FE-1 Law of Torts study plan

Build a one-page master map of intentional torts (battery, assault, false imprisonment, trespass to land and chattels, conversion) linking each element to its required intent level and defenses.

Distinguish transferred intent from single-intent rules by writing five short hypotheticals and labelling which tort each triggers.

Draft a comparison table of the five privileges (consent, self-defense, defense of others, defense of property, necessity) with their scope limits and effect on damages.

Complete 30 practice questions on intentional torts and log every missed element in an error notebook.

Map the elements of negligence (duty, breach, causation, damages) and write the standard of care for each recognized special class (children, professionals, landowners, common carriers).

Explain the Learned Hand formula and state when a statute supplies the standard of care, including the class-of-persons and hazard-harm tests for negligence per se.

Compare the four duty-to-trespasser categories (unknown, anticipated, discovered, child trespasser under attractive nuisance) with concrete examples.

Solve 25 mixed negligence questions under timed conditions and classify each error by element.

Differentiate actual cause (but-for and substantial factor) from proximate cause, and apply both to intervening-cause scenarios.

State the res ipsa loquitur elements and identify when exclusive control or the Ybarra multiple-defendant approach applies.

Compare contributory negligence, comparative fault (pure and modified), and assumption of risk, stating their effect on recovery.

Draft rule statements for causation and defenses in exam-ready sentences of 30 words or fewer each.

Map strict liability categories (animals, abnormally dangerous activities, product defects) to their scope and defenses.

Recite the three product-defect theories (manufacturing, design, failure to warn) and the consumer-expectation versus risk-utility tests.

Explain joint and several liability, contribution, indemnity, and vicarious liability for employees and independent contractors.

Complete a full timed 50-question block spanning negligence, strict liability, and products.

Outline defamation elements including libel versus slander, slander per se categories, and the constitutional actual-malice standard for public figures and public concerns.

Distinguish the four privacy torts (appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure, false light) with one example each.

Map the economic and dignitary torts (misrepresentation, interference with contract, malicious prosecution, abuse of process) to their required intent and damages.

Write a 15-line comparison of defamation and false light privileges and defenses.

Build a full outline of the remaining torts (nuisance, conversion versus trespass to chattels, defenses to property torts) and link each to a tested fact pattern type.

Recite the immunities and limitations rules (statutes of limitations, sovereign and charitable immunity, intra-family immunity) in exam-ready form.

Practice issue-spotting on three long fact patterns, allocating 20 minutes each and writing full IRAC answers.

Self-grade each essay against a checklist of required elements and record missed issues.

Consolidate the entire outline into a single one-page attack sheet organized by claim element and defense.

Drill 100 mixed questions in four timed 25-question blocks, tracking accuracy by doctrine.

Re-teach the five weakest doctrines from the error notebook by writing fresh hypotheticals and model answers.

Memorize the 20 most frequently tested rule statements by active recall, not rereading.

Simulate two full-length timed exams under test-day conditions and score them against the official-style answer rubric.

Review only logged errors and confirm each is resolved with a corrected rule statement.

Run a final active-recall pass over the attack sheet until every rule is reproduced from memory.

Write a one-page test-day strategy covering time allocation, issue-spotting order, and triage of uncertain questions.