CONSUMER LAW

Prof. David E. Sorkin
The John Marshall Law School
Summer Session 2004

Syllabus (105K PDF)

Selected Illinois consumer protection statutes

Additional resources and links mentioned in class

Schedule

The class meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings from June 7 through July 21, 2004. No class meetings will be held from June 23 through July 7. The exam will be given on Monday, July 26.

Assignments for first week

• Monday, June 7: Read pages 1-35 in the Whaley casebook, and be prepared to discuss the questions and problems in class.
• Wednesday, June 9: Read pages 63-91 in the casebook. You can skip problem 9.
• If you want to read further ahead, the following week's assignments will likely include pages 91-117, 175-200, and 211-256.

Required textbooks

• Douglas J. Whaley, Problems and Materials on Consumer Law (Aspen 3d ed. 2002)
  (ISBN 0-7355-2601-X, publisher's list price: $65)
• Selected Commercial Statutes (West 2003 ed.)
  (ISBN 0-314-14686-5, publisher's list price: $37.50)
  (You need not purchase this if you already have an equivalent text.)

Course description

An examination of concerns particular to consumer transactions in formation, substance, and remedies. Topics will include advertising; consumer sales practices and contracts; consumer credit practices; fraud; warranties; and product standards and safety. Regulatory, statutory, and common-law obligations and remedies (both state and federal) will be addressed, with an emphasis on federal consumer protection statutes.

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