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PALG 2283 - Personal Injury Law and Procedures


Credit Hours 3 , Lecture 3

Introduces students to basic tort law as it relates to personal injury. Students will learn to assist the lawyer in personal injury legal practice, principles of factual investigation, and preparation of pleadings in tort litigation. Students will be introduced to the elements of negligence, intentional torts, medical malpractice, burdens of proof, theories of recovery, defenses, pretrial preparation and discovery.

Prerequisites: PALG 1013  with a grade of “C” or better

Corequisites: None