Unit 1 of this casebook covers U.S. Contract Law. Students will learn how to form contracts, how contracts are performed, and how to remedy a breach of contract. Contracts are involved in almost every field of law, and paralegals are often involved in resolving contract disputes. From a dispute over a repair bill to a major commercial transaction, lawyers rely on paralegals to assist them in protecting the contractual interests of their clients. To be effective, a paralegal must understand the basic principles that apply in contract law. This casebook will also specifically benefit pre law students by helping them to learn the fundamental rules of U.S. Contract law. It will help them to become proficient at applying those rules to analyze disputes that arise in connection with the formation, expression, interpretation, and breach of contracts. Finally, pre law students will learn how to use contract law and analytic skills to spot and argue issues on 1L contract law exams. Unit 2 of this casebook covers U.S. Tort Law. Tort law is one of the most important bodies of law because it governs everyday human interaction, and it is one of the most important fields of paralegal employment. This unit provides students with a general understanding of the laws dealing with civil wrongs and remedies for wrongs, including intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, defamation, invasion of privacy and the factors that affect a plaintiff's right to sue a defendant. Because tort law arises from everyday life, it is one of the most interesting and relevant areas of law.At most American law schools students are required to take the same core 1L classes -Contract Law, Tort Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property, and Legal Research & Writing. During 1L, law professors primarily teach using the case study method. But it is not until the very end of the semester that students begin to see how an area of law takes shape and how the rules they have learned during the semester interrelate. By studying contract and tort law before 1L, students are exposed to some of most important cases they will read during their first year, and they will have an early opportunity to brief pivotal case law and to practice legal analysis and reasoning that is directly adaptable to their 1L classes.

The perfect casebook for the modern Contracts course. This highly-focused, case-based text offers a comprehensive treatment of the basic issues of contract law and emphasizes development of analogical reasoning skills. Each section is limited to three types of materials (brief narrative, judicial opinions, and discussion problems) and is designed to teach students how to read opinions, analyze issues, distinguish material from immaterial facts, and apply holdings to similar problems. New to the Third Edition: New discussion problems have been added throughout the book to better enable the students to apply the material learned from the principle cases to new factual situations and then learn how judges have dealt with those situations. New narrative material, cases, and discussion problems have been added on the topic of contract interpretation, the most common source of contract law disputes. Professors and student will benefit from: Lean, focused text with a 2-color design that can be taught, cover-to-cover, in a one-semester course Sections that are limited to three types of materials (brief narrative, judicial opinions, and discussion problems), which best promote the teaching and learning of the method of legal reasoning Both classic and contemporary cases are edited to include sufficient background and reasoning for students to analyze the court’s decision Discussion problems present summarized facts from real cases

Contract Law: A Case & Problem-Based Approach is a unique casebook that provides an organizational structure introducing students to each major area of contract law before exploring these areas in greater depth later in the casebook. Specifically, the casebook is broken into three major parts, each of which is designed not only to orient the students to the major subject areas of contract law but also meant to help them appreciate the connections and relationships between and among these various subject areas. Part I, the “30,000-foot view,” familiarizes students with contract law, discusses the sorts of problems with which contract law is concerned, and introduces them to some of the basic rules and theories governing contract law. Part II, the “10,000-foot view,” exposes students to each major substantive area of contract law in more depth by discussing one classic case in each area, along with additional historical, theoretical, and contextual materials to supplement the black-letter doctrine. After finishing Parts I and II, the student will have a basic understanding of each major area of contract law, along with a good understanding of how these parts fit together. Part III is therefore designed to explore each of the major subject areas in greater depth, and is organized along the lines of a traditional contracts casebook, including a healthy mix of classic and modern cases, short problems, and exercises. New to the Second Edition: Additional materials and cases added to explore the contract doctrines of impossibility and impracticability in light of past and current epidemics (in the case of polio) and pandemics (in the case of COVID-19). Additional case added to explore the relationship between Contract Law, Civil Rights, and Constitutional Law. Reorganization of some materials in Chapter 8 (defenses). More focused notes and appendices Professors and student will benefit from: Organization exposes students to main concepts, and gives professors a number of choices about how to teach their course. Helpful doctrinal introductions to each new major substantive section. Historical, theoretical, and comparative materials are presented to help students understand and think critically about the black-letter rules. “Thinking tools” feature that helps the student think critically about the law, along with theoretical, historical, doctrinal, contextual, and practice-oriented notes enrich the students’ black-letter experience. Enjoyable, contextual materials that are included after a number of classic cases help to bring to light fascinating background information.

