PL208 Tort Law [Onsite]

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1 PL208 Trt Law [Onsite] Curse Descriptin: This curse intrduces civil trt liability, negligence, strict liability, and prduct liability, fcusing n the rle f the paralegal in persnal injury litigatin. Prerequisite(s) and/r Crequisite(s): Prerequisite: PL103 Technlgy in the Law Office Credit hurs: 4 Cntact hurs: 40 (40 Thery Hurs)

2 Trt Law : Trt Law Instructr: Office hurs: Class hurs: Majr Instructinal Areas 1. Overview f trt law 2. Trt litigatin 3. Negligence 4. Intentinal trts and defenses 5. Misrepresentatin and business related trts 6. Immunity and privilege 7. Dctrine f nuisance 8. Prduct liability 9. Vicarius liability 10. Premises liability Curse Objectives 1. Discuss the basics f trt law and its place in the U.S. legal system, pleadings, and the rle f paralegals in client interviews and legal research. 2. Interpret intentinal trts and hw intent affects the legal utcme f an actin. 3. Distinguish amng defenses t intentinal trts and remedies available t plaintiffs. 4. Define negligence, its elements, and damages. 5. Distinguish amng the defenses t negligence and the remedies available t the plaintiff. ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

3 Trt Law 6. Examine strict liability as it pertains t harm caused by animals and ther abnrmally dangerus cnditins. 7. Summarize prducts liability. 8. Describe strict liability defenses and remedies. 9. Explain and cntrast defamatin and disparagement; invasin f privacy, misrepresentatin, trtius interference; and the Prima Facie Trt Dctrine. 10. Summarize the cncepts f survival, wrngful death, birth, and life, jint trtfeasrs, vicarius liability, and immunity frm trt law. SCANS Objectives SCANS is an acrnym fr Secretary s Cmmissin n Achieving Necessary Skills. The cmmittee, created by the Natinal Secretary f Labr in the early 1990s, created a list f skills and cmpetencies that the cmmittee feels are necessary fr emplyees t functin in a hightech jb market. 1. Acquire and evaluate infrmatin. 2. Use cmputers t prcess infrmatin. 3. Apply and adapt new knwledge and skills in bth familiar and changing situatins. 4. Demnstrate the ability t effectively and efficiently use the ITT Tech Virtual Library. 5. Select and analyze infrmatin and cmmunicate the results. 6. Determine which set f prcedures will prduce the desired results and make clear recmmendatins, including ratinale. 7. Analyze a system and develp new r alternative systems. 8. Demnstrate the ability t make a ratinal decisin based n analysis f accepted theries, evidence, and lgical thinking. Curse Outline Nte: All graded activities, except the Prject, are listed belw in the pattern f <Unit Number>.<Assignment Number>. Fr example, Quizzes: 8.1 refers t the first quiz in Unit 8. ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

4 Trt Law Unit Activities 1 Cntent Cvered: Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Intrductin t Trt Law; Trt Practice and Applicatins Chapter 1, Intrductin t Trt Law Chapter 2, Trt Practice and Applicatins Internet Exercises: Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Intentinal Trts Chapter 3, Intentinal Trts Critical Thinking Exercises: 2.1 Quizzes: Defenses t Intentinal Trts and Remedies Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 4, Defenses t Intentinal Trts and Remedies Case Studies: 3.1 Quizzes: Negligence Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 5, Negligence Assignments: 4.1 Quizzes: Defenses t Negligence and Remedies Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 6, Defenses t Negligence and Remedies Quizzes: Intrductin t Strict Liability Prject: Part 1 Due Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 7, Intrductin t Strict Liability: Harm Caused by Animals and Other Abnrmally Dangerus Cnditins r Activities Critical Thinking Exercises: 6.1 ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

