Archive for March, 2006

A Lesson On Contracts From Howard Stern

Monday, March 20th, 2006

The lawsuit is for compensatory and punitive damages for multiple breaches of contract, fraud, unjust enrichment, and misappropriation of CBS Radio’s broadcast time. It further seeks damages from Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. for unfair competition and tortious interference with Stern’s CBS contract.
The 43-page complaint charges:
Howard Stern repeatedly and willfully breached his [...]

How Will You Afford Law School?

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

By Rebecca Luczycki
Yasmin Waring was an up-and-coming young Hollywood scriptwriter when she made a decision that would change her life. She would attend law school. To do that, she moved halfway across the country, to Dayton, Ohio, gave up her glamorous $70,000-a-year job, and changed her lifestyle completely. Waring, now in her final year of [...]

Law School Success

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

by Carolyn Nygren
Assumption 1
Since my professors spend so much time in class on the facts and the procedural issues of each case, that is what I need to know. I will prepare for exams by making an “outline” which will consist of summaries of the cases and my class notes.
Fact
In most courses, the [...]

The IRAC Method

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

?Preparing For Exams? Professor Barbara Glesner Fines University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law
Knowing your goals:
Your goal on most law school exams is to demonstrate a variety of skills, only one of which is knowledge of the legal rules.
The primary aspects of exam questions are:
Analysis (often termed “issue-spotting”). For many examinations, issue spotting constitutes [...]