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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of property, life and liability insurance, including the process of contract formation, coverage, defenses, amount of recovery, subrogation, and the litigation relationship between the insurer and the insured.
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3.00 Credits
A study of Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code involving consensual security interests in personal property and fixtures and the sale of accounts and chattel paper. Topics covered include creation of a security interest, types of collateral and types of security agreements, perfection, multistate transactions, priorities, and rights on default.
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3.00 Credits
A study of consumer protection laws, with focus on the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, warranty law, federal and state debt collection practices acts, and basic insurance law principles.
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3.00 Credits
A study of constitutional and statutory law, not covered in Criminal Procedure, as it relates to and affects the various stages of a criminal prosecution, including pretrial detention, the charging decision, grand jury, discovery, the plea, jury selection, and trial. Several advanced constitutional issues are covered in depth, including double jeopardy, speedy trial, confrontation clause and competency. For a student pursuing the Criminal Practice area of concentration, this is best taken as early as possible and strongly recommended prior to post-conviction procedure and the externship. Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure.
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3.00 Credits
A study of corporate criminal liability and personal liability in the organizational setting, focusing on federal statutory and regulatory offenses that are frequently prosecuted in the business or corporate setting such as mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, RICO, tax crimes and obstruction of justice.
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3.00 Credits
A study of constitutional limitations on police investigation of crime, including search and seizure, interrogations, lineups, and serveillance.
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3.00 Credits
A study of developments in the fields of civil rights under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and under federal and state legislation.Prerequisite: Constitutional Law
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the law regarding the formation and protection of rights in intangible property and unfair trade practices of businesses. Subjects covered include a survey of copyright and patent law as well as more in depth treatment, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition law. Advanced courses in copyright and patent law are also available.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Environmental Law, focusing on major federal regulatory programs and certain state issues related to these programs. Statutory programs include the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Additionally, there is a major emphasis on the federal Superfund statute.This course and Natural Resources Protection Water Law together provide a basic understanding of the history and legal principles of domestic environmental and natural resource protection laws.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the law regulating the relationship between employers and their employees including the doctrine of "employment-at-will" and its erosion by federal and state statutes and common law; employee privacy issues; the protection of trade secrets; employee non-compete agreements; overtime and minimum wage laws; Texas Workers' Compensation Law; and unemployment claims.
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