Torts
Section B, Fall 22
Schedule Information
Enrollment: 32/32
Credits: 4
| Days* | Time | Room | Start Date | End Date |
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08/24/2022 | 12/07/2022 |
Course Description
The course provides an introduction to the law of torts. A tort is a legally recognized, non-contract-based wrong or injury. In essence, torts law regulates private risk-taking behavior by determining who bears the financial costs of actions that harm others. The first part of the course examines the fundamental elements of torts generally – duty, breach, causation, and damages – and then covers defenses. We will also study the primary specific tort claims, such as battery, medical malpractice, defamation, products liability, and constitutional torts.
Course Requirements
Exam Info:
Final Type (if any): Fixed
Description: Fixed exam on December 22, 2022 at 8:30am.
Written Work Product
Written Work Product:
Other Work
Other Course Details
Prerequisites: None Concurrencies: None
Mutually Exclusive With: None
Laptops Allowed: No
First Day Attendance Required: No
Course Resources: To be announced.
Course Notes:
Graduation Requirements
*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No
**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No
Satisfies Professional Ethics: No
*If “Yes,” then students are required to submit a substantial research paper in this course, which means students do not need to submit any form to SRO for this paper to meet their upper-level writing requirement. If “No,” then students must submit a “special request” e-form to SRO (available via LawWeb) no later than five weeks after the start of the term for a paper in this class to be counted toward the upper-level writing requirement.
**Yes indicates course credits count towards UVA Law’s Prof. Skills graduation requirement, not necessarily a skills requirements for any particular state bar.
Schedule No.
122819837
122819837
Law No.
LAW6007
LAW6007
Modified Type
1L Core Course
1L Core Course
Cross Listed: No
Cross-Listed Course Mnemonic:
Concentrations: Core Foundational
Public Syllabus Link: None
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Tuesday, November 29, 12:01 AM
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Friday, December 09, 11:59 PM
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