This lesson serves as an introduction to the most common types of aviation insurance coverage as governed by United States domestic law, federal law, and international agreements, along with a brief history to the overall subject matter.
Read moreThis lesson is one of two lessons on section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, which imposes liability for false or misleading registration statements.
Read moreThis lesson covers characterization of commingled property at divorce. It covers tracing, transmutation, differentiation between income and passive appreciation and other rules regarding characterization of commingled property as marital or separate.
Read moreAn overview of the defenses of misunderstanding and mistake to the formation of a contract.
Read moreLiquidated damages clauses are provisions in a contract in which the parties agree on the amount of damages to be paid in the event of breach instead of having a court decide that issue. This lesson explores whether liquidated damages clauses are enforceable under the tests used in the Restatement, the UCC, and a California statute. The lesson can be run either as an introduction to liquidated damages or as a review after you have completed your study.
Read moreThis lesson is an exploration of the law of torts enabling a person to obtain compensation for wrongful interference with personal property. The exploration uses the concepts of interests, invasion, conduct and remedy as the vehicles for developing understanding of the cause of action and its operation. Each section of the lesson will focus on one of these components, present the theory, and then give the student an opportunity to apply the theory or explore some of its ramifications.
Read moreThis is an exercise designed to introduce first-semester law and graduate students to the basic elements of a typical case "brief" and to teach them general methodology for writing their own briefs. The exercise consists of three parts: (1) an introduction to the purposes and uses of a case brief; (2) a detailed examination of each of the ten components of a typical case brief (with examples); and (3) two actual cases that students are asked to read and then to brief, using the methodology described in this exercise. A sample brief for each of the two cases is also provided, thereby allowing students to correct and modify their briefs by way of comparison.
Read moreKnowing when to stop is important for efficient and cost-effective legal research. This exercise will cover several factors which you may wish to consider.
Read moreThis lesson covers the basic Constitutional doctrine of state action. This lesson can be used to prepare for class or as a review of Constitutional doctrine.
Read moreThis is an introduction to Securities Act Rules 164 and 433 and the requirements for free-writing prospectuses under Rule 433.
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