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3 |
Administrative Law ▾▴
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Sant'Ambrogio, Mic. | 532 |
001 |
97EK8E |
TR/10:30 am-11:45am |
80 |
472 |
12-10-2014 8:30 AM | |
| Formerly DCL 300)
This course examines the place of administrative agencies in American government, and surveys the legal rules and principles governing agency regulation, adjudication, investigation, and enforcement; agency structure; and judicial review of agency action. Students who have taken Administrative Law: Food Safety and Labeling (810K) may not take this course |
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2 |
Advanced Legal Research ▾▴
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Bean, Bar. & Meland, Jan. | 586 |
001 |
97EK8M |
M/1:00pm-2:40pm |
20 |
MCD38 |
No Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 509)
The course will focus on the process and goals of legal research. Special emphasis will be placed on Internet research, but instruction will be based on function rather than format. Students will learn how to find information through the Web, on Lexis and Westlaw, and in paper. By contrasting form, speed, cost and accuracy, students will learn how to integrate these sources for the most comprehensive and economical research product. Equal emphasis will be placed on conceptual structure and practical application.
Prerequisite(s): Research, Writing & Analysis or RWA: IP or RWA: SJ or RWA: CL and Advocacy |
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2 |
Advanced Legal Research ▾▴
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Hanna, Hil. & Hedin, Jan. | 586 |
301 |
97EK8J |
R/5:45pm-7:25pm |
20 |
346 |
No Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 509)
The course will focus on the process and goals of legal research. Special emphasis will be placed on Internet research, but instruction will be based on function rather than format. Students will learn how to find information through the Web, on Lexis and Westlaw, and in paper. By contrasting form, speed, cost and accuracy, students will learn how to integrate these sources for the most comprehensive and economical research product. Equal emphasis will be placed on conceptual structure and practical application.
Prerequisite(s): Research, Writing & Analysis or RWA: IP or RWA: SJ or RWA: CL and Advocacy |
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2 |
Advanced Topics in Indian Law: Indian Child Welfare Act ▾▴
/
Fort, Kat. | 635A |
001 |
97EK8N |
M/10:30am-12:10pm |
20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
This course will be focused on the implementation, interpretation and understanding of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). ICWA, a federal statute interpreted almost entirely in state and tribal courts, applies to all "non-voluntary" termination of parental rights if the child involved is considered an Indian child. This law was passed in 1978 in response to the overwhelming numbers of Indian children in foster care and adopted away from their tribes and families. ICWA is one of the most important statutes in federal Indian law and even those not in the Indian law field will likely encounter it.
Prerequisite(s): Federal Law and Indian Tribes |
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3 |
American Legal History Seminar ▾▴
/
Ten Brink, Cha. | 636 |
001 |
97EK8R |
T/3:30pm-6:00pm |
20 |
344 |
Final Paper, | U |
(Formerly DCL 552)
This seminar will analyze the tension between the rights of the individual and the role of government in society as the central theme in the development of the American legal system. Rather than a strict chronological review, the course will consist of a series of studies of the development of legal and political institutions and their effect on the citizenry. Classes will be discussion-based and will rely on extensive reading of original sources. Students should gain an understanding of how the evolution of legal rules reflects institutional change, and should learn to see law as a dynamic process rather than a collection of static concepts.
Fulfills ULWR
Prerequisite(s): Constitutional Law I or Constitutional Law and the Regulatory State |
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1 |
Analytical Methods for Lawyers-Microeconomics ▾▴
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Mercuro, Nic. | 509A |
001 |
97EK8S |
TR/4:00pm-5:15pm 8-26-14 to 10-2-14 No class 9/23 & 9/24 |
30 |
325 |
10-07-2014 4:00 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 607A)
Condensed principles of microeconomics to serves as a primer that provides law students the tools necessary to succeed as 'lawyers' in the various fields that use these principles.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Law and Economics (515) may not take this course. |
|
1 |
Analytical Methods for Lawyers-Statistics ▾▴
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Fischer, Pen. | 509B |
301 |
97EK8T |
MW/5:20pm-6:35pm 8-25-14 to 9-29-14 |
30 |
324 |
10-01-2014 5:15 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 607B)
Condensed principles of statistics to serve as a primer that provides law students the tools necessary to succeed as 'lawyers' in the various legal fields that use these principles.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Quantitative Analysis for Lawyers (637E) may not take this course. |
|
2 |
Antitrust Law ▾▴
/
Juckniess, Fre. | 504 |
301 |
97EK8U |
W/5:45pm-7:25pm |
30 |
345 |
12-08-2014 6:00 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 310)This course will explore the role of antitrust law and analysis of restraints of trade and competition in various markets. Beginning with an analysis of the goals of antitrust law, and their operation in society, the requirements of antitrust claims will be explored through historical and current examples. Highlights will include problems in market power, monopoly, price fixing, tying, bundling, and special problems with patents. The course will include discussion of recent issues in antitrust law. |
|
2 |
Applied Evidence ▾▴
/
Kaplan, Ste. | 590A |
301 |
97EK8V |
R/7:45pm-9:25pm |
30 |
345 |
12-15-2014 6:00 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 453)
One of the biggest observed deficiencies of many trial attorneys is their lack of understanding of how to use the rules of evidence. This course is an intensive exploration of evidentiary principles as they are played out in the context of a trial. This course gives the student experience at both making and arguing objections. It will benefit any student intending to be a litigator.
Because this course duplicates the content of courses in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute program, students in the FTPI may not receive academic credit for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Evidence |
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2 |
Arbitration (Labor) ▾▴
/
Roumell, Geo. | 505B |
301 |
97EK8W |
M/5:45pm-7:25pm |
24 |
340 |
Take Home Exam, | S |
| The study of current thinking of arbitrators interpreting collective bargaining agreements including techniques of opinion writing and advocacy before labor arbitrators. The course focuses on collective bargaining agreements, whether an issue is subject to arbitration, timelines for filing an arbitration, the burden of proof, quantum of proof, the concept of discipline and just cause, as well as contract interpretation. Students will participate in mock trials and will be responsible for drafting an arbitration opinion as a class assignment. |
|
2 |
Basic Income Taxation A ▾▴
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McCormick, Amy. | 501A |
001 |
97EK83 |
R/3:30pm-5:10pm |
80 |
472 |
12-16-2014 1:30 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 249)
A survey course introducing the basic concepts of federal income taxation. Students will gain an understanding of the concepts of gross income, exclusions from income, capital gains and losses, and deductions. Students will also be exposed to tax issues that often arise for clients in the general practice of law. Topics likely to be covered include tax consequences: upon the sale of a residence; upon divorce; and in personal injury cases. Students will develop facility in analyzing both cases and statutes.
