Schedule of Classes
Class times for Fall, 2008 have not been released yet.285.4 sec. 1 - Consumer Protection Law (Fall 2008)
Instructor: Seth Edward Mermin
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Units: 2
Meeting Time: -
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Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49759
The law of consumer protection governs every purchase you make, every advertisement you see, every student loan in your expanding portfolio. It may be the single most relevant body of law to your own experience and your everyday life. And yet � you still wonder whether it would have been better to buy that casebook with a credit card instead of a check, or whether it�s legal for those infomercial spokespeople to say what they say, or what it is you were supposed to ask the lender before you signed that loan application.
Through conscientious adherence to traditional law school tools of inquiry � including field trips to retail establishments � this course will explore the theoretical and historical underpinnings of consumer protection law as it has developed over the past century and as it operates today. The course will examine constitutional issues governing consumer law, from commercial �free speech� to federal preemption of state law. It will provide an introduction to the substantive law of predatory lending, debt collection and product warranties. It will explore the application of consumer law to emerging technologies. And it will do all this in just two hours every week. (How much would you pay for this course? Wait � don�t answer yet. There�s more....)
Exam Notes: P
Special Notes: LE(20)
Course Category: Social Justice and Public Interest
Course Subcategories:
Business Law
Public Law and Policy
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