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This course examines the American system of collective bargaining, its value, its process, and the substantive law which regulates it and the parties. Examination will include how and why unions are selected and the methods of employer resistance, the negotiation process, and the administration of the resulting collective bargaining contracts, including arbitration. The use of… Continue reading Labor Law

This course offers a study of the Uniform Commercial Code provisions that deal with commercial paper (Article 3), bank collections and deposits (Article 4), funds transfers (Article 4A) and letters of credit (Article 5), as well as material on alternative payment systems, including credit cards, electronic fund transfers and related federal law. Topics include negotiability,… Continue reading Negotiable Instruments, Payment Systems and Credit Instruments

This course introduces you to the law governing the relations between financially distressed business debtors (those who owe) and their creditors (those to whom obligations are owed). We will consider why businesses encounter financial troubles, and what remedies businesses may pursue outside of bankruptcy court to solve their troubles. We will then focus on business… Continue reading Business Reorganization in Bankruptcy

The first half of this course engages students in an advanced examination of tort law and policy. The second half of the course provides an introduction to insurance law and policy. Tort law subjects typically include statutes of limitation, business torts, medical malpractice, products liability, apportionment and contribution, and defamation, among others. Insurance law introduces… Continue reading Advanced Torts and Insurance Law

Offerings have included Feminist Legal Theory, Chinese Law (in Chinese), and Civil Disobedience.

This course uses the current United States Supreme Court docket to engage in an in-depth study of vital contemporary and statutory rights claims in the area of civil rights and civil liberties law.

The course, which is often called “private international law,” involves examination and analysis of rules, approaches, and policies that determine which law, substantive and procedural, applies to transactions and events that touch more than one state, nation, or other jurisdiction. The central focus for study is “choice of law,” but other areas include recognition of… Continue reading Conflicts of Law