Criminal Acts, Terrorism and Liability Claims

1) Introduction
2) Topics covered
3) History of the law of criminal acts
a) Before 1960
b) After 1960
c) 1990s and beyond
4) Recap
5) Quiz – Reinforcing Part 1 Materials
a) 5 multiple choice
questions
b) 4 choices per question
c) A second quiz if less than
80% score on first quiz

1) Difficulties of a “criminal acts” trial
a) Party at fault typically not present
b) Plaintiff typically sympathetic, injured, and not at fault
c) Warning signs more obvious in hindsight
d) Juror’s choice
2) Liability for criminal acts
a) Flowcharts
b) Duty owed
c) Breach of duty
d) Proximate cause
3) “Special relationship” between defendant and criminal
4) Recap
5) Quiz – Reinforcing Part 2 Materials
a) 5 multiple choice questions
b) 4 choices per question
c) A second quiz if less than 80% score on first quiz

1) Recognized relationships between defendant and criminal

a) Parent and minor child
i) Plaintiff suing parents for criminal acts of their minor
child
ii) Ability to control the perpetrator
iii) Necessity and opportunity to exercise control
b) Property owner and guest
i) While the owner was present on the premises
ii) Ability to control the perpetrator
iii) Necessity and opportunity to exercise control
c) Custodian and the person under his/her custody
i) Who is a custodian?
ii) Ability to control the perpetrator
iii) Necessity and opportunity to exercise control
d) Employer and employee
i) Criminal act within or outside the scope of employment
ii) Ability to control the perpetrator
iii) Necessity and opportunity to exercise control
2) Recap
3) Quiz – Reinforcing Part 3 Materials
a) 5 multiple choice questions
b) 4 choices per question
c) A second quiz if less than 80% score on first quiz

1) Foreseeability
2) Recognized relationships between defendant and plaintiff

a) Common carrier and passenger
b) Innkeeper and guest
c) Business invitor and invitee
d) Custodian and protectee
3) Relationships that may qualify
a) Landlord and tenant
b) School and student
c) Employer and employee
4) Recap
5) Quiz – Reinforcing Part 4 Materials
a) 5 multiple choice questions
b) 4 choices per question
c) A second quiz if less than 80% score on first quiz

1) Was the crime foreseeable to the defendant?
      a) Geographic proximity of prior crimes
      b) Temporal proximity of prior crimes
      c) Similarity of crime to prior criminal activity
      d) Frequency of crime
2) Establishing duty on the part of the defendant
      a) "Special relationships" and foreseeability
      b) Other ways to establish duty
            i) Voluntary assumption of duty
            ii) Knowledge of specific criminal tendencies
3) Recap
4) Quiz – Reinforcing Part 5 Materials
      a) 5 multiple choice questions
      b) 4 choices per question
      c) A second quiz if less than 80% score on first quiz

1) Challenges to duty owed
a) Defendant-criminal relationship
b) Defendant-plaintiff relationship
c) Voluntary assumption of duty
d) Special circumstances
2) Proximate cause
3) Conclusion
4) Recap
5) Quiz – Reinforcing Part 6 Materials
a) 5 multiple choice questions
b) 4 choices per question
c) A second quiz if less than 80% score on first quiz