Torts
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6118
- Curriculum Level
- Foundation
- Areas of Study
- Civil Procedure, Litigation, and Dispute Resolution, Torts
- Type
- Lecture
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Benjamin L. Liebman
Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law; Vice Dean for Intellectual Life
Section Description
The course covers the law of personal injuries to physical and emotional well-being and to property. The law of negligence takes up most of the course. Intentional torts and strict liability are considered briefly. The emphasis is on critically examining how tort law has evolved and how well or poorly particular tort doctrines serve the underlying objectives of tort liability..
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2023
- Dates
- September 5 - December 1
- Location
- JGH 104
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Monday
- Wednesday
- Dates
- September 5 - December 1
- Location
- JGH 104
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Friday
- Points
- 4
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None
Additional Section for Torts
School Year & Semester
Spring 2024
Instructor
Harold R. Medina Professor of Procedural Jurisprudence
Points
4