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Teaching Cases
If you have a teaching case that you’d like posted here, please send the information to Shelly Whitmer at sjmoore@umich.edu.
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ALSB Videos:
“WTO Case – China’s Export Restriction on Rare Earth Elements,” Ruth Jebe, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, delivered at the 2012 ALSB Annual Conference, August 2012, Kansas City MO
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SUBJECT DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| BitTorrent: Copyrights in Cyberspace | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Venture Capital |
| Black Duck Software | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Copyright & Open Source |
| Cartier v. Metro | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Claude Marlio | |
| Case Study of Apple, Inc. for Business Law Students: How Apple’s Business Model Controls Digital Content Through Legal and Technological Means | Margo E.K. Reder | Trademark; Patent; Trade Secret; Contract; Licensing; Antitrust |
| EMC Corporation: Proposed Acquisition of VMware | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Patents, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Free Speech, and Barriers to Interstate Commerce: A Case of Imported Beer | Susanna Monseau | Interstate Commerce; Alcohol Regulation; Commercial Speech; Trademark |
| Hate Speech, the First Amendment, and Professional Codes of Conduct: Where to Draw the Line? | Jeffrey A. Mello | Free Speech; Judicial Conduct; Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation |
| Heartwine | Frances E. Zollers, Syracuse University | Intellectual Property-all aspects; ownership of discoveries; liquor; product liability |
| Innovation and Invention – A Patent Guide for Inventors and Managers | David Orozco, Michigan Technological University and James G. Conley | |
| Intellectual Property – The Ground Rules | David Orozco, Michigan Technological University and James G. Conley | |
| International Legal and Ethical Considerations at Pfizer, Inc. | Marisa Anne Pagnattaro | International Law; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry; Public Relations |
| Invite the Magic of Siegfried and Roy into Your Torts Discussion | M.P. “Marty” Ludlum | Jurisdiction; Negligence; Strict Liability; Employment Law |
| Kelo v. City of New London: An Ideal Case to Teach Ethical and Legal Principles | Lamar Odom and Analco Gonzalez | Eminent Domain; Sources of Law; Judicial Review; Stare Decisis; Federalism; Ethics; Court System and Jurisdiction |
| Kirkwood Inc. | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Contracts, Torts |
| L. Londell McMillan | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Contracts |
| LAE Enterprises Corp. | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Framework | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| M&A Legal Context: Basic Framework for Corporate Governance | Constance E. Bagley, Yale, Carliss Baldwin, and John Quinn | |
| M&A Legal Context: Hostile Takeovers | Constance E. Bagley, Yale, Carliss Baldwin, and John Quinn | |
| M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company | Constance E. Bagley, Yale, Carliss Baldwin, and John Quinn | |
| Merchant Card Services, Inc. (A) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Venture Capital, Fiduciary Duty, Tortious Interference |
| Merchant Card Services, Inc. (B) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Venture Capital, Fiduciary Duty, Tortious Interference |
| Merchant Card Services, Inc. (C) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Venture Capital, Fiduciary Duty, Tortious Interference |
| Napster | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Michael J. Roberts | |
| Note on Application of the Antitrust Laws to the New Economy: An Analysis of United States v. Microsoft Corporation | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Note on the Tax and Accounting Treatment of Restricted Stock Awards, Nonqualified Stock Options, and Incentive Stock Options and the Securities Law Applicable Thereto | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Priceline.com v. Microsoft (A) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Michael J. Roberts | |
| Priceline.com v. Microsoft (B) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Michael J. Roberts | |
| Richard Spellman (A) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Michael J. Roberts | Executive Compensation, Tax, Restricted Stock, Employment Agreements, & Venture Capital |
| Richard Spellman (B) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Michael J. Roberts | Executive Compensation, Tax, Restricted Stock, Employment Agreements, & Venture Capital |
| Sale of Hephaestus, Inc. to Vulcan Ventures, Inc. | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Silhouette v. Hartlauer | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Claude Marlio | |
| Southern States Communications | Constance E. Bagley, Yale and Michael B. Keating | Patents, Litigation |
| Subcontinental Telecommunications Solutions | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| The Case of the Unhappy Sports Fan: Embracing Student-Centered Learning and Promoting Upper-Level Cognitive Skills Through an Online Dispute Resolution Simulation | Lucille M. Ponte | Active Learning Strategies; Cognitive Theory; Negotiation; Online Simulation |
| The Doctrine of Stare Decisis and Lawrence v. Texas | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| This Bud’s For You: Understanding International Intellectual Property Law Through the Ongoing Dispute over the Budweiser Trademark | Robert C. Bird | International Law; Intellectual Property; Trademark |
| Tires R Us: A Case Study in Choosing a Trade Name and Service Mark | John Dickson and Keith Maxwell, University of Puget Sound, and Janell M. Kurtz, St. Cloud State University | |
| Tires R Us Teaching Note | John Dickson and Keith Maxwell, University of Puget Sound, and Janell M. Kurtz, St. Cloud State University | |
| Tower Software | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Troubled Times at Upturn Records: Getting Traditional Legal Concepts to Dance to the New Online Beat | Robert C. Bird, Lucille M. Ponte, Gerald R. Ferrera, and Stephen D. Lichtenstein | Electronic Discovery; Employment Discrimination; Freedom of Speech; Copyright; Personal Jurisdiction; Cyberlaw |
| Using the Case Study Approach to Challenge Students in an Introductory Business Law Course | Darren Charters, Sally Gunz, and Vivian Schoner | Active Learning; Torts; Contracts; Corporate Law; Assessment of Case Study Approach |
| Warner Bros. Embraces BitTorrent | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Intellectual Property, Contracts |
| WebSaver | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Winning Legally: Using the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| X-IT and Kidde (A) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Contracts, Trade Secrets, Litigation, Copyright |
| X-IT and Kidde (B) | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | Contracts, Trade Secrets, Litigation, Copyright |
| Zeus Electronics | Constance E. Bagley, Yale | |
| Zidane’s Last Red CArd (A, B, & C) – Instructor’s Manual | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College | |
| Zidane’s Last Red Card (A) | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College | |
| Zidane’s Last Red Card (A) – Discussion Questions | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College | |
| Zidane’s Last Red Card (B) | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College | |
| Zidane’s Last Red Card (B) – Discussion Questions | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College | |
| Zidane’s Last Red Card (C) | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College | |
| Zidane’s Last Red Card (C) – Discussion Questions | Cheryl Kirschner, Babson College |