Torts (Feldman) - Sec 3B
Faculty
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| Eric A. Feldman Heimbold Chair in International Law, Professor of Law; Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy; Deputy Dean for International Programs efeldman@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (Final grade will be based on an in-class exam, including both multiple choice and essay questions.)
Exam
Multiple Choice,
Essay,
In Class,
Closed-Book
No
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. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, contact Felicia Lin, the Dean of Students. Upon receipt of her authorization, I will email instructions to you for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
Meeting Times/Location
MWR 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Gittis Hall 214
Category
First-Year
Credits
4.0
Tort law addresses civil liability for non-promissory harm to persons, property, and some intangible interests. The course covers the main doctrinal areas of tort law: the negligence action, as well as intentional torts, strict liability torts, and the interaction of the tort system with public law (legislation, regulation, some constitutional issues). Learning the “black letter” rules of tort law is, of course, a focus of the course. We will also engage in critical analysis of the rules and the principles that underpin them, drawing on principal theoretical perspectives underlying tort law, considering policy issues and implications, and (more briefly) assessing tort law in the context of other areas of law and in comparative legal perspective.
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.
Health Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of health law and policy; Perform legal analysis in the context of health law and policy; Communicate effectively on topics related to health law and policy; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection among health law and policy and issues of access to services, public and private financing of health industries, and the political and economic issues surrounding issues of health law and health services.
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.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.
Textbooks
"Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials" by Marc A. Franklin | Robert L. Rabin | Michael D. Green | Mark A. Geistfeld | Nora Freeman Engstrom |