Hey everyone, my contracts midterm is just a few days away and I’m feeling a bit lost. Do you think I should focus on Michael’s videos, class notes, or something else? Any advice would be really appreciated.

I keep getting tripped up on this point and could use some clarity. In single intent jurisdictions, battery only requires the intent to make contact (purposeful or with substantial certainty). The actor doesn’t need to intend harm, and not fully understanding the consequences isn’t a defense. Once intent to contact is shown, the contact is judged objectively: was it harmful or reasonably offensive? If yes, that’s battery. But here’s my confusion: the Restatement (Second) of Torts says battery happens when someone “intended to cause a harmful or offensive contact.” To me, that sounds like intent to harm (or offend) is required. Yet courts interpret this under single intent as just “intent to contact.” So which is it? Is the Restatement’s wording really just shorthand for intent to contact, with harmfulness/offensiveness measured objectively afterward? Or is this one of those places where judicial gloss has effectively reshaped the language? Would love to hear how you all make sense of this. Have you seen bar exam questions or hypos that really tested this distinction?

What’s the best way to handle cold calls in class? Any tips on how to stay calm and give a good answer?

What are some of the trickiest intentional tort hypos you’ve come across for the bar exam (assault, battery, false imprisonment, etc.)? I’ll start: Two kids are climbing on a shed roof. The owner yells at them, then throws a rock high over the shed to scare them off. - Child A jumps down safely. - Child B sprains his ankle jumping off. - Child C, hidden behind the shed, is hit by the rock. Question: What tort claims (if any) for A, B, and C?

Thanks for the excellent case briefs. What a great resource! I would like to kindly request briefs for the following two cases as I was not able to find them. Thank you! HOLT v. HOLT 304 N.C. 137, 282 S.E.2d 784 (1981) North Carolina Supreme Court KESSLER v. NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES Not reported in F. Supp., 1995 WL 871156 (1995) United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan