LAW 8601      Business Organizations
Partnership, limited liability company and corporation law; choice of business forms, formation of partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations; rights, duties, and powers of partners, members, shareholders, directors, and officers; closely held corporations; proxy regulation; derivative suites; dividends and stock redemptions; introduction to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8757      Business Planning
Problem-method study of choice of entity and various other legal issues and planning challenges in forming a closely held business entity and in private and public financing of an existing enterprise. The course includes practical training from drafting organizational documents to conducting simulated client interviews and providing written advice concerning hypothetical transaction. Limited enrollment.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8797      Business Torts And Unfair Competition
The common law applicable to relations between businesses that compete against each other or that cooperate with each other in the production and distribution of the same product. Tort, contract and property law principles as remedies not available in parallel statutory schemes, such as the antitrust or patent laws. Statutes that codify the common law or create statutory procedures or remedies for common law rights. (Consent of the instructor required for students who have taken Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law).
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8713      Death Penalty Clinic
The post-conviction process of collateral review in death penalty cases; training in legal representation of the postconviction petitioner. Pre-or Co-requisite: Problems and Issues in the Death Penalty.
Credits: 1,2 hours
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LAW 8752      Child & Family Services Clinic
Students represent the Missouri Department of Family Services in representing children in foster care or otherwise under the authority of the Department. Students work under the supervision and direction of clinic faculty and faculty directors, receiving classroom instruction in the substantive law and procedure governing juvenile court actions. Students must be Rule 13 eligible. Pass/Fail.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8733      Children In The Law
The ways in which the legal system treats children differently from adults and the justifications for such treatment, who should make decisions for the child, decisional authority that should be granted to parents, children and the state in various contexts (e.g., abuse and neglect, health care for the child, foster care, adoption and education).
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8738      Immigration Law And Process
Admission, exclusion, deportation, and naturalization of aliens; structure and powers of relevant federal agencies; categories of immigrant and non-immigrant visas and visa application procedures; asylum, extradition, and refugee status; rights of aliens; public policy issues and proposals for reform; practical problems in immigration.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8521      Civil Procedure I
Pleading; joinder of parties and claims; pre-trial motions; discovery; summary judgment; pre-trial and trial procedure; post trial motions.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8522      Civil Procedure II
Court systems; personal jurisdiction and venue; federal jurisdiction; choice of law; preclusion; appellate procedure
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8791      Civil Rights
Elements of a Section 1983 case, enforceable rights and available defenses; procedural aspects of civil rights cases; suits against federal and state governments. Prerequisites: Constitutional Law I.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8721      Commercial Transactions
Law of negotiable instruments; bank collections; Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code; electronic funds transfers.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8743      Global Legal Systems
A study of different legal traditions and systems, mainly within the Civil and the Common Law traditions, focusing on each tradition's history, legal structures, legal actors, procedures, and sources of law. Non-Western Legal traditions such a s Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and Indigenous Law may also be considered, time permitting.
Credits: 1,3 hours
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LAW 8706      Complex Litigation
As related to litigation of complex cases, study of special issues of party joinder and intervention, class action requirements and limitations, discovery, case management, and estoppel by verdict or judgment. Prerequisites: Civil Procedure I and II.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8702      Conflict Of Laws
Domicile; jurisdiction and limitations on the exercise of jurisdiction; judgments; full faith and credit; choice of law; conflicts problems in federal and international settings; conflicts problems in selected areas. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8631      Constitutional Law
Core issues relating to the U.S. Constitution, including the doctrine of judicial review, the powers of Congress and the President, limitations on state power, and judicial protection of individual rights.
Credits: 4 hours
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LAW 8632      Constitutional Law II - Powers Of Government
State and Federal constitutions; separation of powers; executive powers, legislative powers; the federal system; powers of Congress, residual powers of the states; relations between the States including extradition and interstate commerce.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8898      Construction Law
The Construction Law course would emphasize state and federal construction law and would provide the students with practical experience in drafting contracts, negotiating disputes, and conducting a mock arbitration. The course would cover the contract responsibilities and remedies of contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, sureties and owners, including the United States Government. The course would emphasize the controlling state and federal statutes and regulations, as well as case law which illustrates the application of the statutes and other areas of law not covered by statute. The classroom sessions will include discussion of the practical aspects of legal practice in the construction industry, with instruction and examples regarding the drafting of documents and contracts, negotiation of disputes, and decision-making regarding the type of dispute resolution forum to recommend to a client.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8880      Consumer Bankruptcy
Comprehensive analysis of the options available to consumer debtors under chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. While the primary focus will be on the debtor's options, creditor strategies will also be considered. Recommended: DebtorCreditor Rights.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8858      Consumer Protection
Protection of consumers from false advertising, unfair sales practices, and consumer credit and debt collection abuse. Topics which may be covered are Truth-in-Lending Act, Uniform Consumer Credit Code, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act, Federal Trade Commission and Missouri Attorney General activity, Missouri consumer credit legislation, consumer warranties, consumer class actions, abusive collection practices.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8501      Contracts I
Formation and performance of simple contracts; consideration; express and constructive conditions, excuse of conditions; remedies for breach; contracts for benefit of third parties; assignment; impossibility of performance and discharge.
Credits: 3 hours
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