First Class Assignments (Spring 2012)
Note: Please check this list periodically. This list will be updated as professors submit their assignments.
| Professor | Course Title | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| All Sections |
Appellate Advocacy |
Beazley Chapter 1, pp. 1-10 and Chapter 2, pp. 11-31. |
| All Sections |
Legal Research & Writing |
Workshop Announcement and First Class Assignment |
| All Sections |
Persuasion & Advocacy |
Please read the NY Times article "This is Your Life" posted on your blackboard page, as well as Chapter 1 of the Mauet text. |
| Ambrosio, Michael |
Law and Morality |
Syllabus |
| Ambrosio, Michael |
Legal Malpractice |
Syllabus The assignment is Chapter 1 and 2 in Text, Fortney and Johnson, Legal Malpractice Law, and problems 1-1 and 2-1. |
| B | ||
| Barnes, David |
Foundations of Intellectual Property Law and Policy |
The reading for the first class is Reading 1 "Subject Matter of Intellectual Property." This reading will be available for download from the Blackboard page for this class. |
| Barnes, David |
Trademark and Unfair Competition |
The texts for this course are Jake Barnes, Trademarks: Volume 1 ($16.90 on Amazon.com) and Trademarks: Volume 2 ($15.57 on Amazon.com). These books are only available at Amazon.com. For Class1, read Chapter 1. For Class 2, read Chapter 2. Bring a laptop with wireless capability to Classes 1 and 2. |
| Baroni, William |
Election Law |
The first class assignment is Casebook 13-44; 66-69; 84-88. |
| Bernstein, Gaia |
Patent Law |
The books are: Merges & Duffy/Patent Law and Policy: Cases and Materials (5th edition) The New United States Patent Law (Black Line Edition) Please read: pp. 48-54 (Overview) pp. 53 (Enforcement) pp. 1045-1048 (Allocation of Power) pp. 14-16; 24-26 (Patent Architecture) and with that Skim iPod Patent (Blackboard) pp. 54-66 (Globalization and Patents) |
| Boon, Kristen |
International Law |
Assignment |
| Bourne, Robert |
Estate Planning and Drafting |
The texts for this course are Shaffer, Mooney & Boettcher, The Planning and Drafting of Wills and Trusts (Fifth ed., 2007) and Dukeminier, Sitkoff & Lindgren, Wills, Trusts and Estates (Eighth ed., 2009). For the first class, read S, M & B Chapters 1 and 2. |
| Buck, Isaac |
Bioethics | Assignment |
| Buck, Isaac |
HealthCare Fradud and Abuse |
Assignment |
| C | ||
| Caraballo, Wilfredo |
Evidence | Message Syllabus |
| Caraballo, Wilfredo |
Professional Responsibility |
Message Syllabus |
| Carmella, Angela |
Property (Day) |
For our first two class meetings, please read pp. 97-116 in Property (Dukeminier, Krier, et al, 7th ed. 2010). For the first class, please bring your name cards and be prepared to discuss Armory v. Delamirie and Hannah v. Peel. |
| Carmella, Angela |
Property II (Evening) |
For our first class meeting, please read pp. 1061-1078 (Kelo and notes) and 1113-1128 (Penn Central) in Property (Dukeminier, Krier, et al, 7th ed. 2010). |
| Coverdale, John |
Estate and Gift Tax |
Assignment |
| D | ||
| Dorfman, Howard |
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing and Communication |
Syllabus |
| E | ||
| F | ||
| Franzese, Paula |
Property |
Please read from Dukeminier & Krier, Property (Seventh Ed., 2010), pages 3-55. |
| Freamon, Bernard |
Slavery, Human Trafficking and the Law |
You should purchase a copy of Rachel Lloyd, "Girls Like Us" (Harper) 2011, ISBN# 9780061582059. For the first class, please read pp. 1-99 in "Girls Like Us." You should also read the article by Anne T. Gallagher distributed via Blackboard (or available from my assistant, Ms. Silvia Cardoso (silvia.cardoso@shu.edu) and come to class prepared to discuss whether the facts described by Ms. Lloyd should be classified as slavery or trafficking or both or perhaps something else. |
| G | ||
| Glenn, Kevin |
International Tax Planning |
First Week Assignment |
| Glynn, Timothy |
Labor Law |
Assignment |
| H | ||
| Hampden, Brenda |
Entertainment Law |
Text: Burr - Entertainment Law - Cases and Materials in Established and Emerging Media (West). First Week's Reading Assignment: pp. 1-9; pp. 28-58 |
| Hartnett, Edward |
Federal Courts |
The Nature of the Federal Judicial Function, General Considerations, pages 49-80 plus Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789. In addition, at some point during the first several weeks of class, you should also read the background and historical materials at pages 1-47 of the casebook. |
| Healy, Thomas |
Constitutional Law |
Thursday Jan. 19 - Please read the handout. Please also familiarize yourself with the Constitution, which is reproduced in the appendix of the book. Monday Jan. 23 - pp. 1-30 Tuesday Jan. 24 - pp. 30-48 Thursday Jan. 26 - pp.48-59 All page numbers refer to Constitutional Law by Sullivan and Gunther (17th ed.). |
| Healy, Thomas |
The First Amendment |
Wednesday Jan. 18 - pp. 2-24 All page numbers refer to First Amendment Law by Sullivan and Gunther (4th ed.). |
| Hurlock, William |
