When professors teach complex topics like trademarks in a business law or legal environment class, the delivery is often too abstract. Textbooks tend to focus on black-letter basics of trademark law, ignoring strategic considerations. Experienced managers know that the strongest trademarks (legally speaking) do not necessarily sell products. These…

"Case Studies and Case-Based Learning" brings authentic, real-world learning to the classroom and: (1) Transforms students' thinking and fosters 21st-century skills; (2) Provides strategies, examples, and resources for implementing case-based learning across the disciplines; (3) Features a step-by-step process for creating case-based…

This article begins with a description of a role-play exercise for teaching the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to an introductory Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Law (Business Law) undergraduate class. It goes on to provide the context for consumer debt in the United States. Next, the problems of debt collection are…

This case study allows students to apply their corporate law and ethical knowledge to a socially focused business in a global environment. The assignments provide opportunities for reflection on some of the challenges facing Ben & Jerry's as the company attempted to pursue corporate social responsibility in three separate, but related,…

In September 2010, William Weldon, chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), was called to testify in front of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to explain the largest product recall in the 125-year history of the well-known pharmaceutical and consumer products company. This article presents a…

It is proposed that the most interesting ethical problems arise from the use of legal skills within the system, and a curriculum for teaching ethics in a contracts course is outlined. The approach uses personal morality to resolve ethical issues that are unresolvable by application of the Code or Rules. (MSE)

A theory of legal problem solving is presented and proposed as a foundation for designing instruction and for analyzing law-related problems. It is argued that the development of problem-solving skills should be made the primary goal of legal education as a whole. (MSE)

It is proposed that first year legal writing courses should include discussions of legal ethics, professional responsibility, and professional courtesy. This approach is illustrated in one specific writing assignment, the demand letter. Ethical issues that arise in other typical first year writing assignments are then summarized briefly. (MSE)

The means available to educators to communicate the uncertain but real risks of toxic substance exposure are examined and analyzed, and a pedagogical model designed to stimulate all segments of society to act is proposed. (MSE)

Brooklyn Law School's Big Apple Clinic, in which law student interns represent New York City and its employees in civil litigation, provides a realistic setting for teaching about bias in the courts and the legal system generally, and for teaching students to explore methods for dealing with prejudiced behavior. (MSE)

Despite student preconceptions, basic antitrust doctrine is easy to convey in a health law course. In either a survey course or one specifically devoted to the application of antitrust principles to the health industry, medical peer review provides an excellent case study. (MSE)

It is proposed that simulations outside an overtly legal context are valuable for law students, permitting them to understand the extent to which their everyday social behavior constitutes desirable professional behavior. Eight specific simulation topics are suggested. (MSE)

It is proposed that a course on the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 is shaped largely by one question: how does the rhetoric behind the law match the reality of its operation? Issues such a course can address are identified, and possible course formats and teaching materials are discussed. (MSE)

Suggestions are given for health law teachers to use the topic of medical peer review to connect many issues in current medical practice. The range of peer review activities is outlined and a series of problems illustrating complex problems of peer review in the context of client needs is presented. (MSE)

A discussion of teaching assistants (TAs) in the law school looks at the TA's cognitive and affective roles and effective ways to use TAs to reinforce usual forms of learning in the large class; introduce a broadened range of materials, skills, and learning methods; and transform the large class experience. (MSE)