DEFAMATION, PRIVACY, RELATIONAL & EMOTIONAL TORTS SYLLABUS

Professor Levit
Spring 2008


345 [Limiting or Expanding the Duty of Care]
382-423;  
438-440 [Relational Duties—Duties of Professionals: Medical Malpractice]
347-376 [Special or Limited Duties of Care: Carriers, Host Drivers & Landowners]
Nagaragadde v. Pandurangi
483-502 [Duties to Take Affirmative Action: Nonfeasance]
503-523 [Duties to Take Affirmative Action: Contract and Duty]
524-559 [Duties to Take Affirmative Action: The Duty to  Protect from Third Persons]
569-598

[Limited Duties to Protect Against Certain Types of  Harm: Mental & Emotional Harms—Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress & Toxic Torts]

599-610; Harbeson v. Parke-Davis, Inc.; Miller v. Duhart; Quinn v. Blau
Moot Court [Limited Duties to Protect Against Certain Types of  Harm: Prenatal Torts]
441-481 [Immunities: Family Members; Governmental Entities and Officers]
982-999 [Defamation]
Supp. 3-6 Chastain v. Kansas City Star
Supp. 7-10 Lent v. Huntoon (libel per se, libel per quod)
Supp. 11-16 Moldea v. New York Times Co. (facts, opinions, and literary criticism)
Supp. 17-20 Jenoff v. Hearst (public official, public figure)
Supp. 21-30 Street v. NBC (public figure)
Supp. 31-40 Bindrim v. Mitchell (defamation in fiction)
Supp. 41-44 Mills v. Denny (privileges)
1008-1013;

[Privacy: Public Disclosure of Private Facts; False Light; Interference with Family Relationships]

  Taylor v. K.T.V.B., IncCape Publications, Inc. v. Bridges
Supp. 45-50 Diaz v. Oakland Tribune, Inc. (public disclosure of private facts)
Supp. 51-55 Lane v. Random House, Inc. (false light)
1033-1039 [Misappropriation of Commercial Value (Appropriation of Name or Likeness)]
Supp. 56 Fla. Stat. Ann. § 540.08
Supp. 57-60 White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
reprise [Intrusive Invasions (Intrusion on Seclusion)]
Supp. 61-65 PETA v. Bobby Berosini, Ltd.
  Cyberlibel
  Zeran v. American Online, Inc.
624-660 [Vicarious Liability]


Please note that prior exams and answer keys for this course are available on the web at http://www1.law.umkc.edu/faculty/levit/DefamationPrivacy/index.htm