First Class Assignments for Fall 2008
Updated on Friday, August 29, 2008
Note: The first class assignment listing is arranged by professor's last name. When there is a course that is co-taught by mutiple instructors, the instructors' names are in alphabetical order in their listing. Ex. Amy Gertler and Sandra Rosenbloom. The information for this class would be listed under the letter "G".
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P
Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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JUDGE ROBERT ANDERSON
CLASS: FAMILY LAW (EVE.) (Course Number 245 - Section 111)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Class 1 - Monday, August 25, 2008
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 750, Act 5, Section 102
Sections 203, 212, 213, 213.1, 214, 215, 216 and 301.
Family Law Cases and Materials:
Fifth Edition by Judith Areen and Milton C. Regan, Jr.
Pages 57-71, 95-99, 109-126, and 135-140
The reading assignments for the rest of the year will be given out at the first class!
NINA APPEL
CLASS: TORTS (Course Number 162 - Sections 1 (208) and 2 (209))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
The first chapter in our Torts casebook (Prosser, Wade and Schwartz, 11th Edition) introduces the law of Torts: International Torts, Negligence and Liability Without Fault (sometimes known as "strict liability").
Read pages 1-16; we will discuss Brown v. Kendall, Cohen v. Petty and Spano v. Periniin some detail in class.
B
JOANNE BLOOM
CLASS: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (Course Number 221 - Section 006)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
To the Students of Administrative Law 221 (meeting Tues, 4 to 6 pm, Wed. 4 to 5 pm, Room 106 in the Law School):
For the first week of class, please read the first chapter (pages 1 to 34) of “Gellhorn and Byses’s Administrative Law,” 10th Edition, by Strauss, Rakoff and Farina.
Be prepared to discuss the introductory OSHA problem.
Fall 2008 ourse Syllabus (PDF)
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JOHN BLUM
CLASS: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH LAW (Course Number 710 - Section 132)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please enroll in the class on Lexis Nexis and see the August 25th assignment folder for your first three readings.
CLASS: MANAGED CARE (Course Number 720 - Section 177)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please enroll in the class on Lexis Nexis and see the August 25th assignment folder for your first two readings.
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
JOHN BREEN
CLASS: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (Course Number 414 - Section 186)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For your first assignment, please read pages 1-25 and 754-759 in the Hazard, Koniak, Cramton & Cohen casebook. Also, please read the handout available on top of the file cabinet outside my office on the 13th floor. My office is located next to the mailroom.
JENNIFER BRENDEL
CLASS: LEGAL WRITING (Course Number 190 - Sections 1 - 32)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
1st Class Assignment (PDF)
- Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
- Legal Writing, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 12
- John Jefferson Problem (pp. 3-10 in Course Packet)
- Sample Case File, selected portions (pp. 11-64 in Course Packet) (skim)
Due:
- Student Information Sheet (due prior to Class One in Legal Writing
Professor's mailbox, Room 1301). Student Information Sheet (PDF) - 1st Class Assignment and Student Information Sheet in MS Word
Note: There will be slight modifications for the Childlaw, Health Law, and Intellectual Property sections, none of which will affect the first class assignment.
JOHN BRONSTEEN
CLASS: FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW SEMINAR (Course Number 434 - Section 243)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please read pages 109-118 of the casebook - Federal Criminal Law and Its Enforcement (4th ed. 2006), by Abrams and Beale.
Fall 2008 Course Syllabus (PDF)
MARY BURNS
CLASS: M.J. FAMILY LAW (Course Number 611 - Section 234)
Writing Assignment for First Class:
Please write a paper one-page in length to bring to class for our first meeting. Answer the following: What do you think of when you hear the word "family"? How would you describe "the family" today? What changes do you see that have made the family stronger as an institution and/or weaker as an institution?
Fall 2008 Course Syllabus (PDF)
C
GLENN CARR
CLASS: ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAW (Course Number 236 - Section 106)
Topic: Introduction, organization and discussion of team format.
Reading: None
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
SACHA COUPET
CLASS: CHILD, PARENT & STATE (Course Number 601 - Section 064)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
CLASS: FAMILY LAW (Course Number 245 - Section 110)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please make sure that you are registered on our TWEN course site (FAMILY LAW, Fall 2008), as all relevant course material will be posted there. For your first assignment (due no later than 8/25), you are to post on TWEN in the Forum link (under DISCUSSION) your one to two sentence definition of the term "family."
