Civil procedure

Synopsis

This latest edition of the best-selling casebook in civil procedure maintains its reputation for flexible organization, manageable length, and accessible style. Civil Procedure, Sixth Edition, earned its popularity with both students and instructors by making the subject understandable without sacrificing comprehensive coverage. Continually refined through years of successful classroom use, The casebook: Provides an effective overview of the procedural system to give students a working knowledge of the system and of techniques for statutory analysis. Features a clear organization, concisely edited cases chosen to be readily accessible to first-year students, and textual notes introducing each section that highlight connections between material and practical problems. Covers the breadth of the course in fewer pages than other civil procedure casebooks, To help students master complex course material in a limited number of hours. Maintains a flexible organization for professors who want to teach topics in a different order, such as beginning with Pleadings instead of Jurisdiction. Features a complete teaching package that includes a Teacher's Manual with specific instructions for each case and each class, As well as, alternative ways to organize the book; a CD-ROM with Powerpoint slides for a complete civil procedure course; a second CD-ROM with the complete text of cases; and an annual Statutory and case Supplement. What's new in the Sixth Edition? Focus on procedure as lawyers' strategy, allowing students to see procedural rules as part of an overall litigation strategy. Expanded emphasis on interaction of arbitration and litigation, and on the courts as regulators of arbitral fairness. Updated discovery materials addressing recent Rules changes. More thorough treatment of settlements now include sample documents and problems. Coverage of recent developments regarding the Internet and personal jurisdiction, The Erie doctrine, pleading doctrines, litigation finance, and fee. See for yourself why Stephen C. Yeazell's Civil Procedure is the choice of so many instructors nationwide -- examine the Sixth Edition before your next course.