Specific Duties (Tuesday, Feb. 7) Class 11: Reading: (1) pp. 111-120 [start with note 2 on page 111 and read Dobbs et al., through the end of the chapter]; (2) pp. 331-332 [note 2 ONLY]; (3) Dobbs et al., pp. 334-336 [Vergara case and notes 1-3]; (3) pp. 338-340 Dobbs et al., Dobbs et al., [“Note: Other Professionals”]; (4) pp. 342-346 Dobbs et al., BREACH What’s Reasonably Prudent? (Thursday, Feb. 9) Class 12: Reading: pp. 121-137 Dobbs et al., The Formula (Tuesday, Feb. 14) Class 13: Hand Reading: (1) pp. 137-142; (2) Excerpt from Kenneth S. Abraham, The Dobbs et al., Forms and Functions of Tort Law, pp. 62-68. Proving Breach (Thursday, Feb. 16) Class 14: Reading: pp. 146-162 Dobbs et al., February 21 No Class (Presidents’ Day Holiday) – Special Situations: Res Ipsa Loquiter and Multiple Defendants Class 15: (Thursday, Feb. 23) Reading: pp. 162-175 and pp. 142-146 (“Assessing Responsibility Dobbs et al., When More than One Person Is Negligent”) HARM AND CAUSATION The Relationship of Harm and Factual Causation (Tuesday, Feb. 28) 16: Reading: pp. 177-184 and pp. 194-202 Dobbs et al., The Problem of Multiple But-For Causes (Thursday, Mar. 2) Class 17: Reading: pp. 184-194 Dobbs et al., Proximate Cause and the Length of the Causal Chain (Tuesday, Mar. 7) Class 18: Reading: pp. 203-222 et al., Proximate Cause and Intervening Acts that Break the Causal Chain Class 19: (Thursday, Mar. 9)
Class 11: Specific Duties (Tuesday, Feb. 7) Reading: (1) Dobbs et al., pp. 111-120 [start with note 2 on page 111 and read through the end of the chapter]; (2) Dobbs et al., pp. 331-332 [note 2 ONLY]; (3) Dobbs et al., pp. 334-336 [Vergara case and notes 1-3]; (3) Dobbs et al., pp. 338-340 [“Note: Other Professionals”]; (4) Dobbs et al., pp. 342-346 BREACH Class 12: What’s Reasonably Prudent? (Thursday, Feb. 9) Reading: Dobbs et al., pp. 121-137 Class 13: The Hand Formula (Tuesday, Feb. 14) Reading: (1) Dobbs et al., pp. 137-142; (2) Excerpt from Kenneth S. Abraham, The Forms and Functions of Tort Law, pp. 62-68. Class 14: Proving Breach (Thursday, Feb. 16) Reading: Dobbs et al., pp. 146-162 February 21 – No Class (Presidents’ Day Holiday) Class 15: Special Situations: Res Ipsa Loquiter and Multiple Defendants (Thursday, Feb. 23) Reading: Dobbs et al., pp. 162-175 and pp. 142-146 (“Assessing Responsibility When More than One Person Is Negligent”) HARM AND CAUSATION 16: The Relationship of Harm and Factual Causation (Tuesday, Feb. 28) Reading: Dobbs et al., pp. 177-184 and pp. 194-202 Class 17: The Problem of Multiple But-For Causes (Thursday, Mar. 2) Reading: Dobbs et al., pp. 184-194 Class 18: Proximate Cause and the Length of the Causal Chain (Tuesday, Mar. 7) Reading: et al., pp. 203-222 Class 19: Proximate Cause and Intervening Acts that Break the Causal Chain (Thursday, Mar. 9)
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