Torts2023-materials

autoscale: true slidenumbers: true Footer: Punitive Damages BMW v. Gore Procedural posture Legal question(s) Relevant facts Holding Reasoning(s) behind the holding 14th Amendment Section 1. …

theme: Colin Fall 2022 autoscale: true slidenumbers: true header: #373737, alignment(left), line-height(150%), text-scale(1.0), ITC Galliard Pro Bold Footer: Vicarious Liability — But first… — Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. “Fireworks on the Train Platform”

Damages Outline Cases Seffert McDougald Mathias State Farm Damages Generally [Condensed set of notes on values and principles behind damages] Legal Issues ONLY IF the Defendant is found liable.

Oral argument: Appealing a Punitive Damages Award Hershovitz v. Speedy Pete’s Pizza Pies When we reconvene for class on Tuesday, we will moot oral arguments for a case on appeal before the Loyola Supreme Court.

Damages (Student Notes) Remedies Two separate legal inquiries in Tort Law: ​ Liability – is the defendant liable? ​ Damages – what is it that the defendant owes? Remedy: consequences of liability

theme: Colin Fall 2022 autoscale: true slidenumbers: true header: #373737, alignment(left), line-height(150%), text-scale(1.0), ITC Galliard Pro Bold Footer: Review — What you do, you become — Outlining What is the purpose of an outline?

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autoscale: true slidenumbers: true Footer: Introduction to Negligence But first… Hershovitz v. Speedy Pete’s Pizza Pies Arguments Reflections Questions Outlining Goals for reading cases Grasp the internal logic and mechanics of the case.

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theme: Colin Fall 2022 autoscale: true slidenumbers: true header: #373737, alignment(left), line-height(150%), text-scale(1.0), ITC Galliard Pro Bold Footer: Defenses [fit] Contributory and Comparative Negligence — Contributory Negligence in General: The defendant is not liable If the plaintiff was also negligent — Duty, — Breach, — Causation, and — Harm Unless an exception applies: — Last clear chance, — Recklessness or willfulness of defendant, or — Statute