Problems in Contract Law: Cases and Materials, by Charles L. Knapp, Nathan M. Crystal, Harry G. Prince, Danielle K. Hart, and Joshua M. Silverstein, includes cases with notes and explanatory text, additional commentary, essay, and short-answer problems, and multiple-choice review questions for each chapter. The cases selected are a balance of traditional and contemporary that reflect the development and complexity of contract law. Explanatory notes and text place the classic and newer decisions in their larger legal context. Questions and problems provide opportunities to practice core legal skills and encourage students to explore the relationship between theory and practice. This successful book is well known for approaching contract law and theory from multiple perspectives and using a variety of contractual settings. Adaptable for instructors with different pedagogical philosophies, Problems in Contract Law can easily be used in teaching by traditional case analysis, through problem-based instruction, or using theoretical inquiry. The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. New to the 10th Edition: Five new principal cases that reflect advances in or improved statements of contract law. One restored principal case (Oppenheimer & Co. v. Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co.) that provides valuable perspectives on a fundamental area of contract law. Twelve new problems, including several shorter problems, to provide more review options for teachers and students and to add contemporary fact patterns. Eight new tables and flow charts to assist students with the conceptual structure of complicated legal subjects. Editing of note and text material to reduce length without affecting coverage and to capture new legal developments. Reorganization of text and comment material to focus comments primarily on historical developments, allowing professors greater flexibility in assigning or deleting comments. Student accessibility to deleted cases from prior editions through Casebook Connect, allowing professors the further flexibility of continuing to easily assign cases for which they have a particular preference. Professors and students will benefit from: The authors’ emphasis on making the material accessible for both students taking and professors teaching the course - rejecting a hide-the-ball approach. The continued appeal to professors with various teaching methodologies: traditional, problem-oriented, theoretical, and practical. The comprehensive nature of the contents allows professors the flexibility to teach their students the basics or conduct a more in-depth analysis of a given topic. The continued mixture of classic and contemporary cases. Review questions at the end of each chapter that are primarily designed for students to perform self-assessments of their grasp of the material. Answers with explanations are included in an appendix within the book.

Contract Law: A Case & Problem-Based Approach provides an organizational structure that introduces students to each major area of contract law before exploring these areas in greater depth later in the casebook. Specifically, the casebook is broken into three major parts, each of which is designed not only to orient the students to the major subject areas of contract law, but is also meant to help them appreciate the connections and relationships between and among these subject various areas. Short problems and drafting exercises are included throughout the book to test the students’ understanding of material presented in the casebook and during classroom discussion. Additionally, included in the text are “thinking tools,” which are designed to help the student think critically about the law, along with theoretical, historical, doctrinal, contextual, and practice-oriented notes to enrich the students’ black-letter experience. Key Features: Three-part design allows students to gain an appreciation of all parts of contract law and • Brief introductions before each major section, along with thought questions designed to guide the students’ reading. Short problems and drafting exercises throughout the book to test the students’ understanding of material presented in the casebook and during classroom discussion. “Thinking tools,” designed to help the student think critically about the law, along with theoretical, historical, doctrinal, contextual, and practice-oriented notes to enrich the students’ black-letter experience. A healthy balance of classic and modern cases to illustrate major contract law concepts.

Providing a comprehensive, practice-oriented approach to the legal and practical aspects of contract law, Contract Law In Focus offers realworld scenarios throughout give students numerous opportunities to apply and solidify their understanding of important concepts. Clear explanatory text, Case Previews, and Case Follow-ups further clarify the doctrine and aid in student understanding. This text begins with a helpful introduction to the study of contract law, providing basic information about the way contracts are governed in the United States. It then introduces formation of contracts, covering offer, acceptance, consideration, and exceptions to consideration. The casebook moves on to provide clear and comprehensive discussions of defenses, excuses, and remedies for breach. By effectively synthesizing the statutory law, common law, relevant rules, and secondary sources, while offering a focus on understanding contract law -- as it developed in the past, exists today, and will evolve in the future -- the authors have created an indispensable guide for students learning contract law.

A companion for undergraduate tort law students, providing a comprehensive portable library of leading tort cases. Horsey & Rackley bring together a range of carefully edited extracts, combined with insightful commentary and annotated cases to help students identify and analyse the key elements of a case.