Course Catalog Information (24-25)
PARA 87
Personal Injury and Tort Litigation
Course Description
Substantive tort law emphasizing concepts applicable to automobile accident cases, product liability cases, premises liability cases and malpractice cases; insurance law affecting personal injury litigation; basic medical terminology in personal injury litigation; procedural rules and practices related to personal injury litigation in California with an emphasis on the role of the paralegal.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the applicable areas of law for personal injury and tort law.
- Identify and prepare appropriate documents for various stages of personal injury and tort litigation.
- Evalute the role of the paralegal in the context of personal injury/tort litigation.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- ADMJ 9 or PARA 9 or POLI 9 or PARA 94 either course may be taken concurrently or professional experience appropriate to the topic
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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