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Professor Vukowich

J.D. Seminar 100 (cross-listed) | 3 credit hours

This seminar examines consumers' vulnerabilities in the marketplaces of the 21st Century and the laws that are designed to protect them. It will study and compare American and European legal systems' approaches to protecting consumers' interests. Topics will include advertising, deceptive sales practices (including Internet and telemarketing fraud), credit (usury, Truth-in-Lending, reporting and billing), unfair contract terms, and product warranties. How consumer protection laws are enforced by government and individual consumers will also be explored. In addition, the seminar considers and compares how responsibility for consumer protection is shared between the federal and state governments in the United States and between the European Union and its member states in Europe.

A written paper that satisfies the Law Center’s upperclass writing standards is required. Grades will be based upon the quality of the paper and seminar participation.