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| Guide to Reading Legal Cases | |
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| Introduction To Law And The Legal System | |
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| Law and Courts | |
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| Introduction to Law an Business Law | |
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| Sources of Law in the United States | |
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| American Court Systems | |
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| Civil Dispute Resolution | |
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| Alternative Dispute Resolution | |
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| Litigation-Pretrial Proceedings | |
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| Trial | |
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| Post-Trial Proceedings | |
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| Criminal Law and Procedure | |
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| Substantive Criminal Law | |
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| Criminal Procedure | |
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| The Constitution and Business Regulation | |
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| Governmental Power to Regulate Business and Commerce | |
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| Constitutional Limitations on Federal and State Regulation of Business | |
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| Administrative Agencies | |
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| Tort Law | |
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| Introduction to Tort Law | |
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| Intentional Torts | |
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| Negligence | |
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| Strict Liability | |
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| Introduction to Property and the Uniform Commercial Code | |
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| Introduction to Property | |
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| Introduction to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) | |
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| CONTRACTS | |
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| Introduction to Contracts | |
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| The Law of Contracts | |
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| Types of Contracts | |
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| Scope and Organization of Contract Study | |
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| Contract Formation-Agreement | |
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| The Offer | |
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| Termination of the Offer Before Acceptance | |
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| Acceptance | |
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| Contract Formation-Consideration | |
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| The Doctrine of Consideration | |
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| Legal Detriment | |
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| Bargained-for Exchange | |
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| Settlement of Claims | |
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| Mutuality of Consideration | |
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| Promissory Estoppel | |
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| Capacity and Legality | |
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| Contractual Capacity | |
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| Unenforceability on Public Policy Grounds | |
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| Genuine Assent | |
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| Fraud (Deceit) and Misrepresentation | |
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| Mistake | |
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| Duress and Undue Influence | |
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| Written Agreements | |
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| Contract Interpretation | |
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| Effect of Adopting a Writing: The Parol Evidence Rule | |
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| The Statute of Frauds | |
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| Effect of Alteration | |
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| Third Parties | |
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| Assignment and Delegation | |
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| Third-Party Beneficiaries | |
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| Performance of the Contract | |
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| Conditions | |
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| Performance and Breach | |
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| Effect of Prospective Nonperformance | |
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| Excuses for Nonperformance | |
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| Contract Remedies | |
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| The Role of Contract Remedies | |
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| Enforcement by an Award of Damages-The Remedy at Law | |
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| Equitable Remedies-Specific Performance, Injunction Against Breach, and Reformation | |
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| Restitution | |
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| Election of Remedies | |
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| SALES | |
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| The Sales Contract-General Obligations | |
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| Introduction to the Sales Contract | |
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| General Obligations of the Parties | |
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| Open Price and Quantity Terms | |
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| Auction Sales-Â 2-328 | |
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| Personal Property Leases | |
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| The Sales Contract-Title and Risk of Loss | |
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| Passage of Title | |
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| Identification | |
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| Risk of Loss | |
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| The Sales Contract-Remedies | |
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| Remedial Philosophy of the Code | |
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| Buyers' Obligations | |
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| Buyers' Remedies | |
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| Sellers' Remedies | |
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| Statute of Limitations | |
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| The Sales Contract-Warranties | |
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| Introduction to Warranties | |
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| Express Warranties | |
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| Implied Warranties | |
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| Warranty of Title and Against Infringement | |
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| Conflict of Warranties-Â 2-317 | |
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| Remedies for Breach of Warranty | |
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| Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act | |
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| Products Liability | |
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| Overview of Modern Products Liability Law | |
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| Negligence | |
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| Strict Liability in Tort | |
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| Products Liability Today | |
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| Negotiable Instruments | |
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| Introduction to Negotiable Instruments | |
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| Introduction to Article | |
