This course covers compensation of an injured party for harm resulting from intentional or unintentional acts and omissions of others. Consideration is given to the rules, rationale, and policy underlying tort liability. The course includes analysis of assault and battery, false imprisonment, negligence, standard of care, duty, risk, causation, liabilities and rights of landowners and land users, liability relating to dangerous activities and defective products, liabilities arising from special relationships or specially recognized legal interests, and defenses.
Prof. Katharine Van Tassel is the Interim Executive Director, Graduate Programs in Compliance and Risk Management and Visiting Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve School of Law. She has regularly taught Health Law: Quality, Cost and Access, Healthcare Organization & Finance, Governance, Compliance & Risk Management, Compliance Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting, Bioethics, Public Health Law, Food, Drug & Biotech Law, Eldercare Law, Torts, Evidence, Civil Procedure and Sales.
Prof. Maxwell J. Mehlman is the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and Director of the Law-Medicine Center. His specialties include military bioethics, performance enhancement and the law, medical malpractice myths, and the rights of patients.
The syllabus for your course is available on Canvas.
Torts and Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury, Concise by 
The Torts Process by These study aids are available online. Please click the hyperlinked title to view them. For instructions on how to use the specific platforms, including troubleshooting, please view Study Aids Research Guide.
Acing Tort Law by 
Emanuel Law Outlines: Torts by 
Examples and Explanations for the Law of Torts by 
Glannon Guide to Torts by 
Kionka's Black Letter Outline on Torts by 
Questions and Answers by 
Emanuel CrunchTime for Torts by 
Torts in a Nutshell by 
Understanding Torts by Computer-Aided Legal Instruction (CALI) requires an authorization code to use. If you do not have a CALI account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
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Sum and Substance Audio on Torts by 
Law School Legends Torts (Law School Legends Audio Series) by 
