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Torts

Course Description

Torts is the study of civil wrongs, i.e., liability for harm caused by wrongful acts that violate non-contractual duties imposed by law. The course examines private remedies for civil wrongs. It covers various theories of liability, including negligence, intentional torts, and strict liability, and the policies and principles that underlie those theories. The course also covers third party liability, privileges, and damages. This course, therefore, provides a foundation for other parts of the curriculum, for example, Environmental Law, Law and Medicine, Economic Analysis of Law, and Insurance Law.

Current and Previous Instructors

Key to Codes in Course Descriptions

P: Prerequisite
C: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course

Currently Scheduled Sections

CRN: 91900

  • Fall '24
  • 4
  • 108
  • Wed: 2:10-4:10
    Fri: 10:55-12:55

    Day

  • Richard Boldt

  • 30 openings. (Limit 30). LD1 only

  • 535a

  • Law of Torts: Cases and Materials, 6th edition

    ISBN: 9781609302672 Print edition (preferred) or online subscription

CRN: 98958

  • Fall '24
  • 4
  • 108
  • Mon: 9:50-11:50
    Thurs: 9:50-11:50

    Day

  • Diane Hoffmann

  • 30 openings. (Limit 30). LD1 only

CRN: 98957

  • Fall '24
  • 4
  • 302
  • Tues: 1:05-3:05
    Thurs: 1:05-3:05

    Day

  • Christopher Mathis

  • 30 openings. (Limit 30). LD1 only

CRN: 95581

  • Fall '24
  • 4
  • 302
  • Mon: 9:50-11:50
    Thurs: 9:50-11:50

    Day

  • Sarah Lorr

  • 30 openings. (Limit 30). LD1 only

CRN: 95582

  • Fall '24
  • 4
  • 302
  • Wed: 2:10-4:10
    Fri: 10:55-12:55

    Day

  • Daniel Rauch

  • 30 openings. (Limit 30). LD1 only

  • 535a

  • The Torts Process 9th Edition or 10th Edition

    ISBN: 9781454875697 (9th) 9781543838954 (10th) Print edition (preferred) or online subscription

    Page numbers will be given for both the 9th and the 10th editions of this text.

CRN: 91899

  • Fall '24
  • 4
  • 108
  • Tues: 1:05-3:05
    Thurs: 1:05-3:05

    Day

  • Donald Gifford

  • 30 openings. (Limit 30). LD1 only

  • 535a

  • Cases and Materials on the Law of Torts, 6th Edition

    ISBN: 9781634609456 Print edition (preferred) or online subscription

    If you buy the casebook new, purchase the CasebookPlus version as it will automatically provide you access to the online learning assessment questions within the CasebookPlus Learning Library, at no additional charge. You will need access to the CasebookPlus Learning Library, regardless of version purchased.