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Torts (Allen) - Sec 1B

Fall 2024   LAW 504-004  

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Faculty
Anita L. Allen

Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy

aallen@law.upenn.edu
Additional Information

Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Expository Writing
Other Professional Skills:

Grading
100% Exam

Exam
Essay,
In Class,
Partial Open Book (Textbook; class notes; self prepared outlines. Hard copies of the above may be brought into the room. )

Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement

No

Location

Class meets in person.

Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.

I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:

- Class sessions are regularly recorded. I will make these recordings routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.

Meeting Times/Location
T 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Silverman Hall 280
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Silverman Hall 280

Category
First-Year

Credits
4.0

This course examines the doctrinal, theoretical, institutional, and policy dimensions of non-promissory civil liability for harm to persons, property, and certain intangible interests. Negligence and strict liability will be our focus.

The course grade will be based on a final examination.

The method of instruction is Socratic cold-call, supplemented by lecture. Students are responsible for all assigned readings and materials introduced in lecture. Class attendance is mandatory. Computers are permitted for taking notes. Recording class sessions without permisssion is prohbiited by law.

Course Concentrations

Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.

Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.

Perspectives on the Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the law affects, and is affected by, the individual course topic; Perform legal analysis in the context of the individual course topic; Communicate effectively on the legal and other aspects of the individual course topic; Demonstrate the ability to use other disciplines to analyze legal issues relevant to the individual course topic, including economics, philosophy, and sociology, as appropriate.


Textbooks

"Tort Law and Alternatives" by Franklin, Rabin et al,
Edition: 11th edition, 2021
Publisher: West Law
ISBN: 9781647084899
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