Torts

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Decks in this class (29)

Battery
Battery definition,
Battery intentionality,
What do you need to intend
34  cards
Trespass and Nuisance
Trespass,
Trespass requirements components,
Cleveland park club v perry facts
16  cards
Privilege - Injuries Done Reasonably
Primary criticism,
Secondary criticism,
Criticism in fault liability vs s...
17  cards
Historical Background on Fault in Accident Law
Pre classical period,
Case of the thorns,
Weaver v ward
16  cards
Negligence - Basics
Negligence,
Steps for analyzing a negligence ...,
What does a reasonable person do
15  cards
Theories of Negligence
Kant,
Fried right and wrong,
What does fried think is wrong w ...
11  cards
Reasonable Care and Culpability
Elements of reasonable care analysis,
Culpability general idea,
Holmes
24  cards
Customary and Professional Standards
Rule,
Standard,
Negligence rule vs standard
26  cards
Negligence Per Se
Negligence per se,
Requirements for negligence per se,
Safety statutes
17  cards
Res Ipsa Loquitor
Res ipsa loquitor,
Res ipsa loquitor prima facie case,
Res ipsa loquitor burden of proof
12  cards
Contributory and Comparative Fault
What do you look to in evaluating...,
Old rule on careless victims,
Contributory negligence elements
21  cards
Assumption of Risk
Assumption of risk general concept,
Old rule on assumption of risk,
Second restatement of torts assum...
17  cards
No Duty to Act
No duty to act,
No duty to act core premise,
No duty to act classical doctrine
18  cards
Causation of Harm
Causation of harm general concept,
Actual cause,
Barnes v bovenmeyer
22  cards
Compensation for Harm
Personal injury two views of comp...,
Goal of damages,
Christopher v us
17  cards
Proximate Cause
Core q s for proximate cause,
Why do we care about proximate cause,
Two views on proximate cause
20  cards
Superseding Cause and Economic Loss Doctrine
Superseding cause,
Mclaughlin v mine safety applianc...,
Mclaughlin holding
15  cards
Insurance
Kinds of insurance,
Loss insurance,
Liability insurance
15  cards
Strict Liability Theory
Forms of strict liability,
Strict liability general concept,
Strict liability view on who shou...
15  cards
Vicarious Liability
Vicarious liability legal underpi...,
2 kinds of vicarious liability,
Konradi v us
16  cards
Strict Liability - Dangerous Activity
Traditionally dangerous activities,
Rylands v fletcher,
Classical period vs modern period
17  cards
Nuisance
Nuisance regime general,
Negligent nuisance,
Strict nuisance
33  cards
Strict Liability - Fairness Theories
Fletcher general theory on strict...,
Limitations of fletcher s fairnes...,
Fletcher unequal risk vs unequal ...
8  cards
Products Liability - Contract vs. Tort
Product liability paradigmatic si...,
Stages in the evolution of produc...,
Summary of result of evolution in...
18  cards
Products Liability - Defects
Products liability focus,
Kinds of defects,
Manufacturing defect
21  cards
Products Liability - Warnings and User Conduct
Restatement 2d 402a comment i,
402 comment j,
402a comment k
22  cards
Principles of Compensation
Ways to address risks,
Reparation systems,
Background institutions
18  cards
Workers Compensation
Workers comp historical background,
Ives v south buffalo railway co,
Rationale for ny workers comp
21  cards
Auto No-Fault
Architecture of no fault plans,
Problems w tort liability insuran...,
Benefits of auto no fault
8  cards

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