As indicated on the course syllabus, please also read pages 3-30 in Harris, Teitelbaum & Carbone.
D
CATHERINE DWYER
CLASS: EUROPEAN UNION LAW (Course Number 568 - Section 246)
Reading Assignment for First Class
SEE EITHER TWEN SITE FOR COURSE OR PDF OF SYLLABUS for course texts and abbreviations.
Assignment for Class One: After a discussion of class policies and procedures we will cover Topic 1 and begin Topic 2 during the first class. Read BGDF xvii-xxiii and 3-74. Skim the Treaty Establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the two treaties with which the book is primarily involved (found in Supp 4-164). In the 2004 Supp take note of the additions to Chapter 2 of the Text and Supp (pages 15-34)
Topic 1 Brief History and Development of the European Union: From EEC to EU
Objective: We will briefly trace the historical development from a European Economic Community towards a fully-fledged European Union. There have been a series of changes throughout the treaties following (Single European Act, the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice) which will be discussed. The so-called “pillar structure” introduced by the Treaty on European Union and the changes to this structure in the Treaty of Amsterdam will be analyzed.
Readings:
Topic 2 The Institutions
Objective: Article 7 of the EC Treaty mentions five principal institutions which are entrusted with carrying out the tasks of the Community: the Council, the Commission, the European Parliament, the Court of Auditors and the Court of Justice. In this topic we shall discuss the role which each of these institutions plays and the way in which they interrelate. It is important in this context to realize that the Community does not conform to any rigid separation-of-posers doctrine of the type which has shaped many domestic political systems. It is therefore impossible to describe any one of the institutions as the sole legislator or the sole executive. Furthermore, it should be noted that the institutional balance within the Community is not static but dynamic. It has changed as a result of the subsequent Treaty revisions discussed in the previous topic. In particular, the role played by the European Parliament in policy making has evolved considerably over the years.
E
WILLIAM ELWARD
CLASS: EVIDENCE (Course Number 210 - Section 109)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Welcome Back! The text for the class is Mueller & Kirkpatrick Evidence Under the Rules (latest edition) and the Federal Rules of Evidence, latest edition (2008-09) with Advisory Committee Notes.
Please read the first chapter in Mueller & Kirkpatrick and Federal Rules 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 401 and 403. See you then.
G
AMY GERTLER and SANDRA ROSENBLOOM
CLASS: MEDIATION AND COLLABORATIVE LAW (Class Number 501 - Section 261)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Ellison, S. (1998). Taking the War Out of Our Words: The Art of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication. Berkeley: Bay Tree Publishing. Paperback.
Introduction to ADR
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Collaborative Law
First class will introduce the various ADR concepts concentrating on interest-based negotiations contrased with the positional bargaining of traditional litigation. In this class we also will cover setting the stage for effective ADR, including paradigm shifts in language and setting.
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
Required Reading List (PDF)
H
MATTHEW HERDER
CLASS: BIOETHICS AND THE LAW (Course Number 715 - Section 052)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Read all of the items included in the two folders (entitled "Field Trip" and "Headline Material") for August 28th under "Course Materials" on the course's TWEN site. A complete course syllabus will be posted on the site before the first class.
CLASS: PATENTS, ACADEMIC RESEARCH, HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY (Course Number 555 - Section 254)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Download the syllabus from the "syllabus" section of the course TWEN site. The items included in the Folder "August 26_Required Readings" under "Course Materials" are to be completed before class.
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CYNTHIA HO
CLASS: CIVIL PROCEDURE, S.2 (Course Number 113 - Section 2 (070))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For Week One (two classes) we will be addressing issues raised in "A Civil Action," with specific focus on the issues noted in the Study Guide previously distributed to you. In addition, please also read pp 1-20 in the casebook, with more attention to pp 1-10 (pages 11-20 are to help provide you context, but will not be discussed much in class). You should have all the materials read by Day 1 and also register on TWEN, which you should be able to do with your Westlaw password, which you will receive the Friday before classes start. The syllabus will be posted on TWEN, which you should also read before Day 1. In addition, information about how to activate your "clicker" device, as well as some used clickers for sale will be posted on TWEN.
CLASS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (Course Number 377 - Section 123)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please register for TWEN. For the first day of class, please read the posted assignment and syllabus. The syllabus will be posted the weekend before class begins.