Prerequisite(s): NOTE: Students that enroll in Basic Income Taxation A are ineligible to enroll in Basic Income Taxation or Basic Income Taxation B. |
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4 |
Basic Income Taxation B ▾▴
/
Carew, Mar. | 501B |
001 |
97EK84 |
MW/8:30am-10:10am |
35 |
346 |
12-09-2014 8:30 AM | |
(Formerly DCL 250)
Like Basic Income Taxation A, this course introduces the basic concepts of federal income taxation. Basic Income Taxation B, however, goes beyond a survey course by a rigorous examination of technical tax issues, including a focus on solving complex tax problems. This course is ideal for students interested in pursuing legal practice in the tax or business fields. Students will be exposed to the same topics covered in Basic Income Taxation A, but will also study additional topics. Topics likely to be covered include: business and profit-seeking expenditures, capital expenditures, depreciation, the home-office deduction, tax planning for divorce, non-recourse debt, including issues relating to basis and amount realized, and anti-tax abuse provisions limiting tax shelters, including at-risk rules and active participation requirements. In resolving problems, students will have ample opportunity to develop facility in interpreting complex statutes and in applying law from various additional sources. Moreover, the themes studied will allow students to understand that tax legislation is a dynamic process in which the law evolves as a result of taxpayers devising new strategies and from policymakers' responses.
Prerequisite(s): Students that enroll in Basic Income Taxation B are ineligible to enroll in Basic Income Taxation or Basic Income Taxation A. |
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3 |
Basic Will Drafting ▾▴
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Behan, Mic. | 540A |
301 |
97EK85 |
TR/6:00pm-7:15pm |
20 |
341 |
No Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 391)
This course is designed to familiarize students with the interviewing function and the drafting of wills and other basic estate planning vehicles for clients whose estates are not subject to federal estate tax. An evaluation of usable forms and discussion of when and how to use them intelligently will be a focus of the course. A client interview and drafting exercises, including an entire basic estate plan, are contemplated.
Prerequisite(s): Decedents' Estates and Trusts |
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2 |
Biotechnology Law Seminar ▾▴
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Carter-Johnson, Jen. | 558S |
001 |
97EK86 |
M/3:30-5:10pm |
20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This seminar will examine some of the many ways that biotechnology impacts the law as well as the ways that the law has impacted the growth of biotechnology. Current biotechnology innovations or controversies will be used to explore the impacts of this technology on a selection of legal topics which may include intellectual property, business, federal regulations, property, criminal law, indigenous law, evidence, bioethics and international law. No science background is required for the course. |
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4 |
Business Enterprises ▾▴
/
Bean, Bru. | 500M |
001 |
97EK87 |
TR/10:30am-12:10pm |
100 |
471 |
12-10-2014 8:30 AM | |
| This course deals with issues relating to common forms of business organization, including corporations, limited liability companies and closely held corporations. The four credit version of Business Enterprises also includes an introduction to mergers and acquisitions. |
|
4 |
Business Enterprises ▾▴
/
Walther, Ben. | 500M |
002 |
97EK88 |
MW/3:30pm-5:10pm |
90 |
474 |
12-12-2014 1:30 PM | |
| This course deals with issues relating to common forms of business organization, including corporations, limited liability companies and closely held corporations. The four credit version of Business Enterprises also includes an introduction to mergers and acquisitions. |
|
2 |
Business, Securities and Tax Planning ▾▴
/
Kretschman, Ste. & Meurlin, Cra. | 507 |
001 |
97EK89 |
W/1:30pm-3:10pm |
20 |
341 |
Take Home Exam, | |
(Formerly DCL 440)
The course will deal with problems of corporations and, to a lesser extent, partnerships in the areas of organization, allocation of control, issuance of securities, use of debt and equity financing, dividends, acquisitions and sales of businesses, liquidation and dissolution, and mergers. Some drafting and legal research will be involved. The course will be taught both by lecture and through student participation.
EITHER Basic Income Tax A or Basic Income Tax B AND Business Enterprises fulflls the prerequisite.
Prerequisite(s): Basic Income Taxation A, Basic Income Taxation B, Business Enterprises |
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1 |
Capstone Intellectual Property and Communications Law Seminar ▾▴
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Candeub, Ada. | 535E |
001 |
97EK9A |
W/10:30am-11:20am |
25 |
345 |
No Exam, | |
| This course uses presentations by leading scholars of their works-in-progress in the area of IP and communications law. Students will be responsible for reading the papers, writing a critique, preparing questions and participating in the seminar.. This course is highly recommended for all students who wish to write a ULWR or law review note in intellectual property, information, or communications law in a subsequent semester. |
|
0 |
Capstone Intellectual Property and Communications Law Seminar ▾▴
/
Candeub, Ada. | 535E |
002 |
97EK9B |
W/10:30am-11:45am Continuing with paper due in Spring 2015 for 2 credits |
25 |
345 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This course uses presentations by leading scholars of their works-in-progress in the area of IP and communications law. Students will be responsible for reading the papers, writing a critique, preparing questions and participating in the seminar.. This course is highly recommended for all students who wish to write a ULWR or law review note in intellectual property, information, or communications law in a subsequent semester. |
|
2 |
Client Counseling and Interviewing ▾▴
/
Winegarden, J. . | 591A |
301 |
97EK9P |
W/5:45pm-7:25pm |
16 |
340 |
No Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 450)
This course adopts a client-centered approach in looking at legal problems and examines how to make clients partners in problem solving. Attention is paid to the economic, social and psychological aspects of clients' legal problems. The course starts with an examination of fundamental counseling skills, followed by an analysis of the information gathering process and ultimate decision making.
Because this course duplicates the content of courses in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute program, students in the FTPI may not receive academic credit for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure I, Evidence |
|
2 |
Climate Change Law and Policy ▾▴
/
Chen, Jam. | 566K |
001 |
97EK9R |
T/3:30pm-5:10pm |
50 |
346 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| This course will expose students to scientific evidence in support of climate change and the impacts to human health, natural resources, and human development; international law and policy developments, with an introduction to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and a discussion of the Kyoto Protocol and post-Kyoto international action; exploration of U.S. efforts to address climate impacts through national legislation; review of the judiciary's reaction to climate change; examination of efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act and other federal laws; and assess regional, state and local responses to climate change focusing, in particular, on their relationship to national law and policy.
Students will participate in a negotiation exercise comprised of several groups with distinct interests and perspectives on climate change. This exercise is intended to enhance students' understanding of the policy constraints, political dynamics and practical realities associated with developing climate change law and policy. Students will learn about corporate responses to climate change, considering the equity, human rights and environmental justice impacts of climate change, and the challenges linked to transitioning from a high carbon to a low carbon economy.
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|
3 |
Commercial Transactions Survey ▾▴
/
Alsup, Con. & Barnhizer, Dan. | 501M |
001 |
97EMFC |
TR/1:30pm-2:45pm |
45 |
345 |
12-09-2014 1:30 PM | |
This course primarily surveys sales of goods (UCC Article 2) and payment systems (UCC Articles 3 and 4) under the Uniform Commercial Code. The course may also address issues relating to leases of goods (UCC Article 2A), the law relating to shipping and storing goods (UCC Article 7), letters of credit (UCC Article 5), and state sales law relating to investment securities (UCC Article 8). These subjects are often tested on many state bar exams. Students who have taken Sales & Leases and/or Payment Systems are not eligible to take this course.
