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Ambulance Chasing 101: Civil Procedure and Torts

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1 Ambulance Chasing 101: Civil Procedure and Torts

2 Civil Procedure and Torts Unit Outline
Purposes of Civil Procedure? Effectiveness? Civil Litigation Process Roles of Participants Torts

3 Do Now: Plaintiffs and Defendants
(3) Identify legal concepts in the examples.

4

5 Tobacco Liability

6 McDonald’s Coffee Case
Plaintiff (individual) Defendant (McDonald’s) Justices On appeal, state Supreme Court deciding whether punitive damages can / should be set aside by trial judge.

7 Animals

8 Strict Liability

9 Farm Liability Pesticide Case

10 Vaccination

11 Defenses

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