GSB 42201, Fall,
2007
The
Randal
C. Picker
Leffmann
Professor of Commercial Law
The
Website: picker.uchicago.edu
Email: r-picker@uchicago.edu
Voice: 773.702.0864
· 50% participation in blogs
· 50% take-home final
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Date |
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Topics/Issues |
Cases/Materials |
Context Links |
Pre Slides |
Post Slides |
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M,
9/24 |
1 |
Introduction:
Property and Contracts |
International News Service, UCC
Selections, ProCD (1-24) |
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M,
10/1 |
2 |
Entity
Choice/Duties of Directors and Officers |
Van Gorkum (25-52)
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M,
10/8 |
3 |
(1)
Compensation (2)
Information Disclosure and Securities Markets |
Disney, Basic (53-94)
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M,
10/15 |
4 |
(1)
Governance and Corporations in Crisis (2)
Monitoring the Monitors: Andersen |
Breeden Report on
MCI/WorldCom, Andersen Materials (95-145) |
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M,
10/22 |
5 |
Monitoring
the Monitors: KPMG |
KPMG Materials (147-217) |
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M,
10/29 |
6 |
Structuring
Transactions and Bankruptcy |
W.R. Grace, Sec. 1129, 203 N. LaSalle (218-238) |
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M,
11/5 |
7 |
Trade
Secrets and Patents |
UTSA,
Patent Statute, Amazon Patent, Amazon (239-278) |
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M,
11/12 |
8 |
Copyright
and Trademarks |
Copyright
Statute, Grokster, Qualitex, Abercrombie (279-307) |
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M,
11/19 |
9 |
Antitrust |
Microsoft
(308-335) |
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M,
11/26 |
10 |
Network
Industries: Standards Businesses |
DVD
Business Review Letters, |