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Fall 2021 Course Syllabus
Course: LGLA-2303- Section: 71 Torts and Personal Injury Law |
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| Instructor | Michelle McPherson | ||||||||||
| mcphersonml@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6381 | ||||||||||
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| COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||||
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| Description | Fundamental concepts of tort and personal injury law including intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability with emphasis on the paralegal's role. | ||||||||||
| Prerequisites | LGLA 1307; Introduction to Law and Legal Professions | ||||||||||
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| Core Objectives |
* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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| Program Student Learning Outcomes |
•Understand legal terms and the paralegal’s role in the legal environment. •Apply correct drafting procedures to transactional and court documents. •Demonstrate appropriate ethics and professionalism in the legal environment. •Exhibit the ability to use computer skills. |
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| Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
Tort Law for Paralegals, 6th edition, Wolters Kluwer Publisher, 2019 by Neal R. Bevans. |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
One Chapter per week beginning with Week 1: August 23, 2021 Chapter 1. An Introduction to Tort Law Chapter 2. Intentional Torts Chapter 3. Defenses to Intentional Torts Chapter 4. Introduction to Negligence Chapter 5. Duty Chapter 6. Breach of Duty Under Negligence Law Chapter 7. Proximate Cause Chapter 8. Damages Chapter 9. Defenses to Negligence Chapter 10. Strict Liability and Products Liability Chapter 11. Defamation Chapter 12. Malpractice Chapter 13. Insurance Chapter 14. Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Business Torts |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Week 1: Chapter 1. An Introduction to Tort Law Week 2:Chapter 2. Intentional Torts Week 3:Chapter 3. Defenses to Intentional Torts Week 4:Chapter 4. Introduction to Negligence Week 5: Discussions, Quizzes, Assignments and Test 1 (Chapters 1-4) Chapter 5. Duty Week 6: Chapter 6. Breach of Duty Under Negligence Law Week 7:Chapter 7. Proximate Cause Week 8:Chapter 8. Damages Week 9: Discussions, Quizzes, Assignments and Test 1 (Chapters 4-8) Chapter 9. Defenses to Negligence Week 10:Chapter 10. Strict Liability and Products Liability Week 11:Chapter 11. Defamation Week 12: Chapter 12. Malpractice Week 13:Discussions, Quizzes, Assignments and Test 1 (Chapters 9-12) Chapter 13. Insurance Week 14:Chapter 14. Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Business Torts; Project-Complaint Week 15: Final Exams December 2 at 8:00 A.M.through December 8 at 5:00 p.m. Final Exam covers Chapters 13-14 |
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| Final Exam Date | December 2, 2021 - 8:0 AM Through December 8, 2021 - 5:0 PM | ||||||||||
| Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||
| Determination of Final Grade |
Tests: 75% Assignments/Project: 20% Participation: 5% |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||||
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| Attendance Policy | This is an online class. I will check participation and attendance by checking on when and what you reviewed. Each week I expect a log on to review the materials for that week. | ||||||||||
| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||
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| Important Information | |||||||||||
| ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||
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| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||
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