K
DEAN MICHAEL KAUFMAN
CLASS: CIVIL PROCEDURE, S.3 (Course Number 113 - Section 3 (071))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For Dean Kaufman's first class, which will meet on Monday, August 25th in Room 240 of Maguire Hall from 10-12, please read pages 1-21 in the Text and read Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1, 11 and 12 in the Supplement
Fall 2008 Course Syllabus (PDF)
LEA KRIVINSKAS SHEPARD
CLASS: BANKRUPTCY LAW (Course Number 233 - Section 082)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please read pages 3-28 in The Law of Debtors and Creditors (Fifth ed., 2006), by Warren and Westbrook, and complete problems 1.1 through 1.6. Please be prepared to discuss your answers to the problems.
L
ROBERT LEHRER
CLASS: REMEDIES (Course Number 330 - Evening Section (198))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Casebook: Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition
Casebook: Chapter 1.A, 1.B, 1.C (introductory note only at 10-12)
Chapter 2.A
Chapter 4 (introductory note only at 418-20)
Chapter 6.A (introductory note only at 558)
Chapter 7.A
Other Assigned Cases:
Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651 (1974) (majority opinion only)
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) ("Brown I")
Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 254 (1955) ("Brown II") (in casebook at 107)
Fall 2008 Course Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2008 Course Supplement (PDF)
CYNTHIA LEPOW
CLASS: FEDERAL INCOME TAX (EVE.) (Course Number 280 - Evening Section (115))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
First Reading Assignment and Problems
Unless otherwise provided, all items refer to the Text. Code means the internal revue code; Regs means Treasury Regulations.
Topic 1
A. Introduction (Skim)
1. Orientation
A. The Income Tax and the United States Constitution
B. The Tax Practitioner's Tools
C. Tax Policy Considerations
D. The Road Ahead
Topic 1B. Identification of Income Subject to Taxation
Code § 61
Gross Income: The Scope of Section 61
A. Introduction to Income
B. Equivocal Receipt of Financial Benefit
Code § 61; Regs. §§ 1.61-1, -2(a)(1), -2(d)(1), -14(a).
Cesarini v. United States
Problems*
1. Suppose that instead of cash in the piano, Cesarini found
a. diamond ring worth $10,000;
b. cruise ticket, worth $2,000;
c.nothing, but a plaque that said "Steinway 1851." The piano was the first protype built
by hand by George Steinway in Berlin, worth $500,000
2. Allen was cleaning out his late grandmother's belongings. Joe, his friend was helping. In the back of the closet was a carton of Mardi Gras beads and doubloons. Allen asked Joe to put it in a contractor bag and take it to the curb. Joe asked if instead he could have them. Allen said yes. The box was very heavy. When Joe took it home, he looked more closely at the contents. Some of the doubloons were kogerands – solid gold coins. There were 500 of them. One of the necklaces was shorter than the desirable long beads. It was green and heavy. It was 20k of round cut emeralds worth $1 million. What are the tax consequences if
a. Joe returned the gold and emeralds to Allen, his grandmother's sole heir;
b. Joe kept everything but did not realize it was valuable until 3 years later;
c. Same as b) but Joe kept the box without asking Allen;
d. Allen and Joe threw out the box, 3 children took the treasure home. They later sold the
necklace at a yardsale for $5 to Mary Ann who loves green. Mary Ann immediately had
the necklace appraised. It was worth $1,870,437.
3. Winnie attends a "Phyl'n the Cracks" performance and wins a door prize worth $200 when her ticket stub is picked out a hat. Does Winnie have income?
* Electronic class materials.
CLASS: VIRTUAL JUSTICE: ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE LAW (Course Number 514 - Section 248)
Required Text: McLuhan, Understanding Media (Mit, 1994).
Reading and Written Assignment for First Class
1. Introduction
McLuhan, Understanding Media:
Introduction 3
The Medium Is the Message 7
Media Hot and Cold 22
Twen:
Lepow, Deconstructing Los Angeles or A Secret Fax From Margaritte Regarding Postliterate Legal Reasoning: A Critique of Legal Education
Madsen v. Women's Health Center;
Palsgraf v. Long Island
Script Format Form
Written Assignment: Choose either Madsen or Palgraf as the case on which to base your script. You may, but are not required to, research additional facts (earlier cases, news sources). Submit your choice and potential genre for your project (documentary, action-adventure, drama, comedy, fantasy, mystery, other) by e-mail to clepow@luc.edu no later than August 30, the Sunday following the first class.