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| Introduction to Negotiability | |
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| Negotiability | |
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| Formal Requisites of Negotiability | |
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| Incomplete Instructions | |
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| Negotiation | |
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| Introduction to Negotiation | |
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| Indorsements | |
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| Negotiation Subject to Rescission | |
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| Holders in Due Course | |
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| General Requirements | |
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| Rights of a Holder in Due Course | |
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| Liability of Parties-Contract Liability | |
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| Liability Based upon Signature | |
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| Primary Liability | |
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| Secondary Liability | |
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| Accommodation Parties | |
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| Effect of Instrument on Underlying Obligation | |
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| Liability of Parties-Forgery and Alteration | |
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| Basic Concepts of Forgery and Alteration | |
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| Forgery and Alteration-Specific Problems | |
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| Bank Deposits and Collections | |
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| Credit Cards and Electronic Fund Transfers | |
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| The Check Collection Process | |
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| Legal Aspects of the Check Collection Process | |
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| Relationship Between Payor Bank and Its Customer | |
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| Credit Cards | |
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| Electronic Funds Transfer | |
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| Debtor-Creditor Relations | |
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| Introduction to Debtor-Creditor Relations | |
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| The Law of Debtors and Creditors | |
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| Government Regulation of Credit | |
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| Creditors' Remedies | |
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| State Debt Collection Remedies | |
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| Fraudulent Conveyances and Bulk Sales | |
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| Bankruptcy | |
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| Introduction to Bankruptcy | |
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| Straight Bankruptcy-Chapter | |
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| Rehabilitation-Chapters 11, 12 and | |
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| Collective Creditors' Remedies Outside Bankruptcy | |
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| Introduction to Secured Transactions | |
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| Introduction to Article 9 of the UCC | |
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| Attachment of a Security Interest | |
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| Perfection of a Security Interest | |
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| Default | |
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| Secured Transactions-Priorities | |
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| General Rules of Priority | |
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| The Floating Lien Priority Rules | |
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| Priorities in Fixtures-Â 9-334 | |
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| Special Topics | |
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| Suretyship | |
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| Introduction to Suretyship | |
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| The Suretyship Contract | |
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| Relationship Between Surety and Principal | |
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| Relationship Between Surety and Creditor-In General | |
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| Relationship Between Surety and Creditor-Surety's Defenses | |
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| Multiple Sureties | |
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| PROPERTY | |
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| Personal Property Ownership and Transfer | |
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| Introduction to Property Ownership and Transfer | |
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| Acquiring Title to, or an Interest in, Personal Property | |
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| Fixtures | |
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| Bailments, Documents of Title, and Letters of Credit | |
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| Introduction to Bailments | |
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| General Liability of the Bailer | |
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| Bailments for Shipment or Storage | |
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| Letters of Credit | |
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| Real Property Ownership | |
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| Freehold Estates in Property | |
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| Co-ownership of Property | |
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| Introduction to Landlord and Tenant | |
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| Rights and Obligations of Landlord and Tenant | |
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| Transferring Interests in Leased Property | |
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| Real Property Transfer | |
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| Voluntary Transfer of Real Property by Sale-Conveyancing | |
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| Financing Real Property | |
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| Transfer of Real Property by Adverse Possession | |
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| Regulating Land Use | |
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| Private Regulation of Land Use | |
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| Public Regulation of Land Use | |
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| Decedents' Estates and Trusts | |
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| Introduction to Transfers on Death | |
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| Wills and Intestate Succession | |
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| Introduction to Trusts | |
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| Creation, Modification, and Termination of Trusts | |
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| Trust Administration | |
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| Principal and Income Allocation | |
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| Charitable Trusts | |
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| Resulting Trusts | |
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| BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS | |
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| Introduction to Agency | |
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| General Principles of Agency | |
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| Agency and Contracts | |
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| Liability of Principal for Notice of Agent | |
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| Termination of Agency Powers | |
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| Agency and Torts | |
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| Tort Liability of Principal and Agent | |
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| Worker's Compensation | |