Prerequisite(s): Contracts |
|
3 |
Communication Skills for Lawyers ▾▴
/
Copland, Jen. | 591G |
001 |
97EK9S |
TR/1:30pm-3:00pm |
15 |
340 |
No Exam, | |
This course is designed for students who desire to improve their oral advocacy and public speaking skills in a supportive environment. Course components include the study and practice of the elements of oral advocacy, including critical analysis and the development of effective public speaking techniques. This is primarily an experiential learning course with a focus on the delivery and critique of short oral exercises. Much of the course structure follows possible pre-trial developments in a fictional legal case; students will be asked to step into the roles of parties and participants and advocate their positions through presentations, negotiations and oral argument. Students will learn strategic interviewing and negotiation skills, the significance of nonverbal body language, effective ways to present a client’s “story†and persuasive oral argument and public speaking techniques. Students must complete two practice arguments which may fall outside of normal class hours. This course is open to both J.D. and LL.M. (foreign-educated lawyer) students. J.D. students must have completed RWA and Advocacy, LL.M. students must have taken RWA:LL.M. LL.M. students who have previously taken “Advocacy for Foreign-Educated Lawyers†are not eligible to take this course.
Prerequisite(s): RWA I; RWA II OR Research, Writing & Analysis; Advocacy or RWA:LL.M. This course may not be taken by students in the TPI program. |
|
3 |
Conflict of Laws ▾▴
/
Kennedy, Kev. | 550 |
001 |
97EK9T |
TR/4:00pm-5:15pm |
24 |
340 |
12-11-2014 1:30 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 460)
Students who have taken Topics in Conflict of Laws (550A) may not take this course. Conflict of Laws is divided into three parts: (1) personal jurisdiction, (2) choice of law, and (3) full faith and credit to sister-state and foreign-country judgments. The course begins with an examination of the personal jurisdiction of courts and limitations on the exercise of that jurisdiction. The issues to be considered include the following: Where may suit be brought? Given two or more choices of forum, where is it best to bring suit? Next, the course addresses issues concerning the recognition and enforcement of sister-state judgments, as well as foreign country judgments. Finally, the course examines the body of common law known as choice of law. The issues we will address include the following: (1) Which states' rule of decision (substantive law) in a multi-state setting is to be applied to resolve a particular dispute, for example, a dispute over a contract entered into in State A but to be performed in State B, or a multi-state tort, such as negligence? (2) When may a state apply its own law to resolve a dispute without violating the Constitution? (3) When must a state apply federal law or the law of a sister state to resolve a dispute? (4) When must federal courts apply state law to resolve a dispute?
The subject of Conflict of Laws is now tested on the essay portion of the bar exam in more than half the states, including Michigan.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure I |
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4 |
Constitutional Law II ▾▴
/
Saunders, Kev. | 500N |
002 |
97EK9W |
MW/8:30am-10:10am |
90 |
472 |
12-09-2014 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly DCL 172)
A study of procedural and substantive due process of law, equal protection of the laws and the Bill of Rights, including freedom of expression. |
|
4 |
Constitutional Law II ▾▴
/
Lawrence, Mic. | 500N |
001 |
97EK9V |
TR/8:30am-10:10am |
90 |
472 |
12-15-2014 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 172)
A study of procedural and substantive due process of law, equal protection of the laws and the Bill of Rights, including freedom of expression. |
|
2 |
Construction Law ▾▴
/
Deneweth, Ron. | 601 |
301 |
97EK93 |
T/5:45pm-7:25pm |
15 |
340 |
12-08-2014 6:00 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 314)
A survey of legal issues with respect to the construction industry. Topics discussed include bid errors, contract disputes, and payment issues. Students will be given an overview of project delivery systems, and the contract clauses found in proprietary and industry standard contract documents. Suretyship and mechanic's lien laws are an integral part of the course. |
|
2 |
Consumer Bankruptcy ▾▴
/
Gregg, Jam. | 506E |
001 |
97EK94 |
T/1:30pm-3:10pm |
30 |
325 |
12-09-2014 1:30 PM | |
| This course examines a portion of state debt collection law and a basic overview of bankruptcy fundamentals with a focus on consumer bankruptcy practice under Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. While there are no prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students take Secured Transactions either prior to or at the same this course is taken. Students who have taken Bankruptcy 506A may not take this course. |
|
3 |
Criminal Procedure: Investigation ▾▴
/
Grosso, Cat. | 616B |
001 |
97EK98 |
MW/8:30am-9:45am |
90 |
471 |
12-09-2014 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly Criminal Procedure I)This course provides students with an introduction to federal constitutional limits on police investigation under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. This includes the governance of search and interrogation, and the right to counsel. Students can take Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Criminal Procedure: Adjudication in any order or at the same time. Students who have taken Criminal Procedure I are ineligible to enroll in this course. |
|
3 |
Decedents' Estates and Trusts ▾▴
/
Blankfein-Tabachnick, Dav. | 501D |
001 |
97EMAA |
MW/1:30pm-2:45pm |
90 |
471 |
12-11-2014 8:30 AM | |
| Effective fall 2016 name changed to Trusts and Estates. A study of the pattern of practices for transmitting wealth in view of death. The course surveys probate jurisdiction and administration; intestate succession; limitations on testamentary power; execution requirements for wills; revocation, revalidation and revival of wills; incorporation by reference; contest of wills and related remedies. Also covered are the private express trust, inter vivos and testamentary, including functions, prohibited trust purposes and requisites for creation; informal and incomplete trusts, including resulting, constructive and savings bank trusts; termination of trusts; gifts to charity, including historical backgrounds, nature of charitable purposes
and cy pres; powers and duties of the fiduciary; and remedies of beneficiaries in case of breach of duty. |
|
2 |
Design Thinking for Legal Services ▾▴
/
Kubicki, Jos. | 537P |
301 |
97EMFK |
T/5:45pm-7:25pm |
18 |
324 |
Final Paper, | |
| This course prepares the law student to address the competitive landscape of the legal services market faced by the lawyer, both individually and as a member of the legal profession. It fosters actionable skills and knowledge that translate into creative problem solving for business – their own or that of their clients. This class focuses on design thinking and its methodologies that can uniquely and powerfully address the problems/challenges involved in the business of law. An overview of all phases of this methodology will be undertaken, including empathy and creative intelligence, business modeling, and business/service design. Students will also examine many of the methods, tools, and exercises that are key to unlocking business value as achieved through design thinking. This course provides background preparation for operating a legal practice (small or large), a non-lawyer business, aiding clients in achieving business goals, and otherwise becoming a business-enabled lawyer or business leader. |
|
3 |
Dispute Resolution in the Workplace ▾▴
/
Bedikian, Mar. | 505D |
001 |
97EK8F |
TR/1:30pm-2:45pm |
40 |
471 |
No Exam, | S |
| (Formerly ADR in the Workplace)
Arbitration of disputes arising out of collective bargaining agreements has come to be the model for resolving statutory and common law disputes that arise in the nonunion workplace. Growing reliance on mediation and arbitration hybrids alters the role of advocates and even the definition of employee's legal rights. This course will focus on a wide range of topics-arbitrability determinations, injunctions, duty of fair representation, the doctrine of deferral, the role of external law and whether arbitrators should follow the federal law, the role of precedent in labor and employment law, discipline and discharge, past practice, seniority, management rights, subcontracting, union security agreements and their enforceability, and arbitration in the public sector. We will also examine the current criticism of labor arbitration-its efficiency, honesty and underlying ideology. Finally, we will cover the spectrum of topics associated with individual employment arbitration-judicial application of "Gilmer" and its progeny, the merits and demerits of compulsory arbitration, grievance mediation, and peer review systems. |