CORINNE LEVITZ and MICHAEL NATHANSON
CLASS: MEDIATION SEMINAR (Course Number 456 - Section 179)
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
JANE LOCKE
CLASS: TORTS, S.3 and EVENING SECTION (Course Number 162 - Section 3 (210) / Evening Section (211))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For the first class, please read pages 1-16 of Prosser and Sections 328 A-C of the Restatement.
M
JOHN MCCORMACK
CLASS: PROPERTY (Course Number 152 - Sections 1 (188) and 3 (190))
The syllabus for the entire course is posted on TWEN. TWEN will be available beginning on August 22. That day will be soon enough to begin reading it. However, if you would like to start earlier, the assignment posted on TWEN for the first meeting is:
"Required Coursebook: J. Dukeminier, et al, PROPERTY (6th ed., Aspen Law & Business, 2006) [hereinafter referred to as "Dukeminier"]. There will be some supplementary assigned material that will be posted from time to time on TWEN or handed out in class....Introduction: Lecture and Discussion. Assignment: Johnson v. M'Intosh, and notes following, 3-17. Please read this for our first meeting."
Please look over the entire syllabus posted on TWEN before we meet the first time and either bring your computer to access it in class or print a hard copy.
RICHARD MICHAEL
CLASS: CIVIL PROCEDURE, S.1 (Course Number 113 - Section 1 (069))
Please prepare in the Yeazell text pp. 1-4 and 175-189.
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MARGARET MOSES
CLASS: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS (Course Number 371 - Section 124)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please read pages 1-27 - The Overview - in the Chow, Schoenbaum text, International Business Transactions.
CLASS: INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AND THE CISG (Course Number 841 - Section 125)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
In the book, The Principles and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration, read Chapter 1: Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration, and Chapter 2: The Arbitration Agreement.
In addition, download and read Rules for Willem Vis Moot Arbitration on the Pace Website: http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu (Scroll down to and click on Arbitration Moot, go to the Sixteenth Moot, and click on rules).
To guide your reading, please consider the following questions:
Chapter 1 - Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration
1. What is the relationship between international treaties, international arbitration practice, national laws, and arbitration rules?
2. What are the differences between institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitration?
Discussion Question - Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration.
Chapter 2 - The Arbitration Agreement
1. What is the difference between submission agreements and arbitration clauses?
2. What is the doctrine of separability?
3. What are some examples of subject matters that are not arbitrable?
4. How do the courts treat nonsignatories in relation to an arbitration agreement?
Discussion Question - The New York Convention requires that arbitration agreements be in writing to be valid. However, many countries and jurisdictions will recognize contracts that are made orally, in emails, or in faxes. Should the New York Convention recognize oral arbitration agreements for the sake of consistency?
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CHARLES MURDOCK
CLASS: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, S.1 (Course Number 270 - Section 1 (055))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please register on TWEN to see class assignments and syllabus.
N
JERRY NORTON
CLASS: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: INVESTIGATION, S.1 (Course Number 240 - Section 1 (095))
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For the syllabus and the first class assignment, please sign up for the course on TWEN.
P
BISHOP THOMAS J. PAPROCKI, J.D., J.C.D.
CLASS: CANON LAW FOR CIVIL LAWYERS (Course Number 458 - Section 060)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Please note the following First Class Assignment:
Canon Law for Civil Lawyers (LAW 458 - 060) will meet Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 in Room 1467. The syllabus for the course is attached. As indicated, the reading materials are:
Pete Vere and Michael Trueman, Surprised by Canon Law, Volume 1: 150 Questions Catholics Ask About Canon Law (Cincinnati, Ohio: Servant Books, 2004 [hereinafter abbreviated as SBCL-1).
Pete Vere and Michael Trueman, Surprised by Canon Law, Volume 2: More Questions Catholics Ask About Canon Law (Cincinnati, Ohio: Servant Books, 2007 [hereinafter abbreviated as SBCL-2).
New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law, commissioned by the Canon Law Society of America, edited by John P. Beal, James A. Coriden and Thomas J. Green (New York, N.Y./Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 2000 [hereinafter referred to as New CLSA Commentary]).
For the first class, please read: SBCL-1 pp. 1-10 and New CLSA Commentary pp. 1-26; 154-176.
Also attached is a student information form. I would appreciate it if you would fill out this form and return it to me in class. The purpose is to give me an idea of the background of the students in the class and your expectations for the course.
ALICE PERLIN
CLASS: ADVOCACY (410 - Sections 1 - 32)
Please check the TWEN course home page for your advocacy section to see your first Advocacy assignment. The Record and Authorities for the Closed Brief are posted on TWEN under Closed Brief. You should check the TWEN page regularly for any updates.
