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Torts
Students examine tort law and defenses to negligence claims. They read case studies, participate in a mock trial, answer questions about the case summaries, and present information to their group about tort law.
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Law School help.com: Torts: Negligence
In addition to defining "negligence" and "tort," this article provides information on "negligence and ordinary care," "contributory negligence," "presumption of negligence," and related topics.
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Expert Law: Negligence and Tort Law
Written by lawyer Aaron Larson, this article provides simple definitions and explanations and is organized into the following sections: "Proximate Cause," "The Elements of Negligence Action," "Gross Negligence," "Children and...
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Rothenberg Law Firm: Injury Lawyer: Comparative and Contributory Negligence
This resource explains the difference between comparative and contributory negligence, and what pure comparative negligence and limited comparative negligence are through examples.
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Dict.org: Contributory Negligence
Here are definitions of "negligence," "contributory," and "contributory negligence." Definitions are taken from "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary" and "WordNet."