October 7, 2009
PL 301--Torts
In class today, Wednesday 10/7, we finished going over the law regarding Maine's wrongful death statute and domestic partners. We then went over the Thibeault v. Larson case, grappling with both the majority and dissenting opinions. We discussed subsection (3) of the law, but didn't get to subsection (4).
I then distributed three handouts, the assignment copied below, and the two cases that are referenced in the assignment. There is no class next Monday, 10/12, and so we will meet next on Wednesday 10/14.
Assignment #2
Assignment due Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The assignment is to do a Case Brief of the case of Spencer v. VIP, 2006 ME 120,
910 A.2d 366 (which I distributed in class). This assignment will be graded. You should, as always, write the brief by yourself, without any written collaboration.
The Brief should be in exactly the format used in the Sample Brief Template distributed in class, and the Case Briefs that have been distributed, with the exception of including an additional separate section briefing the case as the dissenting opinion poses the Facts, Issues, and Holdings.
Please make two copies of your brief, one to hand in at the beginning of class, and the other for you to have during class for our discussion.
You may e-mail me if you have questions about the brief. The more time that I have to answer our questions, the more likely it is that I can be helpful.
If you cannot be in class on Wednesday 10/14, you should still e-mail me your brief by the beginning of class time. If you do that, you will not have any grade deducted from your grade for the brief. If you do not, you should still contact me as soon as possible to see what options are available to you. (Generally, I do not want to accept assignments after we have discussed them in class). See the Syllabus for the class rules regarding late papers.
IMPORTANT: If you e-mail your paper to me, I will reply to confirm that I have received your assignment. If I do not reply, then I have not received the assignment.
In addition, read through p. 87 of the text, and also read the case of Superior Court case of Ruotolo v. Paul, 2008 WL 4106428 (Me. Super., 2008), which I also distributed in class.
In class today, Wednesday 10/7, we finished going over the law regarding Maine's wrongful death statute and domestic partners. We then went over the Thibeault v. Larson case, grappling with both the majority and dissenting opinions. We discussed subsection (3) of the law, but didn't get to subsection (4).
I then distributed three handouts, the assignment copied below, and the two cases that are referenced in the assignment. There is no class next Monday, 10/12, and so we will meet next on Wednesday 10/14.
Assignment #2
Assignment due Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The assignment is to do a Case Brief of the case of Spencer v. VIP, 2006 ME 120,
910 A.2d 366 (which I distributed in class). This assignment will be graded. You should, as always, write the brief by yourself, without any written collaboration.
The Brief should be in exactly the format used in the Sample Brief Template distributed in class, and the Case Briefs that have been distributed, with the exception of including an additional separate section briefing the case as the dissenting opinion poses the Facts, Issues, and Holdings.
Please make two copies of your brief, one to hand in at the beginning of class, and the other for you to have during class for our discussion.
You may e-mail me if you have questions about the brief. The more time that I have to answer our questions, the more likely it is that I can be helpful.
If you cannot be in class on Wednesday 10/14, you should still e-mail me your brief by the beginning of class time. If you do that, you will not have any grade deducted from your grade for the brief. If you do not, you should still contact me as soon as possible to see what options are available to you. (Generally, I do not want to accept assignments after we have discussed them in class). See the Syllabus for the class rules regarding late papers.
IMPORTANT: If you e-mail your paper to me, I will reply to confirm that I have received your assignment. If I do not reply, then I have not received the assignment.
In addition, read through p. 87 of the text, and also read the case of Superior Court case of Ruotolo v. Paul, 2008 WL 4106428 (Me. Super., 2008), which I also distributed in class.
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