STEVE PHILLIPS and JILL WEBB
CLASS: PRE-TRIAL LITIGATION, S.2: ILLINOIS CIVIL LITIGATION (Course Number 418 - Section 185)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Sections from the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct:
Rule 1.5 - setting fees, contingency fees, but not criminal and domestic relations (except on appeal); disclosure fee splits/referring attorneys.
Rule 1.16 - declining, terminating representation.
Rule 1.8 (d) - conflicts, not guarantee financial assistance to clients.
Sections of the Code of Civil Procedure regarding pleadings:
2-603 Form of Pleadings
2-604 Prayer for Relief
2-604.1 - Punitive Damages
2-605 - Verification of Pleadings
2-610 - Pleadings to be Specific
2-613 - Separate Counts
R
ANNE-MARIE RHODES
CLASS: ESTATE AND GIFT TAX (Course Number 380 - Section 107)
Textbook: Federal Wealth Transfer Taxation (4th ed., 2003) by Jeffrey N. Pennell
Reading Assignment for First Class: Introduction
Please read JNP pp. 1-11, 25-36
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
CLASS: FEDERAL INCOME TAX, S.3 (Course Number 280 - Section 245)
Reading Assignment for First Class: Introduction
Week 1:
Please read pages 2-44, Eisner v. Macomber, 252 U.S. 189 (1920)
See Perspectives on Income - attached
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
HENRY ROSE
CLASS: PROPERTY, S.2 (Course Number 152 - Section 2 (189))
Textbook: Property by Dukeminier et al (6th ed., Aspen)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For the first two class meetings, please read and be prepared to discuss the following pages in the book:
Aug 26 - pp. 17-27
Aug 28 - pp. 51-69
I look forward to meeting you and working with you this semester.
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
CLASS: PROPERTY (EVE.) (Course Number 152 - Section Evening (191))
Textbook: Property by Dukeminier et al (6th ed., Aspen)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
For the first two class meetings, please read and be prepared to discuss the following pages in the book:
Aug 26 - pp. 17-27
Aug 28 - pp. 51-69
I look forward to meeting you and working with you this semester.
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
RICHARD ROSENBERG
CLASS: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, S.2 (Course Number 270 - Section 056)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
The first week's assignment is pages 1-57 in Klein & Ramseyer, 6th edition: omit Gorton v. Doty; Kidd v. Thomas A. Edison, Inc; Nogalis Service Center v. Atlantic Richfield Company; Hoddeson v. Koos Bros.; and Atlantic Salmon A/S v. Curran, and related questions.
S
WILLIAM SCHURGIN
CLASS: HEALTH CARE LABOR LAW SEMINAR (Course Number 719 - Section 120)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Assignment information will be provided closer to the first class.
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)
LAWRENCE SINGER
CLASS: CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS in HEALTH LAW (Course Number 711 - Section 092)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Download the course description and syllabus from the "syllabus" section of the course TWEN site. Item #1 on the syllabus, the industry overview, is to be completed before class. Please bring the written assignment to class with you.
T
JANET TRACY
CLASS: ESTATES (Course Number 250 - Section 249)
ALEXANDER TSESIS
CLASS: CIVIL PROCEDURE (EVE.) (Course Number 113 - Section 072)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
William Burnham, Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States 35-40, 46-58 (1999).
Robert M. Cover, Owen M. Fiss & Judith Resnik, Procedure 1-8, 21-25, 31-36 (1988).
Supplemental Reading Document for the First Class (PDF)
Y
BARBARA YOUNGBERG
CLASS: RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD (Course Number 797 - Section 199)
Reading Assignment for First Class:
Textbook: The Patient Safety Handbook, eds., Barbara Youngberg and Martin Hatlie. Publisher: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN #: 0-7637-3147-1
For the first class, please read PL 109-41 which is the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. You can either Google the act by number or name to find it.
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ELAINE ZACHARAKIS
CLASS: REGULATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS & MEDICAL DEVICES (Course Number 718 - Section 196)
Reading Materials for the Course: Course Pack available at the Loyola bookstore and online materials accessible on Westlaw.
Reading Assignment for First Class:
August 25, 2008 - Overview of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and the various regulators and laws impacting these industries.
History: Read "Fundamentals of Law and Regulation" Volume II, p. 1-24 (Course Pack).
Fall 2008 Class Syllabus (PDF)