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| Introduction to Partnership | |
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| Forms of Business Organizations | |
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| Introduction to Partnership Law | |
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| Nature and Formation of Partnership | |
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| Relationship Among Partners | |
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| Operation and Termination of Partnership | |
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| General Partners and Third Parties | |
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| Dissociation, Dissolution, and Liquidation | |
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| Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Companies | |
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| Limited Partnership | |
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| Limited Liability Companies | |
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| Introduction to Corporations | |
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| The Law of Corporations | |
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| Incorporation and Admission | |
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| Promoter and Shareholder Liability | |
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| Corporate Financial Structure | |
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| Introduction to Corporate Financial Structure | |
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| Ownership and Transfer of Securities | |
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| Dividends, Distributions, and Redemptions | |
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| Corporate Management-Structure and Duties | |
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| Shareholders | |
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| Corporate Management | |
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| Duties of Management | |
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| Corporate Management-Special Topics | |
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| Corporate Litigation | |
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| Extraordinary Corporate Matters | |
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| The Closely-Held Corporation-Special Problems | |
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| Government Regulation Of Business | |
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| Securities Regulation | |
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| Introduction to Securities Regulation | |
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| The Securities Act of 1933-Registration | |
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| Exemption from 1933 Act Registration | |
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| Liability Under the 1933 Act | |
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| Introduction to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
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| 1934 Act Corporate Control Regulation | |
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| 1934 Act Insider Trading and Antifraud Regulation | |
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| Introduction to Antitrust Law | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Enforcing the Antitrust Laws | |
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| The Reach of the Antitrust Laws-Scope and Regulations | |
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| Economics and Antitrust | |
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| The Sherman Act | |
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| Introduction to  1 | |
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| Horizontal Restraints | |
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| Vertical Restraints | |
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| Monopolization | |
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| The Clayton Act and Federal Trade Commission Act | |
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| Price Discrimination-The Robinson-Patman Act | |
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| Mergers-Clayton Act  7 | |
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| Federal Trade Commission Act | |
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| Employee Protection and Labor Law | |
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| Employee Protection Statutes | |
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| Labor Law | |
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| Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws | |
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| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | |
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| Age Discrimination in Employment Act | |
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| Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act | |
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| Enforcement of Title VII, the ADEA, and Title I | |
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| Other Statutes Limiting Employment Discrimination | |
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| Environmental Law | |
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| Introduction to Environmental Law | |
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| Clear Air Act | |
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| Clean Water Act | |
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| Regulation of Toxic and Hazardous Substances | |
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| National Environmental Policy Act | |
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| SPECIAL TOPICS | |
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| Accountants' Liability | |
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| Common Law Liability | |
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| Statutory Liability | |
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| Accountant-Client Privilege | |
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| The Return Preparation Liability | |
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| Insurance Law | |
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| Introduction to Insurance | |
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| Insurable Interest | |
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| Persons and Interests Protected | |
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| Risk Transferred | |
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| Claims and Recovery | |
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| Rights and Defenses of Insurer | |
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| International Legal Problems | |
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| International Law and Organizations | |
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| Distribution of National Powers Over Foreign Affairs | |
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| National Courts in the International Setting | |
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| Treatment of Foreign Nationals and Their Property | |
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| National Courts and Foreign Sovereignty | |
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| Technology Law | |
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| Intellectual Property | |
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| Computer Law and Cyberlaw | |
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| Glossary | |
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| The Constitution of the United States | |
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| Uniform Commercial Code (2000 Official Test) | |
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| Revised Uniform Partnership Act (1994) [Including the Uniform Limited Liability Partnership Amendments (1997)] | |
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| Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (1976) with 1985 Amendments | |
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| Revised Model Business Corporation Act (1984) (As Amended Through May 2001) | |
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| Credits | |
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| Table of Cases | |
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| Index | |