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Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to: define the torts of battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and trespass; differentiate between the torts of trespass to chattel and conversion; distinguish between public and private nuisance and explain them both; list the elements of negligence and apply them to given cases; identify potential tortious interferences with contracts, misrepresentation, and malicious prosecution cases; and pinpoint the different defenses to torts and demonstrate when they may apply.
The Intentional and Negligence Torts course introduces students to the most common torts and the bases upon which personal injury actions arise. It covers a variety of intentional torts and their elements as well as the caveats and limitations of various tort actions.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Legal Principles, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, Business Law, Human Resource Management, or Business Management (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December, 2021 - Present.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the process of initiating a class action lawsuit and the requirements to be considered a “class”; articulate the differences between mass accident cases, toxic tort cases, and other mass tort cases; explain how the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 impacted mass tort litigation; and describe the tools multidistrict litigation judges have to oversee resolutions of cases.
The Mass Torts course explains the procedures of civil actions based on a single narrative that causes damage to many people. These may include defective products, prescription drugs with undisclosed side effects, plane or mass transit accidents, and the like. The course focuses on the two major methods of bringing forward mass tort clauses: class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Legal Principles, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, or Business Law (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the responsibilities healthcare providers owe to their patients; analyze whether healthcare providers have upheld their duties of care in given situations; determine whether causation and damages have been established in given medical malpractice cases; relate the role of insurance companies and the uses and qualifications of expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases; and discuss the potential liabilities faced by healthcare institutions for medical malpractice.
Medical Malpractice is one of the most lucrative and controversial areas of personal injury law practice. The course begins with medical malpractice causes of action and the responsibilities medical professionals have to their patients. It also focuses on the duty element of negligence torts by discussing responsibilities to patients and third parties. The course also analyzes the informed consent requirement for medical treatment, the linchpin of many malpractice actions.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category OR in the graduate degree category, 3 semester hours in Legal Principles, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, Business Law, Human Resource Management, or Business Management (6/21).
Various (self-study, self-paced).
December 2021 - Present.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to: articulate and describe the three recognized categories of defective products; distinguish between strict liability and negligence liability in manufacturing defects; describe the difference between design defects and manufacturing defects and apply the laws that relate to each; and determine when there is liability for breach of warranty and the extent of that liability.
Product liability is a division of torts and personal injury law that is often the subject of class action lawsuits and routinely generates large monetary verdicts. Product liability cases are also all over the news. From tires that blow out and prescription drugs with harmful side effects, to overly hot coffee served at McDonalds, product liability actions make interesting and compelling news stories. This course covers many aspects of product liability actions and their rules.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category OR in the graduate degree category, 3 semester hours in Legal Principles, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, Business Law, or Business Management (6/21).
