Torts (JD Course)
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Syllabus
- Intentional TortsTopic
Battery · Assault · False Imprisonment
- NegligenceTopic
Duty of Care (general + special relationships) · Breach / Reasonable Person Standard · Actual Causation (but-for; substantial factor)
- Strict LiabilityTopic
Abnormally Dangerous Activities · Products Liability (manufacturing/design/warning defects) · Keeping of Animals
- DefensesTopic
Contributory Negligence vs Comparative Fault · Assumption of Risk (express / implied) · Consent
- Nuisance & Land-Related TortsTopic
Private Nuisance · Public Nuisance
- Vicarious Liability & Joint LiabilityTopic
Respondeat Superior · Independent Contractor Exceptions · Joint and Several Liability
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Unlock all 34 with Pro →- Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
What is the test for whether a defendant owes a duty of care in negligence?
248 N.Y. 339 (1928) - Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
In Palsgraf, why did the court hold that the railroad owed no duty to the plaintiff?
248 N.Y. 339 (1928) - Dillon v. Legg
What are the four elements of negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) under the Dillon v. Legg rule?
68 Cal. 2d 728 (1968)
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