Running Assignment List for Torts II 2010
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The posting of assignments here will be delayed. Timely information about assignments is given in class.
- Links to pdfs and other online materials are on the main class webpage. There are no links below.
Assignment for Monday 01/11 – NO READING
Assignment for Wednesday 01/13 – INTENT, BATTERY
DLM
§§ 1.01 - 1.02, pp. 2-9
CB
Garratt v. Dailey, pp. 1-4
EEJ
Wishnatsky v. Huey
Assignment for Friday 01/15 – BATTERY EXTREMES
CB
Leichtman v. WLW Jacor, pp. 10-12
Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee Atomic Power, pp. 12-13
Assignment for Monday 01/18 – NO CLASS
Assignment for Wednesday 01/20 – INTENTIONAL TORTS IN GENERAL
CALI
Torts – Intentional Torts, all sections (might take five hours or more)
Assignment for Friday 01/22 – ASSAULT
DLM
§§ 1.03, pp. 9-14
CB
I de S et Ux v. W de S, pp. 17
Castro v. Local 1199, pp. 18-19
Assignment for Monday 01/25 – CLASS CANCELLED FOR WEATHER
Assignment for Wednesday 01/27 – FALSE IMPRISONMENT & OUTRAGE
DLM
§§ 1.04 & 1.06, pp. 14-18, 21-28
CB
Dupler v. Seubert, pp. 25-28
Rulon-Miller v. IBM, pp. 46-49
Jones v. Clinton, pp. 52-54
Assignment for Friday 01/29 – TRESPASS TO CHATTELS, CONVERSION, TRESPASS TO LAND
DLM
§ 1.05, pp. 18-21; § 18.02, pp. 339-344
CB
Hannabalson v. Sessions, pp. 583-584
EEJ
Moore v. U.C. Regents
Assignment for Monday 02/01 – NO CLASS
Assignment for Wednesday 02/03 – DEFENSES TO INTENTIONAL TORTS
DLM
§§ 2.01 thru 2.05, pp. 30-41
CB
Drabek v. Sabely, pp. 62-63
Vincent v. Lake Erie Transp. Co., pp. 68-69
EEJ
Katko v. Briney
Assignment for Friday 02/05 – DAMAGES
DLM
§ 14.01 – 14.04 pp. 215-222
CB
McDougald v. Garber, p. 604 et seq.
Helfend v. Southern California Rapid Transit District, p. 610 et seq.
Assignment for Monday 02/08 – STRICT LIABILITY
DLM
§ 16.01 – 16.03 pp. 251-265
CB
Siegler v. Kuhlman, p. 487 et seq.
EEJ
Issacs v. Monkeytown, U.S.A.
Assignment for Wednesday 02/10 – STRICT LIABILITY
EEJ
Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee
Assignment for Monday 02/08 – STRICT LIABILITY
DLM
§ 16.01 – 16.03 pp. 251-265
CB
Siegler v. Kuhlman, p. 487
EEJ
Issacs v. Monkeytown, U.S.A.
