Torts

Catalog description

A survey of civil wrongs arising from breaches of legally imposed duties. The initial focus is on the intentional torts of assault, battery, false imprisonment, mental distress, conversion, and trespass. The focus then turns to the exploration of liability for negligently caused physical harm covering areas of general duty of care, breach, cause-in-fact, proximate cause, defenses, and special or limited duties of care. There will be limited exploration of strict liability, product liability, and protection of economic and dignitary interests such as defamation, malicious prosecution, fraud, and civil rights. Graded.