Torts: Explore 84 Lessons across 18 Topics

Introduction to Torts Law

• What is Torts Law?
• Historical Background of Torts Law
• Types of Torts
• Importance of Torts Law in Legal System
• Test Your Knowledge: Introduction to Torts Law

Intentional Torts

• Definition of Intentional Torts
• Battery and Assault
• False Imprisonment
• Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
• Defenses to Intentional Torts
• Test Your Knowledge: Intentional Torts

Negligence

• Elements of Negligence
• Duty of Care
• Breach of Duty
• Causation in Fact
• Proximate Cause
• Defenses to Negligence
• Test Your Knowledge: Negligence

Strict Liability

• Understanding Strict Liability
• Abnormally Dangerous Activities
• Product Liability
• Defenses to Strict Liability
• Test Your Knowledge: Strict Liability

Product Liability

• Introduction to Product Liability
• Types of Product Defects
• Manufacturing Defects
• Design Defects
• Failure to Warn
• Defenses in Product Liability Cases
• Test Your Knowledge: Product Liability

Defamation

• What is Defamation?
• Libel vs. Slander
• Elements of Defamation
• Defenses to Defamation
• Public Figures and Defamation
• Test Your Knowledge: Defamation

Privacy Torts

• Intrusion upon Seclusion
• Public Disclosure of Private Facts
• False Light
• Appropriation of Name or Likeness
• Defenses to Privacy Torts
• Test Your Knowledge: Privacy Torts

Economic Torts

• Interference with Contractual Relations
• Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage
• Fraud and Misrepresentation
• Trade Libel
• Defenses to Economic Torts
• Test Your Knowledge: Economic Torts

Torts Involving Real Property

• Trespass to Land
• Nuisance
• Defenses to Trespass and Nuisance
• Damages in Real Property Torts
• Test Your Knowledge: Torts Involving Real Property

Torts Involving Personal Property

• Trespass to Chattels
• Conversion
• Defenses to Personal Property Torts
• Damages in Personal Property Torts
• Test Your Knowledge: Torts Involving Personal Property

Professional Malpractice

• Understanding Professional Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice
• Other Professional Malpractice
• Defenses to Professional Malpractice
• Test Your Knowledge: Professional Malpractice

Vicarious Liability

• What is Vicarious Liability?
• Employer-Employee Relationships
• Independent Contractors
• Defenses to Vicarious Liability
• Parental Liability
• Test Your Knowledge: Vicarious Liability

Damages in Torts

• Compensatory Damages
• Punitive Damages
• Nominal Damages
• Calculating Damages
• Mitigation of Damages
• Test Your Knowledge: Damages in Torts

Joint and Several Liability

• Understanding Joint and Several Liability
• Contribution among Tortfeasors
• Indemnity
• Defenses to Joint and Several Liability
• Test Your Knowledge: Joint and Several Liability

Defenses in Torts Law

• Contributory Negligence
• Comparative Negligence
• Assumption of Risk
• Consent
• Statute of Limitations
• Test Your Knowledge: Defenses in Torts Law

Torts Law and Public Policy

• Public Policy Considerations in Torts Law
• Impact of Tort Law on Society
• Reforms in Tort Law
• Future Trends in Tort Law
• Test Your Knowledge: Torts Law and Public Policy

Comparative Torts Law

• Torts Law in Common Law vs. Civil Law Systems
• Torts Law in the United States vs. United Kingdom
• Torts Law in Other Jurisdictions
• International Torts Claims
• Test Your Knowledge: Comparative Torts Law

Case Studies in Torts Law

• Famous Torts Cases
• Landmark Judgments
• Case Analysis Techniques
• Learning from Case Studies
• Test Your Knowledge: Case Studies in Torts Law

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