School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Business & Economics
Department
Legal Studies
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Legal Studies
Course Number
220
Course Title
Personal Injury Litigation
Cross-Referenced Course
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
ENG-131 with a C grade or better, or Instructor permission
Catalog Course Description
Explores civil litigation in the context of a personal injury or product liability action. Introduces the substantive laws of negligence, intentional tort, personal-injury, and product liability.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Negligence
- Discuss the substantive laws of negligence.
- Strict Liability
- Discuss the substantive laws of strict liability.
- Intentional Torts
- Discuss the substantive laws of intentional torts.
- Product Liability
- Discuss the substantive laws of product liability.
- Warranties
- Discuss the substantive laws of warranties.
- Drafting
- Create and draft pleadings in support of a real or hypothetical personal injury case.
- Perform legal research successfully using computer assisted research skills.
- Ethics
- Evaluate the ethical considerations and the role of the paralegal on the litigation team.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Students will be assessed through quizzes, tests, in-class and out-of-class assignments, drafting assignments, and/or class participation.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2019
Review Semester
Fall 2019