|
2 |
Domestic Violence ▾▴
/
Brenner, Han. | 541B |
001 |
97EMAB |
M/3:30pm-5:10pm |
20 |
344 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 427)
A historical background of Domestic Violence. Focus will be placed on understanding the nature of domestic violence, the prevention of domestic violence, and the survivor and batterer behavior. |
|
2 |
E-Discovery ▾▴
/
Candeub, Ada. & Katz, Dan. | 537D |
001 |
97EMAC |
M/10:30am-12:10pm |
50 |
471 |
No Exam, | |
| This course teaches students the law, theory, and practice of discovery of electronically stored documents and information. The course covers both the federal and Michigan state law governing the production of electronic documents, privilege, motions to compel, and protective orders—as well as the applicable professional standards. Students will be provided a theoretical understanding of the dominant computer algorithmic techniques used in e-discovery (search terms and predictive coding) as well as the legal, ethical, and technological problems each presents. Emphasis will be on hands-on work with e-discovery software. |
|
2 |
Education Law ▾▴
/
Bowman, Kri. | 579D |
001 |
97EMAD |
M/10:30am-12:10pm |
20 |
341 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 456)
This course provides an overview of students’ rights in K-12 public schools in the United States with a focus on federal constitutional law. Specific topics covered can include free speech, search and seizure, racial and ethnic equity including desegregation, gender equity, corporal punishment, school finance, and federal statutory law including the No Child Left Behind Act. The course can be benefit individuals interested in representing districts or students, and also those who may represent a public sector client, even if employed by a private firm. |
|
1 |
Effective Legal Analysis & Process ▾▴
/
Pritchard, Gol. & Short, Meg. | 530P |
001 |
97EMAE |
W/3:30pm-5:10pm 10-15-14 to 12-3-14 |
26 |
473 |
No Exam, | P |
| The purpose of this course is to build the critical skills necessary to succeed in law school and on the bar exam. Various hands-on activities will help students master skills such as careful reading, issue spotting, structuring an answer, managing time, balancing the analysis of a close question, and taking both multiple choice and essay tests. |
|
2 |
Election Law ▾▴
/
Wiener, Ric. | 579E |
301 |
97EMAF |
R/7:45pm-9:25pm |
30 |
325 |
12-15-2014 6:00 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 318)
This course involves the study of election issues, including voting; redistricting; candidacy, ballots and ballot access; party organization; initiative, referendum and recall; campaign finance; and recounts.
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3 |
Equity ▾▴
/
Johnson, Cla. | 579F |
001 |
97EMAG |
TR/9:00am-10:15am |
50 |
346 |
12-15-2014 1:30 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 333)
Considered are the history and development of equity, equity jurisdiction, remedies available in equity and contempt powers.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Remedies may not take this class. |
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3 |
Estates and Future Interests Drafting Seminar ▾▴
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Johnson, Cla. | 540C |
001 |
97EMAH |
TR/1:30pm-2:45pm |
20 |
341 |
12-09-2014 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 491)
This is a three (3) hour course with enrollment limited to 15 students. The course is designed to provide an understanding of estates and future interests and how they are used in property transfers. Focus is on intensive in-class drafting of the carefully crafted language necessary for the creation of the various interests by deed, will or trust. The legal and practical consequences of each of the interests created are also studied. It is believed that the in-class drafting component makes for a greater comprehension of the materials. Accordingly, class attendance is strongly encouraged. The course will have a written final examination.
The subject matter of the course is one of examination both on the Multistate Bar Examination and many state essay examinations, including the Michigan Bar Examination. The course should have particular appeal to those who may practice in the areas of real estate law or estate planning. |
|
3 |
Evidence ▾▴
/
Pucillo, Phi. | 500P |
002 |
97EMAK |
MW/10:30am-11:45am |
90 |
472 |
12-15-2014 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly DCL 220)
A study of the means and methods of proof or disproof of a proposition as either permitted, required or prohibited under the Anglo-American system of jurisprudence. The rules respecting problems of remoteness and prejudice of evidence, circumstantial proof, the employment of writings, their authentication and proof of their contents. A study in depth of hearsay evidence and its status in the evidence. A thorough inquiry into the so-called "evidential preferences" of our legal system and the deficiencies of hearsay evidence as related to these preferences.
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|
4 |
Evidence ▾▴
/
Bitensky, Sus. | 500P |
001 |
97EMAJ |
TR/1:30pm-3:10pm |
90 |
472 |
12-09-2014 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 220)
A study of the means and methods of proof or disproof of a proposition as either permitted, required or prohibited under the Anglo-American system of jurisprudence. The rules respecting problems of remoteness and prejudice of evidence, circumstantial proof, the employment of writings, their authentication and proof of their contents. A study in depth of hearsay evidence and its status in the evidence. A thorough inquiry into the so-called "evidential preferences" of our legal system and the deficiencies of hearsay evidence as related to these preferences.
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3 |
Family Law: Child, Family and the State ▾▴
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Jacobs, Mel. | 541F |
001 |
97EMAM |
TR/10:30am-11:45am Take home exam will be due by December 12, 2014 |
40 |
345 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly Family Law II; Child, Family and the State) This course examines a host of issues confronting today's modern families. For example, we will discuss how to define family - including marriage and parenthood - in the 21st century. Some specific topics include: defining family for distribution of "family" benefits; balancing work and family; paternity; domestic violence; child abuse and neglect; surrogacy; adoption; and artificial insemination. Students may take Family Law: Child, Family, and State and Family Law: Marriage & Divorce in any order or at the same time. |
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3 |
Federal Jurisdiction ▾▴
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Pucillo, Phi. | 579G |
001 |
97EMAN |
MW/3:30pm-4:45pm |
40 |
345 |
12-10-2014 6:00 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 349)
The focus of this course is the operation of the federal court system. It will cover not only the usual bases of federal court jurisdiction, such as diversity, federal questions and removal, but also other doctrines that impact federal courts, including standing, ripeness, mootness, abstention and state sovereign immunity. Significant attention will be focused on federal litigation under the Civil Rights Acts. This course will be of benefit to those intending to practice in federal courts and to those seeking a federal court clerkship.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure |
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3 |
Federal Law and Indian Tribes ▾▴
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Singel, Wen. | 635B |
001 |
97EMAP |
MW/1:30pm-2:45pm |
30 |
325 |
12-11-2014 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly DCL 486)
An examination of the law and policy of the United States regarding Indian tribes and their citizen members. Study the relationships between the federal, state, and tribal governments; and examine the source and scope of federal, state and tribal authority in Indian Country
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2 |
Food and Drug Law ▾▴
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Fortin, Nea. | 558B |
001 |
97EMAR |
R/1:30pm-3:10pm |
30 |
325 |
No Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 357)
This course is designed to provide a basic working knowledge of domestic laws regulating food, drugs, cosmetics, biologics/blood and medical devices. It has an administrative overtone, providing an understanding of the legislative and regulatory processes through an in-depth look at the relationship between the FDA, industry, consumer interest groups and Congress.
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3 |
Health Care Law ▾▴
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Kaser, Bri. | 558C |
001 |
97EMAW |
TR/3:30pm-4:45pm |
40 |
345 |
12-11-2014 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 458)
THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED AS EITHER 2 OR 3 CREDITS.
