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Berkeley Global
Get an overview of personal injury, product liability and malpractice. You will also examine intentional torts of battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of mental distress, trespass to chattel, trespass to property and conversion, as well as the analysis of negligence, breach of duty, causation and damages, liability issues and defenses, and malpractice.
Prerequisites:
Essential Paralegal Studies Part I: Foundational Skills LAW X418 and Essential Paralegal Studies Part II: Authority, Research and Writing LAW X419, or equivalent
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Learn terminology relevant to tort law
- Identify the elements of intentional torts and negligent torts
- Develop the skills to brief a legal issue involving facts and elements constituting a tort action
What You Learn
- Torts and legal analysis
- Negligence
- Special negligence actions
- Defenses to negligence
- Intentional torts
- Defenses to intentional torts
- Injury to persons
- Injury to property
- Strict liability
- Products liability
- Special tort actions
- Tort immunities
How You Learn
- Textbook readings and assignments
- Examples of briefs
- PowerPoint presentations
- Internet-based educational support that includes lecture notes, analysis, review and mock exams
Is This Course Right for Me?
This class is for those interested in becoming paralegals, or for anyone who needs to understand the fundamentals of tort law.
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Fall enrollment opens on June 20!