Fall 2024
Professor(s):
Elizabeth Trujillo (FACULTY)
Credits: 4
Course Areas: 1st Year - Section C
Time: 1:00p-2:30p MWTH Location: 102B
Course Outline: This course examines legally enforceable promises. The topics include contract formation, contract interpretation, the performance of contractual obligations, defenses to breaches of contract, and remedies.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: (Synchronous – On Campus Exams) The UH registration system instruction mode for this course is listed in parenthesis. Contrary to the UH information, some student materials may not be available online, such as an assigned casebook. A physical classroom may be assigned for this course to give students a location in the Law Center to join the virtual class sessions. If the course has a final examination, it will be conducted in a classroom in face-to-face mode requiring your physical presence. Other assessment, such as a mid-term exam, may also be in a classroom.
Prerequisites:
First Day Assignments: First Day Assignment
Final Exam Schedule: 12/9/2024 1-5pm 102A
This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA: Yes
Pass-Fail Student Election: Unavailable (Required Course)
Course Materials
Book(s) Required
Course Materials: Randy E. Barnett and Nathan Oman, Contracts: Cases and Doctrine (7th ed.) (Aspen Publishers, 2021) ISBN: 9781543826272; Tracey E. George and Russell Korobkin, Selections from the Restatement (Second) and Uniform Commercial Code for First-Year Contracts (Aspen, 2023 Supplement) ISBN: 9798889061526. NOTE: THE 2022 EDITION OF THE SUPPLEMENT WAS INCORRECTLY ORDERED BY THE BOOKSTORE. THIS CLASS USES THE 2023 EDITION.
You may also access the class textbooks online at Casebook Connect Wolters Kluwer: www.casebookconnect.com. If you choose the online access, I also recommend you get the bundle version that includes access to Connected Quizzing. I will assign these online quizzes periodically at the end of a section for practice to review the material. Having connected quizzing is not required, but strongly encouraged. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TANGIBLE ASPEN SUPPLEMENT WILL BE THE ONLY BOOK/MATERIALS ALLOWED DURING THE FINAL EXAM. NO ONLINE VERSION WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
