Law 2 - Partnerships and Corporations

Prof. Jordan Description of Class Syllabus

Due Dates
updated: 11-17-05
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Class

 

 

 

Due Date
Thursdays at 11:30 pm

 

 

 

Lecture

 

 

 

Discussion

 

 

 

Quiz
Assignment

 

 

 

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9/15/05
Thursday

 

 



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Read Syllabus

Read this to get started

 

None

 

 

#1
Introduce yourself to the class

#2
Read How to Study Law & Post

 

 

#3
Read "Good Legal Writing"

 

 

 

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9/22/05
Thursday

 

 

 

Read Chapter 35 Proprietorships & Franchises

 

 

 

Read Briefing Law Cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

#4
Chp. 35
Discussion
Franchise Termination
Heating Specialist v. Jones

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review simple Partnership agreement

review change in California Partnership law since 1997


#5
Discuss the decision of a recent Business Organization Case and its impact on business law

 

 

 

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9/29/05
Thursday
 

 

 





 

 

 

#A
Chp. 35
Sole Proprietorships and Franchises
quiz

 

 

 

 

 


#6
Simple Partnership Agreement due



 

 

 

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10/06/05
Thursday

 





Read Chp. 36 Partnerships and Special Business Forms

 

 

 


 

 

 



#7
Chp. 36
Discussion
Partnerships
Weisner vs. BBD

 

 

 

How to improve your score results in your law quizzes

 

 

 


 

 

 

5

 





10/13/05
Thursday

 

 

Read Chp. 37 Corporations Formation and Financing
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#B
Chp. 36
Partnerships and Special Business Forms
Quiz


 

 

 

Review RUPA


Review Complex Ptsp

 

 

 

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10/20/05
Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

#8
Chp. 37
Discussion
Corp Formation and Financing
Hill v. County Concrete

 

 

 



 







#C
Chp. 37
Corporations - Formation and Financing Quiz

 

 

 

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#9
Complex Ptsp Due

 

 

 

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10/27/05
Thursday

 

Read Chp. 38 Corporations - Directors, Officers and Shareholders

 

 

 

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Review Articles Inc.
&
Incorporation Steps

 

 

 

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11/03/05
Thursday

 

 

 


 

#10
Chp. 38
Discussion
Business Judgment RuleWittman v. Crooke

 

 

 



 

#D
Chp. 38
Corporations - Directors, Officers and Shareholders Quiz

 

 

 

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#12
Art. Inc. due

 

 

 

9

 





11/10/05
Thursday

 

Read Chp. 39
Corporations - Merger, Consolidation and Termination

 

 

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#11
Chp. 39
Discussion
Corporate Dissolution
Scott v. Trans System

 

 

 

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10

 





11/17/05
Thursday

 

Read Chp. 40
Corporations - Investor Protection and Online Securities Offerings

 

 



 

#E
Chp. 39
Corporations - Merger, Consolidation and Termination
Quiz

 

 

 

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Incorporation Steps/Forms

#14 Summarize Incorp. steps

Review Corp. Bylaws


Review Corporate Forms


 

 

 

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11/26/05
Saturday

 

 

 

Read Chp. 41 - Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships

 

 

#13
Chp. 40
discussion
Corporations: Investor Protection

 

 

 

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#F
Chp. 40
Corporations - Investor Protection and Online Securities Offerings
Quiz

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

#15
Corp. Bylaws Due

#16
Minutes 1st Meeting Due

 

 

 

12

 





12/01/05
Thursday

 

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#17
Chp. 41
Discussion
LLC
JMTR v. Duchin









 

 

 


#G
Chp. 41 - Limited Liabilities Companies


 

 

 

 




 

 

 

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12/08/05
Thursday

 



Overview of Antitrust Law

 

 

 

Read Chp. 46 - Antitrust Law


 

 

 


 

#18
Chp. 46
discussion
Antitrust Law

 




#H
Chp. 46 - Antitrust law

 

 

 

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#19
Corporate Forms
Due

 

 

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12/15/05
Thursday

 


Read Chp. 50 - Insurance Law

Overview of Insurance


Chp. 50
Insurance

 

 




#20
Chp. 50
discussion
Insurance Law

 

 




 

 



#I
Chp. 50 - Insurance Law Quiz



 

 

 




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