LEI 213 - Torts and Personal Injury Law

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. Required course for legal certificate programs with concentrations in health law and litigation and the legal nurse consultant certificate.
Complete overview of tort and personal injury law. Emphasis is placed on intentional torts, tort defenses, negligence, strict liability, and products liability. Tort immunities and specific tort actions of nuisance and wrongful death are covered. This is a legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law or Introduction to Legal Nurse Consultant, Civil Practice, and Legal Research I.