First Readings for Fall 2024
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Dates for Fall 2024
- The form for submitting assignments will be activated on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
- Assignments will begin to be posted Thursday, August 1, 2024.
- The form for submitting assignments will be deactivated on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
- Assignments will be removed on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
Torts (LAWS 529 §002)
Instructor Name(s)
Dimino
Textbook Information
Required (2):
• VICTOR E. SCHWARTZ ET AL., PROSSER, WADE, AND SCHWARTZ’S TORTS (Foundation Press, 15th ed. 2024), ISBN 979-8-89209-229-6 (Casebook). Be sure that your book is the current edition and comes with access to Casebook Plus.
• ANITA BERNSTEIN, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: TORTS (Carolina Academic Press, 5th ed. 2023), ISBN 978-1-5310-2330-0.
Recommended (any one of these three):
• MARSHALL S. SHAPO, PRINCIPLES OF TORTS (West Academic, 4th ed. 2016), ISBN 978-0-314-28562-1.
• JOHN L. DIAMOND ET AL., UNDERSTANDING TORTS (Carolina Academic Press, 7th ed. 2023), ISBN 978-1-5310-2343-0.
• JOSEPH W. GLANNON, EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS: THE LAW OF TORTS (Aspen Publishing, 6th ed. 2020), ISBN 978-1-5438-0769-1.
General Assignment Information
For our first class, read pages 1-32 of the Casebook as well as the attached syllabus. Enroll in the Casebook Plus course by signing on to eproducts.westacademic.com and using this code: CRSE-X554-94RY-7WRF-ZJ6R.
For our second class, read pages 32-55 of the Casebook.