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| Remedies Available from U.S. Courts | Damages, injunctions and other remedies used by courts in the U.S. right wrongs in civil lawsuits. |
| Constitutional Rights When Facing Criminal Charges | When facing criminal charges in the U.S., individuals have rights provided by the constitution and other bodies of law. |
| Business Organizations -- Sole Proprietor | Doing business as an individual. |
| Business Organizations -- Agency | Agents representing principals to third parties. |
| Business Organizations -- Partnerships | General, limited and other forms of partnership. |
| Business Organizations -- LLC | The U.S. limited liability company. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Introduction | Introduction to legal issues surrounding U.S. Corporations. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Variations | Close corporations, S-corps. and other varieties of U.S. corporations. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Formation | Incorporation & organizing a U.S. corporation. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Shares | Common stock, preference shares & capitalization. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Officers | Appointment, authority & responsibilities of management in a corporation. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Directors | The Board of Directors—Appointment, authority & responsibility. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Shareholders | Rights & authority of corporate shareholders. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Duties & Conflicts | Duties of stakeholders & common disputes. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Piercing Corporate Veil | Breaking through the corporate limited liability shield. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Mergers & Acquisitions | Management-approved and hostile takeovers. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Derivative Suits | Lawsuits brought by shareholders on behalf of corporation against a third party. |
| Business Organizations -- Insider Trading | Non-Public Information & Trading of stock by corporate insiders. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Short Swing Profits | Restricting insiders making short swing profits at expense of the company. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Fraud | Misrepresentation & deception in the corporation. |
| Business Organizations -- Corporations: Insolvency | Creditor rights, Chapter 7, Chapter 11 reorganizations. |
| Civil Procedure 1 -- Introduction | Principles & U.S. Federal Rules. |
| Civil Procedure 2 -- Personal Jurisdiction | Court’s Jurisdiction over Individuals, Corporations & Things. |
| Civil Procedure 3 -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction | Getting into U.S. Federal Court. |
| Civil Procedure 4 -- Venue | The Specific U.S. County or District to Hear the Case. |
| Civil Procedure 5 -- Pleadings | Complaint, Answer, Motions & other Pleadings. |
| Civil Procedure 6 -- Joinder | Joining & handling multiple parties & claims. |
| Civil Procedure 7 -- Service of Process | Notification--delivery of the writ or summons. |
| Civil Procedure 8 -- Discovery | Compelling the production of evidence. |
| Civil Procedure 9 -- Prior Judgments | Effect & Treatment of Former Adjudication. |
| Civil Procedure 10 -- Trial Phase | Juries, judgments, appeals and new trials. |
| Civil Procedure -- California Specific | Contrasting California & U.S. Federal Rules. |
| U.S. Constitution -- History | History & source of constitutional law. |
| U.S. Constitution -- Legislative Powers | Powers of Congress under the U.S. Constitution. |
| U.S. Constitution -- Executive Powers | Powers of the President and the Executive Branch under the U.S. Constitution |
| U.S. Constitution -- Federal v. State Powers | State v. Federal powers under the U.S. Constitution. |
| U.S. Constitution -- Individual Rights | Constitutional rights of citizans and other individuals. |
| U.S. Constitution -- Equal Protection | Individuals rights to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. |
| U.S. Constitution -- Free Speech | Right to freedom of speech under the U.S. Constitution. |
| Contracts -- Introduction & History | History and source of contract law in the U.S. |
| Contracts -- Formation | Various ways in which contracts are formed. |
| Contracts -- Consideration & Substitutes | Sources of contractual obligations. |
| Contracts -- Performance / Breach | Grounds for contractual disputes. |
| Contracts -- Indentification & Interpretation | Determining the terms of the contract. |
| Contracts -- Third Parties | Agreements involving more than two parties. |
| Contracts -- Discharge | Discharge of contractual duties. |
| Contracts -- Remedies for Breach | How contractual breaches are remedied by the courts. |
| Contracts -- Defenses Against Enforcement | Defenses to breach of contract claims. |
| Contracts -- Varieties | Various types of contracts defined. |
| Evidence 1 -- Introduction | Rules of evidence in U.S. Federal Courts. |
| Evidence 2 -- Relevancy | Admission of relevant evidence. |
| Evidence 3 -- Character | Restricting evidence to the facts of the case at hand. |
| Evidence 4 -- Hearsay | Second-hand evidence. Reliability of testimony presented to the court. |
| Evidence 5 -- Witnesses & Impeachment | Challenging the reliability of witness testimony. |
| Evidence 6 -- Experts | Expert witnesses, facts, opinions & conclusions. |
| Evidence 7 -- Authentication | Validating the authenticity of evidence. |
| Evidence 8 -- Privileges | Evidence excluded regardless of relevancy or reliability. |
| Evidence -- California Rules | Contrasting Californian & Federal Rules. |
| Real Property -- History | History & source of U.S. real property law. |
| Real Property -- Acquisition | Transfers of ownership. Powers of the State. |
| Real Property -- Co-Ownership | Forms of multiple, simultaneous tenancy. |
| Real Property -- Limitations & Encumbrances | Covenants, easements, profits, zoning. |
| Real Property -- Present & Future Interests | Present estates & future interests. |
| Real Property -- Landlord-Tenant | Rights & duties of landlords & tenants |
| Secured Transactions | Acquiring a security interest in collateral owned by the borrower with right to foreclose. |
| Torts -- History | History and source of U.S. torts law. |
| Torts -- Intentional | Private lawsuits compensating intentional injury. |
| Torts -- Negligence | Compensating unintentional injury. |
| Torts -- Strict Liability | Liability without negligence or fault. Preventing dangerous activities. |
| Torts -- Remedies & Third Parties | Scope of compensation available & allocation of liability. |
| Torts -- Various | Variety of grounds for tort claims. |
| Wills & Succession | Wills and inheritance under California law. |
| Trusts | Property held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). |
| Professional Responsibility -- Of Lawyers | Law of Lawyering |
| Community Property | Civil law method of dividing marital property following divorce. |
| Criminal Law | Principles of U.S. criminal law. |