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Gain an overview of the substantive law that governs the legal relationships between private parties. The course focuses heavily on the law of torts (intentional torts, negligence, malpractice, strict liability, and product liability) and property (individual and concurrent ownership of property, acquisition of property, real estate sales/purchases, title, recording, and transfers of assets during lifetime and upon death). This course also provides a brief introduction to contracts and business organizations, which are covered more thoroughly in Fundamentals of Business Law/LEGL1-CE8804. As a class, we visit the New York City Small Claims Court to observe actual litigated matters between private parties.
