Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing the elements of two intentional torts – namely, assault and battery. We also cover specific scenarios demonstrating when these torts can occur.
In this episode we discuss:
- Unpacking the elements of assault and battery
- Are threatening words enough to be considered an assault?
- Some less obvious situations where harmful or offensive bodily contact can occur
- Different scenarios to help you remember the rules
- Going through a fact pattern from the February 2016 California bar exam Torts essay
- How to analyze intentional tort questions
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2016
- Examples & Explanations: The Law of Torts, by Joseph W. Glannon
- First-Hand Guide to 1L Courses – Torts
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