LAW 9007 - Torts

This course will introduce doctrines and theories that comprise the bulk of modern American torts law and practice. This course will examine the legal principles of civil wrongs for which the law recognizes a legal remedy on behalf of a private individual. Specifically, it will also illustrate for students how the law allows for the distribution of losses for physical harms incident to more or less legitimate activity. Three questions will be answered from this course; 1) what conduct counts as tortious or wrongful, 2) did the conduct cause the kind of harm the law will recognize, and 3) what defenses can be raised against liability if the defendant has committed a tort? It is designed as a one semester course using the casebook method of study, along with innovative teaching and learning opportunities. Credit(s): 5