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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! We’re continuing the discussion from last week on crimes against the person. In the previous episode, we covered the basic elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping, and walked through a scenario involving these crimes. Today, we’ll build on that foundation by analyzing more complex hypotheticals that test the boundaries of these offenses.

In this episode we discuss:

• A review of the elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping
• Analyzing two hypothetical scenarios involving crimes against the person

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 571: Listen and Learn — Crimes Against the Person (Part 2)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing four crimes against the person – assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping. We’ll walk through the elements of each crime and see an example of how they may appear and interact on a law school exam.

In this episode we discuss:

• The elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping
• Analysis of a hypothetical scenario involving crimes against the person

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 570: Listen and Learn — Crimes Against the Person (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is Part 2 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as certain super dangerous activities.

In this episode we discuss:

• Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities
• Strict liability for keeping wild and domestic animals
• Two hypothetical scenarios illustrating the above concepts

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 569: Listen and Learn — Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 2)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is Part 1 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as certain super dangerous activities. Join us next week for the second episode on this topic.

In this episode we discuss:

• Overview of strict liability in torts
• What activities are considered abnormally dangerous?
• Strict liability as it relates to keeping wild and domestic animals
• A fact pattern from the February 2008 California bar exam

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 568: Listen and Learn — Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing the different methods a plaintiff may use to establish the second element of a negligence claim — breach. We also talk about the “res ipsa loquitur” doctrine, and we will walk through several hypotheticals involving breach of the standard of care.

In this episode we discuss:

• An overview of negligence claims
• The reasonable person standard
• The “res ipsa loquitur” doctrine
• Hypothetical scenarios involving breach of the standard of care

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 555: Listen and Learn — The Breach Element of a Negligence Claim (Torts)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re discussing contract law – specifically, warranties and the disclaimer of warranties under the UCC. We explain both express and implied warranties and how they can be disclaimed. We also go through several examples to illustrate these rules in practice.

In this episode we discuss:

• Express and implied warranties under the UCC
• Disclaimer of warranties
• A hypothetical scenario from a previous California bar exam

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[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 551: Listen and Learn — Warranties and Disclaimers Under the UCC (Contracts)