Tort Lawsuit
Casebook: Chapter 4 (all)
PART II: The Prima Facie Case for Negligence
SUBPART A: The Duty Element
Module 6: Duty of Care Basics and Foreseeability
Casebook: Chapter 5, 73-95 ("Introduction" thru "The Essential Concept: Forseeability")
DLB: Chapter 8, §§8.04-8.06, 125-129
Module 7: The Duty of Care and Criminal Acts
DLB: Chapter 8, §8.02[B][2], 119-124
Module 8: Affirmative Duties
Casebook: Chapter 5, 101-102, 105-121 (we are skipping Yania v. Bigan)
Casebook: Chapter 5, 121-124 ("Affirmative Duties," but not including the Tarasoff opinion or the questions after it)
DLB: Chapter 8, §§8.01-8.02[B][1] & 8.03, 105-119 & 125
SUBPART B: Determining Breach, in General
Module 9: Determining Breach, in General
Casebook: Chapter 6, 136-150 ("Determining Breach, in General")
Module 10: The Reasonable Person Standard of Care
Casebook: Chapter 6, 150-156 ("The Reasonable Person Standard of Care")
Module 11: Accounting for Differences Among People
Casebook: Chapter 6, 156-167 ("Accounting for Differences Among People")
DLB: Chapter 3 (all), 45-60
Module 12: Negligence Per Se
Casebook: Chapter 6, 167-188 (not including the SparkleStar skate problem)
DLB: Chapter 6 (all), 85-92
Module 13: The Role of Custom or Standard Practices
Casebook: Chapter 6, 190-196 ("The Role of Custom or Standard Practices")
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.03-4.04, 68-71
Module 14: The Negligence Calculus
Casebook: Chapter 6, 196-207 ("The Negligence Calculus") (you can stop after the Check-Your-Understanding Questions, although we may do some of the subsequent problems in class)
DLB: Chapter 4, §4.01-4.02, 61-67
Module 15: Res Ipsa Loquitor
Casebook: Chapter 6, 209-221 ("Res Ipsa Loquitor")
DLB: Chapter 5 (all), 73-83
Module 16: Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers
Casebook: Chapter 6, 221-226 ("Special Rules for Land Owners and Occupiers") (note we are only reading part of this section, stopping at the Campbell case, although we may do some of the subsequent problems in class)
DLB: Chapter 9 (all), 131-144
SUBPART C: The Actual Causation Element
Module 17: Actual Causation Basics
Casebook: Chapter 7, 250-257
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.01-11.02, 179-181
Module 18: Proof and Preponderance
Casebook: Chapter 7, 257-270
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 Issues
Casebook: Chapter 7, 270-285 (we are skipping Sindell)
DLB: Chapter 11, §11.03 & §11.04[A], [D], & [E], 181-183 & 187-188
SUBPART D: The Proximate Causation Element
Module 20: Proximate Causation Basics
Casebook: Chapter 8, 301-323
DLB: Chapter 12, §§12.01-12.02, 189-191
Module 21: Various Tests for Proximate Causation
Casebook: Chapter 8, 323-336
SUBPART E: The Damages Element (Injury)
Module 22: Existence of an Injury
Casebook: Chapter 9, 337-339, 348-352
PART III: Affirmative Defenses to Negligence
Module 23: Plaintiff’s Negligence (Contributory and Comparative)
Casebook: Chapter 10, 353-376
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.01-15.03, 228-235
Module 24: Assumption of Risk
Casebook: Chapter 10, 377-399
DLB: Chapter 15, §§15.04[A] & [B], 235-241
Module 25: Waiver
No reading for this topic.
PART IV: Liability Relating to Medical Care
Module 26: Medical Malpractice / Professional Negligence
Casebook: Chapter 11, 401-407
Edwards: Sawyer v. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 1-6(except last ¶), 9(last ¶)-14(§ break), 17-48
Module 27: Medical Battery
Casebook: Chapter 11, 407-414
Module 28: Informed Consent
Casebook: Chapter 11, 414-416
Edwards: Campbell v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, 51-113
Module 29: ERISA Pre-Emption
Casebook: Chapter 12, 429-431
PART V: Dealing with Accidents Outside of Negligence
Module 30: Strict Liability
Casebook: Chapter 13, 25-32, 37-44, 60-70
DLB: Chapter 16, 249-265 (all)
Module 31: Products Liability
Casebook: Chapter 14, 71-76, 84-108
✓
We may do the Hot Water problem on pp 108-110 in class. You do not need to prepare it in advance.
Edwards: Lakey v. Sta-Rite, 178-220, 222-230
SPECIAL MODULE:
Review Session
Do independent review of the course material.