This course is a prerequisite for other courses in the Legal Assistant Certificate Program. A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract. This is an introductory course that provides students with a basic understanding of torts. Pertinent defuses and remedies to these torts Students also utilize and enhance their legal research and writing skills in the field of torts. The class covers pitfalls that can make contracts invalid as well as the defenses which may allow a party to avoid having to fulfill obligations under a valid contract.
Students also look at how to calculate the damages for breaches of contract.
Finally, students learn how to draft typical clauses that appear in many contracts. 14 sessions Registration No. This course concerns the procedural and substantive areas of common law crimes. Procedurally, the course addresses some of the issues that emanate from the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments of the Constitution of the United States. 14 sessions Registration No.