Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters & Why, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1454810971 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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This was very useful for me while taking the class Benny Davi This was very useful for me while taking the class. Would definitely recommend as it really explains everything sufficiently and in a way that is easily understandable.. "Helpful" according to Shannon. The author breaks down difficult topics in a way that is understandable because Civ Pro is so dry but this book made it bearable.. THIS IS THE BEST SUPPLEMENT OUT THERE. Honestly, I learned more from reading this book cover to cover the week before the exam, than I learned from my entire semester in Civil Procedure. This brilliant book breaks down civil procedure into manageable chunks. It even manages to make the material interesting. I'd recommend reading it as a supplement as you cover each new topic throughout the semester, instead of
By the end of each chapter, students will have a clear understanding of not only how the procedural rules and doctrines work, but also how the pieces of the puzzle fit together.Overviews set up each topic.FAQs give straight answers to frequent questions and clear up common mistakes and misconceptions.Sidebars offer insights, study tips, and practice pointers.Step-by-step analyses demonstrate how to apply the materialChapter summaries provide quick review guides.Connections helps students fit the material with other topics in civil procedure.Updated and thoughtfully revised, the Second Edition provides:Updated rules and statutes to reflect recent amendments, includingnew rules on summary judgment, discovery, and amendment of pleadingsnew statutes on jurisdiction and venueCoverage of important recent casespersonal jurisdictionsubject matter jurisdictionErie doctrineclass actions, and more Updated tables, illustrations, and analyses. Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why, like a great teacher, helps law students understand civil procedure clearly and deeply. Procedural rules and doctrines that at first seem incomprehensible finally make sense when students understand what the rules are trying to do, how they are used in practice, and how they fit into the bigger picture.Unlike oversimplified outlines or lengthy treatises, Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why, actually teaches the material with clear explanati