Assignment for Wednesday 02/10 – STRICT LIABILITY
EEJ
Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee
Assignment for Friday 02/12 – NO READING
Assignment for Monday 02/15 – NO CLASS
Assignment for Wednesday 02/17 – PRODUCTS LIABILITY
DLM
§ 17.01 – 17.04 pp. 268-304
CB
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, pp. 519-523
Assignment for Friday 02/19 – PRODUCTS LIABILITY
DLM
§ 17.05 – 17.07 pp. 305-322
CB
Roysdon v. R.J. Reynolds, pp. 532-534
Beshada v. Johns-Manville Products, pp. 548-556
Assignment for Monday 02/22 – PRODUCTS LIABILITY
Edwards
Lakey v. Sta-Rite, pp. 178-230
Assignment for Wednesday 02/24 – SAFETY REGULATION
EEJ
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, excerpt [pdf]
Pub. L. No. 110-140, Title XIV [pdf]
Assignment for Friday 02/26 – NO READING
Assignment for Monday 03/01 – WORKERS’ COMP & NO FAULT
CB
Bletter v. Harcourt, Brace & World, pp. 657-658
Ralph’s v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Board, pp. 658-661
Link
The U.S. Experience with No-Fault Automobile Insurance: A Retrospective
James M. Anderson, Paul Heaton, Stephen J. Carroll
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2010/RAND_MG860.sum.pdf
Assignment for Wednesday 03/03 – NO READING
Assignment for Friday 03/05 – BIVENS, 1983 ACTIONS, FIREFIGHTER RULE, IMMUNITIES
EEJ
Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents
DLM
§§ 15.04 [c] and 15.05. (pp. 244-249)
Assignment for Monday 03/08 – JOINT TORTFEASORS
DLM
Chapter 13
Assignment for Wednesday 03/10 – WRONGFUL DEATH, SURVIVAL ACTIONS
CB
Gary v. Schwartz (344-348)
Selders v. Armentrout (348-349)
Compania Dominicana de Aviacion v. Knapp (349-351)
DLM
§ 10.03 (pp. 162-168)
Assignment for Friday 03/12 – NO CLASS – CLASS CANCELLED
Assignment for Monday 03/22 – WRONGFUL DEATH
EEJ
Benally v. Navajo Nation
Edwards
Howard v. Collins & Aikman (pp. 132-159)
Assignment for Wednesday 03/24 – NIED
DLM
§ 10.01 (pp. 146-155)
CB
Thing v. La Chusa (pp. 322-333)
Assignment for Friday 03/26 – NEGLIGENTLY INFLICTED ECONOMIC LOSS
DLM
§ 10.04 (pp. 169-179)
CB
J’Aire Corp. v. Gregory (pp. 407-412)
Assignment for Monday 03/29 – FRAUD
DLM
§ 19.01 (pp. 345-351)
EEJ
Committee on Children's Television v. General Foods [pdf]
Assignment for Wednesday 03/31 – TOPICS 38-40 IIWK, IIPEA, BOCOGFAFD
DLM
§§ 19.02 & 19.03 (pp. 352-359)
CB
Calbom v. Knudtzon (pp. 74-79)
Restatement (Second) of Torts § 766 et seq. (pp. 79-82)
Assignment for Thursday 04/01 – GUEST SPEAKER – MIKE WILLIAMS ON ARC V. LINK
CLASS WILL MEET 3:30 PM TO 5:30 PM IN ROOM 8
CLASS WILL MEET 3:30 PM TO 5:30 PM IN ROOM 8
EEJ
Association for Retarded Citizens of North Dakota v. Link [pdf]
Assignment for Wednesday 04/07 – IIWK, IIPEA
CB
Texaco v. Penzoil, pp. 90-97
Assignment for Friday 04/09 – BoFD, Misuse of Legal Process
DLM
Chapter 20 (pp. 361-367)
EEJ
April v. KTTV
Assignment for Monday 04/12 – Defamation
EEJ
Bindrim v. Mitchell
DLM
Chapter 21, pp. 369-386
Assignment for Wednesday 04/14 – Privacy Torts
EEJ
Shulman v. Group W
DLM
Chapter 22, pp. 387-394
Assignment for Friday 04/16 – NO CLASS – CLASS CANCELLED
Assignment for Monday (morning) 04/19 – Relationship Torts
EEJ
Thomas v. Siddiqui
Helsel v. Noellsch
Other
“A Lawyer’s Primer on Feminist Theory and Tort”, 38 J. of Legal Ed. 3 (1988)
Assignment for Monday (evening) 04/19 – NO READING
Assignment for Wednesday 04/21 – NO READING
Assignment for Mursday 04/22 –
Other
Robert C. Ellickson, Of Coase and Cattle: Dispute Resolution Among Neighbors In Shasta County, 38 Stan. L. Rev. 623 (February 1986)
Assignment for Friday 04/23 –
Other
Find something about tort reform to read (e.g., on the internet) or talk about the topic with someone outside of law school who is generally opinionated
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