Survey of major aspects of substantive health care law and regulation. Topics include: 1) Health care economics, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid; 2) Health facility regulation, including quality assurance programs, licensing and Medicare-imposed operational requirements; 3) Health professional (practitioner) regulation, including board certification, licensure, medical staff credentialing and corporate practice of medicine; 4) Managed care, including organizational structures, regulation, contracting practices and vicarious liability; 5) Regulation of human subject research; 6) Personal autonomy, surrogate decisionmakers and death and dying; 7) Kickback, Fraud and Abuse and Stark II regulation of referral patterns; 8) Corporate structure and federal tax exemption of health care institutions. Medical malpractice and tort liability will not be emphasized. A final examination is required. |
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2 |
Health Care Organization, Reimbursement and Regulation ▾▴
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Kaser, Bri. | 558U |
001 |
97EMAX |
R/8:30am-10:10am |
30 |
325 |
12-15-2014 1:30 PM | S |
| Health care is not only a human need and a professional calling, it is also a large and complex component of the American economy. This course addresses health care as a business. While it will entail some overlap with the health care survey course and Health Care Fraud and Abuse, it will delve more deeply into topics that the survey course treated more summarily. Areas addressed include the forms of business organization and governance employed by institutional and professional health care providers, tax exempt health care organizations, employment of professionals, capital formation, reimbursement of providers by public and private systems, regulation under both police and spending powers, common health care business transactions, and relevant recent legislation. Professional and institutional liability in tort will not be emphasized. |
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2 |
Hospitality Law ▾▴
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Brower, Mic. & Deacon, Bra. & Ten Brink, Cha. | 605A |
301 |
97EMAY |
M/5:45pm-7:25pm |
25 |
345 |
No Exam, | S |
Students learn to identify and manage the legal issues raised by clients providing lodging, food, and alcohol to the public, with a focus on entrepreneurship and small business models, and particular attention to the intersection of local, state, and federal regulation. Topics would include choice of business form, duties to guests and others, food and alcohol regulation, lodging and land use regulation. The course will include several case studies requiring students to consider clients’ business plans and provide appropriate legal analysis and advice.
Prerequisite(s): Torts (Law 500R) and Contracts (Law 530B) |
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3 |
Immigration Law ▾▴
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Thronson, Dav. | 541G |
001 |
97EMA6 |
TR/9:00am-10:15am |
80 |
471 |
12-15-2014 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 353)
This course provides a general overview of U.S. immigration law and policy. The course will examine the admission, exclusion, deportation and naturalization of noncitizens in the United States, from constitutional foundations to daily practice issues. The course also will explore the rights of immigrants in employment, education, and public benefits, and will analyze the interaction of immigration law with other areas of law such as criminal law. |
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3 |
Integrative Law & Social Work ▾▴
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Kozakiewicz, Jos. | 541J |
001 |
97EMA9 |
M/9:00am-11:30am |
20 |
325 |
No Exam, | S |
| (Formerly DCL 474)
The Integrative Law and Social Work Seminar is offered only to law students
and second year master-level social work students accepted into the one-year
Chance at Childhood Program which begins each fall semester.
The spring course is a continuation of this two semester seminar that is
part of the Chance at Childhood Certificate Program. The certificate
program is designed to strengthen the knowledge base, practice and advocacy
skills of law students and master-level social work students interested in
working with abused, neglected and at-risk children and families. The
seminar emphasizes select issues related to child abuse and neglect from a
multi-disciplinary perspective.
Major: CHLD.
Must be in the Child and Family Advocacy Certificate program. |
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3 |
Intellectual Property Survey ▾▴
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Pager, Sea. | 535D |
001 |
97EMBM |
MW/3:30pm-4:45pm |
70 |
471 |
Take Home Exam, | |
(Formerly DCL 321 and LAW 533V)
Formerly known as Intellectual Property Law. This course could be offered for 2 or 3 credits.
This course is a survey of all Intellectual Property law, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret law. No technical degree is necessary.
Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to students who have taken 2 of the 3 following courses: Copyright Law, Patent Law, or Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Law. |
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3 |
International Environmental Law ▾▴
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Favre, Dav. | 548E |
001 |
97EMBR |
TR/1:30pm-2:45pm |
20 |
344 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 417)
This course introduces the student to the use of bilateral and multilateral treaties and other international mechanisms for dealing with international environmental problems such as ozone in the upper atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, destruction of forest and trade in endangered species. Normally, a paper is required. |
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2 |
International Sale of Goods ▾▴
/
Reifenberg, Jr., Joh. | 548G |
001 |
97EMBS |
R/3:30pm-5:10pm |
50 |
346 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 478)
A study of international sales law under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Similarities and contrasts with sales law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code will be investigated. Also addressed are the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.
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2 |
King Scholars Jurisprudence ▾▴
/
Saunders, Kev. | 626C |
001 |
97EMBW |
M/3:30pm-5:10pm |
20 |
341 |
No Exam, | P |
| (Formerly DCL 359)
Prerequisite: King Scholar A course in jurisprudence available to King Scholars as part of the King Scholarship Program.
Students entering with a King Scholarship must enroll for the King Scholars Jurisprudence class during their third semester at the Law College. Matriculating students receiving a King Scholarship must enroll for the King Scholars Jurisprudence class in their next regular semester.
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2 |
King Scholars Seminar ▾▴
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Saunders, Kev. | 626D |
001 |
97EMBX |
W/3:30pm-5:10pm |
20 |
341 |
Final Paper, | P U |
(Formerly DCL 404)
Students who have a King Scholarship must enroll for the King Scholars Senior Paper course in their last regular semester at the Law College.
Prerequisite(s): King Scholars Jurisprudence |
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3 |
Labor Law ▾▴
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Bedikian, Mar. | 511D |
001 |
97EMBY |
TR/10:30am-11:45am |
50 |
346 |
12-10-2014 8:30 AM | S |
(Formerly DCL 382)
This is a basic labor law course exploring the application of the National Labor Relations Act as amended. Subjects include the jurisdiction, organization and procedures of the National Labor Relations Board; the protection of the right of self-organization; company domination of or assistance to the union; discrimination against employees; remedies for unfair labor practices; review of the procedures for selection of representatives for the purposes of collective bargaining; securing bargaining rights through unfair labor practice procedures; and the law concerning negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, including the subjects of collective bargaining, strikes, boycotts and picketing under the common law and the act.
Prerequisite(s): Students may not take this course if they have taken Labor and Employment Law. |
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3 |
Legislation ▾▴
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Staszewski, Gle. | 579P |
001 |
97EMB5 |
MW/3:30pm-4:45pm Students who took Reg State with Prof Staszewski may not take this. |
50 |
346 |
12-10-2014 6:00 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 329)
This course starts with the premise that understanding the legislative process is important for sophisticated legal analysis in an age of legislation. The course therefore studies different theories of the legislative process, as well as the accompanying doctrines and theories of statutory interpretation. It also examines structures of representative democracy and deliberative decision making, including the principle of "one person, one vote," reapportionment of legislative districts, term limits, the line-item veto, and regulations of campaign finance. Finally, the course considers the use of direct democracy as an alternative to republican government and examines the role of administrative agencies in the implementation and interpretation of statutes. By the end of the semester, students will have a greater understanding of the various public law institutions in the United States, their relationships to one another, and how this knowledge can be used to construct persuasive arguments regarding the application of positive law to particular legal problems. |
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2 |
Legislative Drafting ▾▴
/
Gulliver, Gar. | 579M |
001 |
97EMB7 |
T/10:30am-12:10pm |
20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | S |
| Legislation, whether it is public legislation such as constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative rules, or regulatory orders or private legislation such as wills, contracts, leases, or trusts, has come to have a greater impact on everyday life than the common law. This has resulted in a greater need for attorneys who have developed the unique set of skills required for legislative drafting. This course provides students with an introduction to legislative drafting, particularly in the realm of public legislation.
