Torts Reading Assignments Fall 2017

*9/5- Monday, Labor Day- no classes *9/9- Friday, Monday schedule *10/11- Tuesday, Friday schedule *10/17, 10/18- Monday & Tuesday, Sukkot- no classes *10/24- Monday, Shemini Atzeret- no classes *10/25- Tuesday, Simchat Torah- no classes *10/26- Wednesday, Monday schedule *11/24- Thursday, Thanksgiving- no classes *12/9- Friday, last day of classes (last day of torts= Thursday, 12/8)

Week Dates Assignment Topics 1 8/29, 8/30, 9/1 pp. 3 - 14, 55 - 60 Battery, Assault, Trespass to Land 2 9/6, 9/8 pp. 61 - 75 False Imprisonment, IIED

3 9/12, 9/13, 9/15 pp. 14 – 21, 220 - 230, 21 Defenses: Consent, - 28 4 9/19, 9/20, 9/22 pp. 28 - 42, 44 - 50, 53-55 Insanity, Self-Defense, Necessity 5 9/26, 9/27, 9/29 pp. 97 - 111 (thru note 2), Duties: Strict Liability vs. 114-116, 121-129 Negligence 6 10/6 pp. 129-139 Negligence 7 10/10, 10/13, MIDTERM Negligence - 10/14 p. 145-166 reasonableness 8 10/20 p. 169-173, 178-187 Calculus of Risk 9 10/26, 10/27 p. 197-206 Custom 10 11/1, 11/3 p. 234-245, p. 271-276, Statute, Res Ipsa 289-294 11 11/7, 11/8, 11/10 p. 301-303; 307-314; 316- Plaintiff’s Conduct 320; 325-330; 333-347 12 11/14, 11/15, p. 357-368, 371 Comparative Negligence 11/17 p. 393-401 Joint & Several Liability p. 375-388; 422-430; 402- Cause in Fact 421 13 11/21 (plus make pp. 445-449, 455-462, Proximate Cause and up), 11/22 475-491 Scope of Duty

14 11/28, 11/29, 12/1 pp. 511-513, 554-557, Affirmative Duties 567-586 15 12/5, 12/6, 12/8 pp. 727-742, 756-759, Products Liability 771-790