Period 2: Strict Liability - Class Recap

My British aunt and uncle's dog, Charlie, featured in the PowerPoint today on strict liability. Charlie wouldn't hurt a soul (even though he sometimes barks up a storm), so it would be unlikely my relatives could be sued under strict liability if he all of a sudden started biting someone.

Hi everyone,

Happy Halloween! It was fun to see everyone that dressed up today. I think we were able to get much more clear about what strict liability is, as well. On to the recap!

Soundtrack: “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. Selected because of it being Halloween related. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 10/31/13:
Tort Report
Chapter 21 Review
Strict Liability PowerPoint
Torts Test Review

Homework: REVIEW! The torts final is next Wednesday. All late/makeup work needs to be in to me by 11/12 at the very latest. Read the blog. Next tort reports assigned to: Marissa and Randi.

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Tort Report: The two articles selected for today were TheIndianaLawyer.com - Defense firm appeals $277M verdict for Humvee maker (Marsuk) and Tennessean.com - Woman's $350,000 civil suit details sexual contact by TN probation officer (Luke). Thank you both!

Chapter 21 Review: For the first 15 minutes or so of class, students answered the questions posed in Chapter 21 of the Street Law textbook (except 21.4 and 21.6). We then went over the answers to most of the questions together, before moving on.

Strict Liability PowerPoint: Short and to the point. This was almost identical to what the book had to say, but hopefully I was able to explain it in a way that made it make more sense. Here it is to download/look at, if you want:

Google Drive - Strict Liability PowerPoint

I will also post all the other tort related PowerPoints below.

Torts Test Review: Again, you have a huge torts test next Wednesday. This is not a surprise. I passed out a review in class - we will go over it next Monday. If you missed class or lost the paper, here it is to download:

Google Drive - Torts Test Review Guide

Many of the questions on that guide will be on the test. Some of them we did not go over in class, so I will make sure to explain the answers on Monday. Here are the PowerPoints that might help with studying over the weekend. Your notebooks should help, as well.

Google Drive - Torts Introduction PowerPoint

Google Drive - Intentional Torts PowerPoint

Google Drive - Negligence PowerPoint

Please be studying! Next class, we will play Jeopardy to review, which should be pretty fun. Have a great and safe Halloween weekend!

Period 2, Negligence, Day 2 - Class Recap

The view from the top of Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii, in 2011. To get to this stunning vista point, you have to climb up a very steep set of stairs and tunnels - one with all sorts of warning signs. I think one of the reasons that the signs are there is that the park service is hoping they will not be liable for any damages as a result of neglecting to warn visitors.

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We are SO close to being done with book work! I think just a little more time next class, then we will go over Chapter 21 answers and a Strict Liability PowerPoint, before I give out a final torts test review.

Soundtrack: “Who Let The Dogs Out?” by Baha Men. Selected because an easy example of strict liability is animals that are so dangerous that they injure others, without the owner having anything to do with it. In those sorts of cases, the owner is always liable for damages. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 10/29/13:
Tort Report
Blog Recap
Chapter 20 Review
Strict Liability: Chapter 21 (Not 21.4 or 21.6)

Homework: Study for upcoming unit final test! Turn in missing work. Read the blog! Next tort reports assigned to: Luke/Marsuk.

Tort Report: Jaxon brought in this article (which is over a decade old, but I guess I will take it, mostly because it is a ridiculous example of a lawsuit): TheSmokingGun.com - Another Ass Sues Viacom.

Bertina selected this article, which is directly related to a unit I did last year in Economics here: ChicagoTribune.com - Bank of America liable for Countrywide mortgages fraud.

Finally, Tommy chose this article about a lawsuit from July against Delta Air Lines: DailyMail.co.uk - Paralyzed man sues Delta Airlines claiming he was forced to crawl from plane while wearing his 'best suit'

Thank you, everyone! As always, I always like hearing about various different lawsuits and what your takes on them are.

Blog Recap: I showed the class the blog entry for last time, making sure to note that the PowerPoint could be downloaded for help in preparing for the upcoming test.

Chapter 20 Review: I gave everyone more time to try and finish up Chapter 20 in the textbook. If students were able to complete this before I went over it, I gave out a Chapter 19/20 worksheet and assigned Chapter 21 (except answers to 21.4 or 21.6).

I had fun going through the book answers with everyone here! Such great responses and questions. Hopefully, the concepts of the four elements of negligence are getting clearer: duty, breach, causation, and damages.

Strict Liability: Chapter 21: The rest of class (after the review time) was devoted to working on Chapter 21. If you were able to finish, congratulations! No more book work for me the rest of my time as your long term substitute. If not, I will give you more time to work at the start of next class.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comments or by email. See you on Thursday!