The course will explore the history of legislative drafting; the process of legislative drafting; legislative procedure; and the language, structure, and grammar of legislation. By the end of the course, students should have acquired the basic skills needed to draft legislation, whether as a general practitioner, public interest group attorney, lobbyist, legislator, or legislative staff member. |
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2 |
Licensing Intellectual Property ▾▴
/
Kimble, Kar. | 533F |
301 |
97EMB8 |
R/5:45pm-7:25pm |
16 |
325 |
Take Home Exam, | S |
| (Formerly DCL 516)
The class focuses on managing an intellectual property portfolio to maximize a client's return on investment in intellectual property assets. Unlike other intellectual property courses that focus on obtaining intellectual property rights, the scope of those rights, and the remedies for infringing, this course emphasizes the identification, valuation, and management of intellectual property assets both as a source of revenue and as part of a larger offensive or defensive litigation strategy. Topics covered also include intellectual property assets, management, and licensing in the context of tax and antitrust law. Students will be required to draft part of a license agreement or agreement to transfer ownership of an intellectual property asset. Time permitting, this course will also cover cross-border intellectual property transactions. At the conclusion of this course, a student should appreciate the role of intellectual property as part of creation and management of a larger enterprise. |
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3 |
Matrimonial Practice ▾▴
/
Bank/Rifkin | 541M |
001 |
97EMB9 |
F/9:00am-11:40am |
24 |
474 |
12-12-2014 1:30 PM | S |
| (Formerly DCL 532)
This course provides the practical knowledge and skills necessary to develop expertise in handling matrimonial matters from initial client contact through each step of the proceedings, including Motion Practice and Temporary Orders, Discovery, Custody, Equitable Distribution, Support, Negotiations/Settlement, Mediation, and Settlement Drafting. |
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2 |
Mediation Advocacy and Civil Facilitative Mediator Training ▾▴
/
Pappas, Bri. | 587E |
001 |
97EMCA |
Aug. 18, 19, 20, 22, 29 8:00am-5:00pm |
44 |
428 |
08-29-2014 8:00 AM | P S |
| This course meets the civil facilitative mediator training requirement as required by Michigan Court Rule and the Michigan State Court Administrative Office (SCAO). With this training, and the completion of additional requirements, students will be able to apply for inclusion on court mediation rosters. The course includes a variety of graded assignments, including drafting an agreement to mediate (with adequate confidentiality provisions), a post-mediation agreement (with mediation clause), and a mediation representation plan. By balancing theory with practice and paying particular attention to mediation ethics, students completing this course will be prepared to both mediate civil cases and effectively advocate for clients in mediation. Students who have taken Mediation Advocacy and Domestic Relations Mediator Training may not take this course. |
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3 |
Mediation Advocacy and Domestic Relations Mediator Training ▾▴
/
Pappas, Bri. | 587F |
001 |
97EMCB |
TR/8:00am-10:10am |
18 |
335 |
No Exam, | P S |
| This course meets the domestic relations mediator training requirement as required by Michigan Court Rule and the Michigan State court Administrative Office (SCAO). With this training, and the completion of additional requirements, students will be able to apply for inclusion on court mediation rosters. The course includes a variety of graded assignments, including drafting an agreement to mediate (with adequate confidentiality provisions), a post-mediation agreement (with mediation clause), and a mediation representation plan. By balancing theory with practice and paying particular attention to mediation ethics, students completing this course will be prepared to both mediate domestic relations cases and effectively advocate for clients in mediation. Students who have taken Mediation Advocacy and Civil Facilitative Mediator Training may not take this course. |
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2 |
Michigan Civil Procedure ▾▴
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Lauderbach, Jon. | 593A |
301 |
97EMCC |
M/5:45pm-7:25pm |
50 |
346 |
12-11-2014 6:00 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 438)
This course is a survey of Michigan civil procedure at the trial and appellate levels. The purpose of the course is to acquaint students who intend to practice in Michigan with the nuances of state procedural law. Focus will be placed on the differences between the Michigan court rules and the federal rules of civil procedure. Also, the subject matter jurisdiction of the various courts within the state system, as well as Michigan's long-arm statute, will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II |
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2 |
Moot Court Competition (Class) ▾▴
/
Copland, Jen. & Dobronski, III, C. . & Zimbelman, Jes. | 627A |
301 |
97EMCD |
T/6:00pm-7:15pm |
80 |
472 |
No Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 700)
An intramural Moot Court Competition open to all students after their first year. Students who wish to continue in the Moot Court Program must elect Moot Court Competition (Class) during their third semester. The class is a prerequisite for inter-school competition and staff positions.
Prerequisite(s): Advocacy, Research, Writing and Advocacy I, Research, Writing and Advocacy II, Research, Writing & Analysis |
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2 |
Negotiation ▾▴
/
Raheem, Ant. | 591C |
301 |
97EMCF |
M/5:45pm-7:25pm |
16 |
341 |
No Exam, | S |
| (Formerly DCL 520)
This course introduces principles of negotiation. Students will be required to engage in multiple mock negotiations, with frequent feedback from the instructor. |
|
2 |
Negotiation ▾▴
/
Dodge, Mic. | 591C |
302 |
97EMCG |
R/5:45pm-7:25pm |
20 |
340 |
No Exam, | S |
| (Formerly DCL 520)
This course introduces principles of negotiation. Students will be required to engage in multiple mock negotiations, with frequent feedback from the instructor. |
|
2 |
Patent Application Preparation ▾▴
/
English, Tre. | 533J |
301 |
97EMCJ |
T/5:45pm-7:25pm |
20 |
335 |
No Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 556)
This course provides a structure and methodology for preparing a universal patent application suitable for filing in patent offices throughout the world. The course provides: 1) application drafting tools for implementing the requirements of Sections 102, 103 and 112 of Title 35, USC; 2) procedures in drafting the application to avoid issues raised in many litigated patents; 3) steps to be taken before actually drafting the application including inventor interview and searching; and 4) actual drafting of a patent application. An engineering or equivalent degree is recommended, i.e., the technical background required to take the patent agents examination to practice before the US Patent Office. PREREQUISITES OR TAKEN CONCURRENTLY: Intellectual Property Law OR Patent Law OR approval of faculty program chair.
