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LA 135 Civil Litigation and Torts Course Objectives:

The student in LA135 will learn:

1. How the legal system is organized and how it operates, which will include an overview of the following:
• The reasons we have laws
• The sources of laws
• Classifications of laws
• The civil litigation process, which shall include an overview of
• The trial process, including but not limited to, jury selection, examining witnesses, closing statements, and verdicts
• The dual court system and issues concerning jurisdiction;
• The right to take an appeal from an unfavorable decision.
  
2. The basic concepts of tort law, which shall include the following:
   • The study of strict liability
   • The study of intentional torts, which shall include the following
     • The study of intentional torts against the person, which shall include a study of battery, assault, false imprisonment, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and any and all defenses thereto
     • Intentional torts against property, which shall include a study of trespass to land, trespass to personal property, conversion, nuisance, and the defenses thereto; and
   • The basic concepts of negligence, which shall include a study of the elements of negligence as well as the defenses to negligence.
     
3. How damages are determined and how they are awarded.