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Professor Solum

University of Illinois College of Law

 

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Reading

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01/14

Materials for Week One, pp. 1-17

Introduction to the Course, Goldberg v. Kelly

01/15

Materials for Week One, pp. 18-45

Mathews v. Eldridge, Note on Economic Analysis

01/16

Materials for Week One, pp. 46-57, CB:1206-1223

Firelock v. District Court, Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution

01/21

MLK Holiday

No Reading & No Class

01/22

Materials for Week Two, pp. 1-8

Hermann v. Cencom, Richards v. Jefferson County

01/23

CB:63-75

Pennoyer v. Neff, Hess v. Pawloski

01/28

CB:75-90

International Shoe v. Washington

01/29

CB:90-106

Continued from 1/28: Gray v. American Radiator, McGee v. International Life

New Material: Hanson v. Denckla, World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson,

01/30

CB:106-127

Kulko v. Superior Court, Burger King v. Rudzewicz, Asahi Metal Industry v. Superior Court, Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining

02/04

CB:127-135, CB:143- 159

Helicopteros Nacionales de Columbia v. Hall, Harris v. Balk, Shaffer v. Heitner

02/05

CB:160-182

 Burnham v. Superior Court, Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie des Bauxites, M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore, Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute, Review of Chapter Two

02/06

CB:183-195, S:663-669, CB:196-213, CB:234-244

Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., Jones v. Flowers, Maryland State Fireman’s Assocation v. Chaves, Connecticut v. Doehr

02/11

CB:245-269

Lacks v. Lacks, Mas v. Perry, AFA Tours v. Whitchurch

02/12

Class Cancelled

No reading.

02/13

Class Cancelled

No reading.

02/18

No Class

No Assigned Reading

02/19

CB:269-281, S:657-663

Osborn v. Bank of the United States, Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley, T.B. Harms v. Eliscu, Grable & Sons Metal Products v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing

02/20

CB:290-300, S:642 – 657

United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, Exxon Mobile v. Allapattah Services

02/22

Make-up, 10:30-11:45 a.m., Room H

CB:312-328

Shamrock Oil & Gas v. Sheets, Borough of West Mifflin v. Lancaster, Review of Chapter Four

02/25

CB:329-333, 337-360

Bates v. C & S Adjusters, Hoffman v. Blaski, Piper Aircraft Reyno

02/26

Materials on Choice of Law:1-18

First Restatement, Townsend v. Sears, Roebuck, and Co.

02/27

Materials on Choice of Law:19-29

Fletcher Excerpt, Swift v. Tyson, Excerpt from Justice Holmes’s Dissent in Southern Pacific v. The Jensen

03/03

CB:364-379

Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, Guaranty Trust Co. v. York

03/04

CB:379-401

Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Hanna v. Plumer, Walker v. Armco Steel

03/05

CB:401-406, 417-425

Stewart Organization v. Ricoh, Klaxon v. Stentor Manufacturing, Mason v. American Emery Wheel Works

03/10

CB:498-506, 510-512, CB:517-523

Lecture on the History of Pleading

Dioguardi v. During, Conley v. Gibson (note 3 following Dioguardi), Swierkiewicz v. Sorema

03/11

S:595-628, CB:540-545

Bell Atlantic v. Twombly, Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers

03/12

CB:546-561, Read Rule 11, Supplement 469-471

Ingraham v. United States, Beeck v. Aquaslide & Dive, Worthington v. Wilson

03/17

Spring Break

 

03/18

Spring Break

 

03/19

Spring Break

 

03/24

CB:578-599

Harris v. Avery, M.K. v. Tenet, United States v. Heyward-Robinson, Lasa per L’Industria

03/25

CB:599-625

Ellis Canning v. International Harvester, Ryder v. Jefferson Hotel, M.K. v. Tenet, Tanbro Fabrics v. Beaunit Mills, Bank of California v. Superior Court, Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust v. Patterson

03/26

No Class

No assigned reading.

03/31

CB:625-628, 633-638, 642-646, 652-658

Jeub v. B/G Foods, Inc., Hancock Oil v. Independent Distributing, Pan American Fire & Casualty v. Revere, Smuck v. Hobson

04/01

659-691

Castano v. American Tobacco

04/02

CB:691-696, 708-728

Hansberry v. Lee, Amchem Products v. Windsor

04/07

CB:740-754, 777-783

Kelly v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Seattle Times v. Rhinerhart, Zublake v. UBS Warburg

04/08

CB:830-842, 851-856

Velez v. Awning Windows, Nick v. Morgan’s Foods

04/09

CB:857-882

Lundeen v. Cordner, Celotex v. Catrett, Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Matsushita Electric Industrial v. Zenith Radio

04/14

CB: 897-904, 961-970, 977-980, 1014-1017, 1019-1023

Beacon Theatres v. Westover, Galloway v. United States, Denman v. Spain, Aetna Casualty & Surety v. Yeatts, Fisch v. Manger

04/15

CB:1059-1064, 1065-1078

Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel, Gillespie v. United States Steel

04/16

CB:1078-1090,

Bowles v. Russell

LaBuy v. Howes Leather, Atlantic City Electric v. General Electric, Bowles v. Russell

04/21

CB:59, 1113-1129

Fetter v. Beale, Rush v. City of Maple Heights, Mathews v. New York Racing Association, Jones v. Morris Plan Bank

04/22

CB:1134-1144, 1151-1158

Cromwell v. County of Sac, Russell v. Place, Rios v. Davis, Hanover Logansport v. Robert C. Anderson

04/23

CB:1162-1178

Bernhard v. Bank of American, Parklane Hosiery v. Shore

04/28

No Assigned Reading

No Class