5 Trt Law Unit Activities Quizzes: Prducts Liability Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 8, Prducts Liability Research Assignment 7.1 Quizzes: Strict Liability Defenses and Remedies Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 9, Strict Liability Defenses and Remedies Case Studies: 8.1 Quizzes: Defamatin and Disparagement; Invasin f Privacy; Misrepresentatin; Trtius Interference and the Prima Facie Trt Dctrine Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 10, Defamatin and Disparagement Chapter 11, Invasin f Privacy Chapter 12, Misrepresentatin, Trtius Interference, and the Prima Facie Trt Dctrine Critical Thinking Exercises: 9.1 Internet Exercises: 9.1 Quizzes: Survival, Wrngful Death and Wrngful Birth and Life; Jint Trtfeasrs and Vicarius Liability; Immunity frm Trt Law Prject: Part 2 Due Read frm Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins: Chapter 13, Survival, Wrngful Death, and Wrngful Birth and Life Chapter 14, Jint Trtfeasrs and Vicarius Liability Chapter 15, Immunity frm Trt Law Critical Thinking Exercises: 10.1 ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

6 Trt Law Unit Activities Internet Exercises: 10.1 Quizzes: Curse Review and Final Exam Final Exam Instructinal Methds This curse intrduces yu t ne f the backbne areas f ur legal system. Trt Law is cnsidered a cre curse in mst prgrams. Yu will use a variety f learning tls and methds, such as utilizing internet resurces t research and answer questins assciated with real case studies in accrdance with cncepts cvered in this curse. There is a tw-part prject in this curse designed t help yu learn hw t draft a Cmplaint and Respnse. In Part 1, yu will draft a Cmplaint using causes f actin yu have studied. Part 2 requires yu t answer yur wn Cmplaint applying the defenses yu studied. This prject will give yu practical and applicable jb skills. A variety f shrt case studies and Internet research assignments as well as quizzes and a final exam will assess yur learning. Of curse yu will hld discussins in class and expand n the unit tpics using current events r histrical cases. Instructinal Materials and References Student Textbk Package Michaud, Hillary J. Trt Law: Cncepts and Applicatins. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearsn Prentice Hall, Other Required Resurces In additin t the student textbk package, the fllwing is als required in this curse: Internet Explrer r ther Internet brwser ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

7 Trt Law References ITT Tech Virtual Library Lg n t the ITT Tech Virtual Library at t access nline bks, jurnals, and ther reference resurces selected t supprt ITT Tech curricula. Bks Yu may click Bks r use the Library Catalg functin n the hme page t find the fllwing bks. NetLibrary Elias, Steven, and Susan Levinkind. Hw t Find and Understand the Law. 14 th ed. Berkley, CA: Nl, Peridicals Yu may click Peridicals r use the E-Jurnal Lk-up functin n the hme page t find the fllwing peridicals. ABA Jurnal Reference Resurces Yu may click Reference Resurces r use the Search functin n the hme page t find the fllwing reference resurces. Law FindLaw Guide t Law Online Schl f Study Yu may click Schl f Study> Schl f Criminal Justice r use the Search functin n the hme page t find the fllwing resurces. General> LLRX: Law and Technlgy Resurces fr Legal Prfessins Law> American Law Surces nline ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

8 Trt Law Law> Findlaw.cm Law> Legal Infrmatin Institute Databases> LexisNexis Other References The fllwing resurces can be fund utside f the ITT Tech Virtual Library. Web sites Quizlet (accessed 8/12/10) A free site with flashcards and ther self-assessment tls fr students LawInf (accessed 8/12/10) A site cntaining shrt vides n trt law All links t Web references utside f the ITT Tech Virtual Library are always subject t change withut prir ntice. Curse Evaluatin and Grading Evaluatin Criteria Table The final grades will be based n the fllwing categries: CATEGORY WEIGHT Quizzes 20% Final Exam 15% ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

9 Trt Law CATEGORY WEIGHT Prject 25% Internet Exercises 10% Critical Thinking Exercises 5 % Assignments 5 % Case Studies 10% Research Assignment 10% Ttal 100% Nte: Students are respnsible fr abiding by the Plagiarism Plicy. Grade Cnversin Table The final grades will be calculated frm the percentages earned in the curse, as fllws: A % 4.0 B % 3.5 B 80 84% 3.0 C % 2.5 C 70 74% 2.0 D % 1.5 D 60 64% 1.0 F <60% 0.0 ITT Educatinal Services, Inc. Date: 11/15/2010

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