Undergraduate Torts

Catalog description

Students will examine the parameters of tort law and learn how to analyze and apply principles of tort law. Through readings, lectures, discussions and individual research each student will analyze how American jurisprudence assigns social duties, assesses damages, and determines the distribution of burdens for the risks of harm to include; when a court should award money from one party to another for intentional acts, for negligent acts, and for certain non-negligent acts.