Prerequisite(s): Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law |
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3 |
Patent Law ▾▴
/
Carter-Johnson, Jen. | 533K |
001 |
97EMCK |
MW/10:30am-11:45am |
50 |
346 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 564)
This course provides a general introduction to patent law, introducing students to the basic legal rules and policies that constitute this important field of intellectual property law. Subjects covered include claim interpretation and patentable subject matter. Students will then spend the majority of the course studying the specific requirements for a valid patent, including the utility, written description, enablement, novelty, and non-obviousness requirements. Patent litigation topics such as infringement, defenses and damages will be covered as time permits. The course will focus on the new America Invents Act (AIA) but will also incorporate older rules as many currently existing patents will be analyzed under pre-AIA standards for the foreseeable future. Although patent cases often involve complicated scientific discoveries or technologies, the essential legal principles or policies rarely depend on understanding the underlying science or technology. Accordingly, students with non-technical backgrounds are encouraged to take this course, particularly given that intellectual property assets, such as patents, are increasingly important to commercial clients the world over. |
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2 |
Problem-solving Approaches to Conflict Resolution ▾▴
/
Roumell, Geo. | 505C |
301 |
97EMCP |
M/7:45pm-9:25pm |
24 |
340 |
Take Home Exam, | S |
(Formerly DCL 553)
(Formerly ADR Survey)
This interactive course will cover the following topics: critical perspectives of ADR, negotiations (strategies, positioning for influence, and truthfulness), mediation (structuring enforceable agreements to mediate, confidentiality, mediator liability, and professional responsibility issues in mediation), third party evaluation and fact-finding, settlement perspectives, including the use of class actions, arbitration (preemption, enforceability of agreements to arbitrate, defenses to arbitration, due process, remedies and judicial review, judicial immunity), and alternative dispute resolution in state and federal courts. Teaching modalities will include lecture, simulations, video and exercises, along with selected book readings.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure I |
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3 |
Products Liability ▾▴
/
| 522 |
000 |
|
MW/10:30am-11:45am |
0 |
324 |
| S |
| (Formerly DCL 514)
This course will focus on the fundamentals of product liability law practical skills. It examines cutting edge issues that product liability trial lawyers deal with every day in litigation including automotive, pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer products, and toxic tort cases, with an emphasis on automotive design defect litigation that forms a major part of the law. Real-life, current major cases in litigation will be used so that students will be exposed to how product liability litigation is managed. Students will analyze federal legislation and recent case law, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions, learn about regulatory agencies such as NHTSA, FDA and the CPSC, and consider how regulatory agency rules and regulations have a substantial impact on product development and litigation. Students will develop expertise in important topics including expert witness testimony; complex demonstrative exhibits like accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and crash testing; federal preemption; and punitive damages. The course will also cover what companies must do to promote product safety and avoid potential civil and criminal liability. This course provides the perspective of a professor experienced in international product liability law who managed high-exposure litigation and advised clients about liability prevention during product development. The course will equip students with the skills needed to prosecute or defend product liability litigation and also to counsel manufactures to avoid help litigation. The class uses an interactive discussion and is highlighted by distinguished guest speakers and the use of high-technology classroom capabilities, including video-conferences with actual expert witnesses. |
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3 |
Products Liability ▾▴
/
Wittner, Nic. | 522 |
001 |
97EMCR |
MW/10:30am-11:45am |
25 |
324 |
12-08-2014 1:30 PM | S |
| (Formerly DCL 514)
This course will focus on the fundamentals of product liability law practical skills. It examines cutting edge issues that product liability trial lawyers deal with every day in litigation including automotive, pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer products, and toxic tort cases, with an emphasis on automotive design defect litigation that forms a major part of the law. Real-life, current major cases in litigation will be used so that students will be exposed to how product liability litigation is managed. Students will analyze federal legislation and recent case law, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions, learn about regulatory agencies such as NHTSA, FDA and the CPSC, and consider how regulatory agency rules and regulations have a substantial impact on product development and litigation. Students will develop expertise in important topics including expert witness testimony; complex demonstrative exhibits like accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and crash testing; federal preemption; and punitive damages. The course will also cover what companies must do to promote product safety and avoid potential civil and criminal liability. This course provides the perspective of a professor experienced in international product liability law who managed high-exposure litigation and advised clients about liability prevention during product development. The course will equip students with the skills needed to prosecute or defend product liability litigation and also to counsel manufactures to avoid help litigation. The class uses an interactive discussion and is highlighted by distinguished guest speakers and the use of high-technology classroom capabilities, including video-conferences with actual expert witnesses. |
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3 |
Public International Law ▾▴
/
Reifenberg, Jr., Joh. | 548N |
001 |
97EMCV |
TR/10:30am-11:45am |
30 |
325 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 341)
This course involves the study of the international legal system, sources and organizations. It also examines the relationship of individuals and states in international law and transnational legal and economic problems. |
|
3 |
Quantitative Analysis for Lawyers ▾▴
/
Katz, Dan. | 637E |
001 |
97EMCW |
MW/1:30pm-2:45pm |
40 |
345 |
No Exam, | |
This is an applied course designed to introduce students to various modes of quantitative thinking. The goals of this course are (1) to prepare students to be knowledgeable consumers of quantitative information as practicing lawyers and (2) to prepare students for technology infused law practice of the 21st Century. Course modules include (a) research design, (b) statistics in the courtroom, (c) introduction to probability and basic statistics, (d) data distributions, (e) statistical tests (f) regression analysis, (g) quantitative legal prediction and (h) a brief introduction to legal automation and the technology infused law practice of the present (and not so distant future).
Prerequisite(s): After taking this course, students may not take Analytical Methods for Lawyers-Statistics (509B), nor may they be taken concurrently. |
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2 |
Regulating Environmental Risk ▾▴
/
Morag-Levine, Nog. | 566Q |
001 |
97EMCX |
MW/10:30am-12:10pm 10/13/14 to 12/3/14 |
20 |
344 |
12-08-2014 1:30 PM | |
| This course examines regulatory responses to environmental and other risks to human life and health. It aims to familiarize students with the particular challenges regulators face in responding to such risks, and the spectrum of regulatory choices available to them. Topics to be covered include: Judicial v. administrative regulation of risk, risk assessment and risk management, direct and indirect regulation, cost-benefit analysis, the precautionary principle, and environmental justice. The course will analyze the range of policy, political, and legal-cultural factors behind current American approaches to the regulation of environmental risk. |
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3 |
Remedies ▾▴
/
Roberts, Jar. | 593D |
301 |
97EMCY |
MW/7:45pm-9:00pm |
50 |
346 |
12-16-2014 6:00 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 423)
This course provides an overview of the main types of remedies available in the American legal system following a determination of liability for violation of contract, tort, property, or constitutional law. The course will cover monetary damages, equitable relief, and examine the implications of choosing particular remedies, when such choice is available.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Equity may not take this course. |
|
2 |
Secured Transactions ▾▴
/
Payne, Kat. | 501E |
001 |
97EMDM |
T/3:30pm-5:10pm |
90 |
472 |
12-11-2014 6:00 PM | |
(Formerly DCL 240)
Covers the process of financing the sale of goods, the secured transaction under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, including creation, perfection, priority of security interests in personal property and default procedures.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Sales and Secured Transactions may not take this class. |
|
3 |
Securities Regulation I ▾▴
/
Spoon, Ell. | 524B |
001 |
97EMDN |
MW/1:30pm-2:45pm |
50 |
346 |
12-11-2014 8:30 AM | S |
(Formerly DCL 428)
This course examines the registration requirements applicable to public offers of securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Michigan Blue Sky Law. Primary emphasis will be placed upon the various types of securities that are subject to registration and the exemptions from registration requirements. In addition, the course will explore, in further depth, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Business Enterprises may be taken concurrently.
