Torts topics

-SL and Neg. differences

-Vicarious liability
-apparent authority
-Negligence
-hand formula
-reasonable person standard
-common carriers
-role of judge/jury in assessing neg.
-role of custom
-role of statutes
-neg. per se
-negligence
-res ipsa
-medical malpractice
-duty: physical injuries:
-social host
-special relationship
-misfeasance/non-fesance
-policy basis for no duty
-duties of landowers/occupiers
-family duties
-governmental immunity
-duty: non-physical harm:
-negligent infliction of emotional distress
-bystander negligence infliction of emotional distress
-loss of consortium
-causation
-cause in fact/acual but for cause
-reasonable certainty test
-loss of chnace
-loss of chance v. trad malpractice
-joint and several liability
-proximate cause
-eggshell plaintiff
-forseeability
-reasonable man
-unexpected harm/superceeding cause
-unexpected victim
-Cardozo/Andrews test

-Defenses
-contibutory negligence
-comparative negliegence
-express assumption of risk
-implied assumption of risk

-Intentional Harm
-intent
-assualt
-battery
-eggshell plaintiff
-intent
-false imprisonment
-unlawfull restraint
-intentional infliction of emotional distress
-different types of eggshell
-defenses and priveleges
-consent
-self-defense
-protection of property
-private necessity
-elements of necessity

-Strict Liability
-rationale
-limitations
-restatement and strict liability
-areas/themes
-economic goals/theories

-Products Liability
-defective manufacturing
-defective design
-defective warning
-res ipsa
-consumer expectation test
-risk/utility test
-ortho factors
-open and obvious
-defenses to SL