Health Law for MJS's | Course Introduction; Structure/Choice of Entity Governance. Please read and be prepared to discuss pp. 909-929 in the casebook. |
| I | ||
| J | ||
| Jacobi, John |
Comparative Health Law |
The text for this course is Timothy Jost, Readings in Comparative Health Law & Biothics (2d Ed. 2007). For the first class, please read the Introduction (pp. x-xii) and pp. 3-33. These materials will introduce the idea of "rights" to health and health care, a topic we will discuss for our first several classes. |
| Jacobi, John |
Health Law |
The text for this course is Furrow et al., Health Law: Cases Materials and Problems (6th Ed. 2008) and the 2011 Supplement. Please read Text, pp. 596-604 and 609-637. Also please read the materials in the Supplement supplementing Chapter 8. |
| Johnson, Kristen |
Securities Regulations |
The casebook for this course is Securities Regulation, Cases and Materials, Cox, Hillman & Langevoort, Sixth Edition and the accompanying statutory supplement (2009). Please read the following: "The Framework of Securities Regulation" pages 1-18. "The Definition of a Security" pages 19-33, inclusive of all "Notes and Questions". |
| K | ||
| Kaye, Tracy |
Federal Income Taxation |
First Week Assignment |
| Kipnees, Robert |
White Collar Defense |
Assignment Article 1 Article 2 |
| L | ||
| Lao, Marina |
Commercial Law |
Assignment Syllabus |
| Lewis, Margaret |
Criminal Law (Section AA & DD) |
The first assignment is available under the "Assignments" folder on Blackboard. In addition to the assigned pages in the Dressler casebook, please read the syllabus and excerpt from the California Penal Code. |
| Lowenfels, Lewis |
Advanced Corporations and Securities Practice |
Assignment |
| M | ||
| Martin, Robert |
Animal Law |
Text: Animal Law, 2nd Ed., (2011), by David Favre, Wolters Kluwer Pub. For class on 1/19, the subject will be Discussion of Class Procedure; Introduction to Topic. Please read pages 1-27. |
| Martin, Robert |
Zoning, Planning and Land Use Policy |
Text: Land Use Regulation, (2011), by Stewardt E.Sterk & Educardo M. Penalver, Foundation Press. For class on 1/18, the subject will be Discussion of Class Procedure; Introduction to Topic (Chap.1). Please read pages 1-17. |
| McCarthy, Robert |
Mass Media Law |
Assignment |
| McCauliff, Catherine |
Agency - Partnerships and LLC's |
The book is J. Dennis Hynes & Mark J. Lowenstein, Agency, Partnership and the LLC (8th ed. Lexis Nexis 2011). The pages for Wednesday, January 18th are 9-42. |
| Michaels, Eric |
Tax of Partnerships and LLC's |
Syllabus The first assignment is the Overview pages 1-10 and 14 (from Note) - 28 The second assignment is Formation of a Partnership, pages 30-43; Problems 36 a&b; 43-44. |
| Miles, Jessica |
Domestic Violence and the Law |
Schneider textbook Chapter 1, pp. 4-16 and 38-48; Chapter 2, pp. 56-64. |
| N | ||
| O | ||
| Ostrowski, Chet |
Health Law for MJS's |
Course Introduction; Structure/Choice of Entity Governance. Please read and be prepared to discuss pp. 909-929 in the casebook. |
| P | ||
| Paradise, Jordan |
Administrative Law |
Casebook: Ronald A. Cass, Colin S. Diver, Jack M. Beermann, and Jody Freeman, Administrative Law: Cases and Materials, 6th ed. (Aspen Publishers, 2011). January 19: Casebook p. 1-33; APA § 551 (Casebook p. 982-983) January 20: Casebook p. 34-51; Const. Articles I-III (Casebook p. 973-980) |
| Paradise, Jordan |
Law & the Life Sciences |
Assignment Eugene Volokh Chapter |
| Pinguelo, Fernando |
Electronic Discovery |
First Week Assignment |
| Poirier, Marc |
Property | Message Assignment |
| Politano, Frank |
Copyright | Syllabus |
| Q | ||
| R | ||
| Riccio, Ronald |
Constitutional Law |
Syllabus |
| Ristroph, Alice |
Constitutional Law |
For the first class on Wednesday, January 18, please read Sullivan & Gunther, Constitutional Law (17th ed. 2010), pp. 1-15 and Appendix A1-A14 (U.S. Constitution). |
| Romberg, Jonathan |
Contracts II |
Assignment |
| S | ||
| Schiff, Daniel |
Law and Literature |
Camus, The Stranger, Part I |
| Simkovic, Michael |
Bankruptcy |
First Week Assignment |
| Steele, Gary |
Corporate Taxation |
Syllabus |
| Steinberg, Joseph |
NJ Land Use Practice |
The required text for the course is Cox, New Jersey Zoning and Land Use Administration, 2011 Edition. The first class assignment is (1) read pages 1-16 and pages 21-22 in Cox; and (2) read Petrick v. Plan. Bd. of Jersey City, 187 N.J. Super. 325 (App. Div 1996); In the Matter of Fichner, 144 NJ 457 (1996); City of Hoboken V. Jersey City, 347 N.J. Super. 27 (Law Div. 2001). |
| Steinman, Adam |
Complex Litigation |
Read pp. 1-23 of the casebook. |
| Sullivan, Charles |
Employment Discrimination |
Zimmer et al Cases & Materials on Employment Discrimination, pp. 1-15. |
| T | ||
| U | ||
| Urbano, Brian |
Constitutional Law |
Constitutional Law by Chemerinsky Ready the U.S. Constitution (pp. xli-lvii) Read Marbury v. Madison (pp. 1-11) |
| V | ||
| W | ||
| Y | ||
| Z | ||