Prerequisite(s): Business Enterprises |
|
3 |
Seminar in Race, Law and American Culture: From Slavery to Post Civil Rights ▾▴
/
Kuykendall, Mae. | 541S |
001 |
97EMDP |
W/3:30pm-6:00pm |
20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This course examines race history in the United States, with primary reference to the culture and the law affecting African-Americans from slavery to post-Civil Rights. The objective of the course is to provide insight of the evolution of legal doctrine relating to race, examining and critically analyzing continuities and discontinuities; and equip students with the ability to debate, as lawyers and public citizens, the contemporary issues in race relations, with reference to the history of all racial and ethnic minorities and the complications of increasing diversity in racial, ethnic, and cultural traditions in the U.S. |
|
2 |
State and Local Government Law ▾▴
/
Ward, Geo. | 579N |
301 |
97EMDR |
M/5:45pm-7:25pm |
30 |
325 |
12-11-2014 6:00 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 354)
This course considers the organization of municipal corporations, their powers and the limitations on such powers. Also considered are property interests of governmental units, their liability for torts, and the acts of their officers and employees. |
|
3 |
State and Local Taxation ▾▴
/
Chen, Jam. | 572B |
001 |
97EMDS |
TR/1:30pm-2:45pm |
50 |
346 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| This course involves the study of the requirements of uniformity and equality and certain other constitutional limitations on state and local taxes, ad valorem property taxes, commerce clause and import and export restrictions on state taxes, business taxes, due process clause restrictions on state taxes, exemptions from taxation and tax procedure. Specific coverage of Michigan income taxes of individuals and corporations and the Michigan inheritance tax is also included. |
|
3 |
Strategic International Transactions ▾▴
/
Bean, Bru. | 512G |
001 |
97EMES |
W/3:30pm-6:00pm |
20 |
344 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This course introduces students to an array of contemporary issues which can be encountered in cross border transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and foreign direct investment, project finance, international equity financing transactions, overseas activities of NGOs, etc. The course will discuss broad questions relating to international transactions generally, such as corruption, money laundering, currency risk, political upheavals, dispute resolution, etc. Students select a current international topic or question of particular interest to research and will make a formal presentation of their paper. |
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0 |
Technology Enhanced Trial Advocacy ▾▴
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Kipp, Bon. | 623G |
001 |
97EMDV |
T/1:30pm-3:10pm 8/26/14 to 10/7/14 |
16 |
324 |
No Exam, | |
| In lieu of tuition, a fee that is not covered by an MSU Law scholarship is assessed for this course. Contact the Trial Practice Institute office at 517-432-6969 to obtain the fee amount. This lab provides hands on training in the efficient uses of courtroom technology and the presentation of electronic evidence. The primary objective of the lab is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to efficiently use electronic evidence in pre-trial and trial litigation. Students enrolled in the Trail Practice Institute are given priority enrollment. |
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0 |
Technology Enhanced Trial Advocacy ▾▴
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Kipp, Bon. | 623G |
002 |
97EMDW |
T/1:30pm-3:10pm 10/14/14 to 12/2/14 |
16 |
324 |
No Exam, | |
| In lieu of tuition, a fee that is not covered by an MSU Law scholarship is assessed for this course. Contact the Trial Practice Institute office at 517-432-6969 to obtain the fee amount. This lab provides hands on training in the efficient uses of courtroom technology and the presentation of electronic evidence. The primary objective of the lab is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to efficiently use electronic evidence in pre-trial and trial litigation. Students enrolled in the Trail Practice Institute are given priority enrollment. |
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3 |
Topics in Criminal Law: The Criminal Jury Today ▾▴
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Grosso, Cat. & O'Brien, Bar. | 618 |
001 |
97EMDX |
MW/1:30pm-2:45pm |
20 |
344 |
Final Paper, | U |
| The jury plays a central part in U.S. civil and criminal law. How it functions affects the system both directly in individual jury trials and indirectly by influencing incentives to settle cases out of court. This seminar will examine the functions and performance of the contemporary civil and criminal jury system. The course emphasizes empirical research assessing jury selection and how the jury carries out its legally defined role. The course examines its contemporary and historical legal position. By studying juries function and behave, students will gain insight into both how to communicate with jurors and how to approach policy issues that arise with respect to the proper role of the jury. This is a reading-intensive seminar in which student participation in discussion forms a central component in the evaluation of students. |
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2 |
Topics in Property Law: Eminent Domain Seminar ▾▴
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Ackerman, Ala. & Dynkowski, Dar. | 533W |
301 |
97EMEP |
R/6:00pm-7:40pm |
20 |
344 |
Final Paper, | |
| This seminar focuses on eminent domain and condemnation issues.
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute - Trial I ▾▴
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Aquilina, Ros. | 623D |
301 |
97EMD3 |
R/6:00pm-8:30pm Final Trial Nov 21, 22 & 23 |
16 |
428 |
| S |
| (Formerly DCL 534)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institutue program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute - Trial I ▾▴
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Payok, Mat. | 623D |
302 |
97EMD4 |
T/6:00pm-8:30pm Final Trial Nov. 21, 22 & 23 |
16 |
428 |
| S |
| (Formerly DCL 534)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institutue program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute: Pre-Trial I ▾▴
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McNally, Ver. | 623B |
001 |
97EMD6 |
MW/10:30am-11:45am |
16 |
428 |
No Exam, | S |
| (Formerly DCL 506)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institute program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute: Pre-Trial I ▾▴
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Sherman, Ann. | 623B |
301 |
97EMD5 |
M/5:30pm-8:00pm |
16 |
428 |
No Exam, | S |
| (Formerly DCL 506)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institute program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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2 |
Trial Practice Institute: Expert and Scientific Evidence ▾▴
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Schafer, Ron. | 623F |
301 |
97EMD7 |
MW/6:00pm-7:40pm 8-25-14 to 10-13-14 |
32 |
471 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 543)
This course will present students with a discussion of the nature of forensic science and scientific evidence. Topics include: forensic science, scientific evidence, admissibility of scientific evidence, quality assurance and control. There will also be lectures on certain areas of forensic science that are often the subject of litigation. These include DNA, inferential statistics, traffic accident reconstruction, forensic engineering, forensic pathology, paternity testing and drunk driving. Must be in the Trial Practice Institute program. Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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2 |
Wildlife Law ▾▴
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Frampton, Car. | 565B |
001 |
97EMD9 |
M/8:00am-9:40am |
20 |
335 |
12-09-2014 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly DCL 376)
A study of how the legal system deals with wildlife issues. While some federal law will be considered, this course's primary focus will be at the state law level. It will review wildlife related laws from a variety of perspectives, including those that recognize sustainable use as a valid conservation tool, and regulated hunting as a component of conservation and sound wildlife management. A paper will be required. |
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2 |
Workers' Compensation ▾▴
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Bruce-Erickson, Car. | 610 |
301 |
97EMEA |
W/7:45pm-9:25pm |
40 |
345 |
12-16-2014 6:00 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 389)
This course involves the study of the principal provisions of the Michigan Workers' Disability Compensation Act and decisions thereunder, notably in respect to compensability, benefits and proceedings before the Compensation Bureau. |
| Top, A = Alternate Year, E = Experiential Learning, P = permission required, S = professional skills course, U = satisfies ULWR |
