Torts

Personal Injury Lesson and Workshop Plans

Students will learn about different types of intentional torts and then study negligence and the elements of negligence. They will learn about defenses to negligence and apply their learning in a mock hearing.

Product Liability Lesson and Workshop Plans

Students learn about defective products and the elements of product liability. Then, students will represent the injured plaintiff or company defendant in a product liability mini-trial: a man was injured while using a tractor.

Social Host Liability Lesson and Workshop Plans

Students learn about the concepts of liability and will represent an injured plaintiff or one of two defendants in a social host liability mini-trial about a young person who throws a party while his parents are out of town.