Interactive Casebook Series
Home Interactive Casebook Titles My Books My Account Comments About Contact
West

West Interactive Casebook Series

A Contemporary Approach to Teaching and Learning


Available Now
Evidence:  A Contemporary Approach
Beckman, Crump, and Galves' Evidence: A Contemporary Approach
By Sydney A. Beckman, Susan W. Crump, and Fred A. Galves
ISBN 978-0-31419-105-2


Click here to preview the table of contents.

Click here to preview chapter two and three.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Written by experienced trial lawyers turned law professors, this book provides a comprehensive, engaging and effective treatment of evidence presented in a clear and concise format that is accessible and engaging to students. The casebook features a novel visual display and layout that uses text boxes, diagrams, and color/border segregated feature sections for hypotheticals, references to scholarly debates, useful information for students, and questions to provoke thought. A major distinguishing feature of the book is its inclusion of an accompanying electronic version with extensive hyper linking to Westlaw® versions of legal materials, Black’s Law Dictionary® definitions, supplementary online resources, and more.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Torts: A Contemporary Approach
Duncan and Turner's Torts: A Contemporary Approach
By Meredith Duncan and Ronald Turner
ISBN 978-0-31419-114-4


Page Proofs

ABOUT THE BOOK
This casebook is a user-friendly text organized to facilitate the study of law in the first year of law school. The text begins with an overview of the subject, being sure to point out distinctions between tort law and other types of law. It then covers intentional torts, negligence actions, and strict liability. The book concludes with materials on Products Liability, Defamation, and Privacy actions. The book includes classic cases as well as cases that are modern, interesting, and relevant to today’s students. Examples from the Restatement are interspersed throughout. The text is rich in the competing policy issues that drive and shape current tort law. The book also contains many problems and hypotheticals. As part of the Interactive Casebook Series, the text is available to students in both a hardbound and an electronic format. The electronic version is full of “hot links” that will take students wanting more to items of interest.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Investigative Criminal Procedure: A Contemporary Approach
Kamin and Bascuas Investigative Criminal Procedure: A Contemporary Approach
By Sam Kamin and Ricardo J. Bascuas
ISBN 978-0-31420-646-6


ABOUT THE BOOK
The print version of the book is self-contained, and can be used as the sole textbook. But students who purchase the book also have access to an e-version of the book that contains links to supplemental online materials. The authors have organized the book around the way criminal procedure issues arise in practice. The cases are lightly edited and include concurrences and dissents that illuminate the issues at stake or the philosophical divisions of the Court. The interactive e-version allows easy cross-referencing and encourages students to see the connections between the various topics discussed, making it easier for students to retain the big picture as they grapple with the details.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Contracts: A Contemporary Approach
Kunz and Chomsky's Contracts: A Contemporary Approach
By Christina L. Kunz and Carol L. Chomsky
ISBN 978-0-31418-996-7


Preview the table of contents.

Preview chapter one.

Preview chapter two.

ABOUT THE BOOK
This casebook allows students to learn more effectively by providing critical reading and thinking questions and well-situated text boxes with supplemental information to explain and expand understanding. With better advance preparation, class can begin at a more sophisticated level and proceed to deeper issues. The material is presented in a visually engaging manner, and the accompanying electronic version provides live links to cited sources and useful websites. Provisions from the Restatement, UCC, CISG, and UNIDROIT appear in text, alleviating the need for a statutory supplement. The book is organized chronologically in the traditional order for contract analysis. It includes classic cases foundational in the historical development of many concepts and newer cases chosen for their teachability and lessons about modern business practices and current issues. “Practice Pointers” provide a transactional focus by explaining the function of common contract clauses. The book includes both essay and multiple choice problems that encourage periodic review.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Constitutional Law: A Contemporary Approach, 2d
Maggs and Smith's Constitutional Law: A Contemporary Approach, 2d
By Gregory E. Maggs and Peter J. Smith
ISBN 987-0-31427-355-0


ABOUT THE BOOK
The second edition of the casebook, which is suitable either for a one- or two-semester course, strives to make constitutional law easily teachable and readily accessible for students. The authors have selected the cases very carefully and provided fuller versions of the opinions so that students get a good sense of the Court's reasoning. Text boxes call the students' attention to important aspects of each opinion, and the book is filled with introductions, points for discussion, hypotheticals, and executive summaries. The authors present a diversity of views on every subject, and, reflecting some of their own disagreements, the authors have written point-counterpoint discussions on many disputed questions.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Corporations:  A Contemporary Approach
Palmiter and Partnoy's Corporations: A Contemporary Approach
By Alan R. Palmiter and Frank Partnoy
ISBN 978-0-31418-997-4


Click here to preview the first chapter.

Click here to preview the fourth chapter.

ABOUT THE BOOK
This new Interactive Casebook brings corporate law to life for students by focusing on the role of corporations in contemporary society. The book features important and modern policy discussions and includes chapters on corporate social responsibility, externalities, and criminality. At the same time, the authors have made it easy for professors to teach from this book. It covers all of the major relevant cases, includes statutory materials in the text, and synthesizes useful note cases as illustrative examples. The book also covers basic financial concepts, including accounting, options, and executive compensation.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach
Pearce, Capra and Green's Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach
By Russell Pearce, Daniel J. Capra and Bruce A. Green
ISBN 978-0-31490-884-1


ABOUT THE BOOK
In Print and Online, Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach makes legal ethics fun and challenging by offering a comprehensive treatment of the law and ethics of lawyer’s work in a contemporary and accessible format. Faculty will have the option of using the casebook as an innovative paper text or as the foundation for a computer interactive pedagogy that features thought-provoking internet links, as well as multiple choice questions that allow the professor to connect interactively with each student through TWEN, even in a large lecture class.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Administrative Law: A Contemporary Approach, 2d
Popper, McKee, Varona, and Harter's Administrative Law: A Contemporary Approach, 2d
By Andrew Popper, Gwendolyn McKee, Anthony Varona and Philip Harter
ISBN 978-0-31425-557-0


ABOUT THE BOOK
For experienced law faculty and those new to teaching administrative law, this text offers a complete array of the traditional and familiar cases as well as recent decisions in the field, commentary, original case documents, and updates. Cases and supporting materials were edited and organized in a manner compatible with many pedagogical approaches to the teaching of administrative law, and with an eye towards facilitating self-contained, efficient and engaging reading assignments for individual class sessions. The new edition takes full advantage of the interactive casebook format, giving students access to the full text of most principal and note cases, legal scholarship, and select heretofore unavailable underlying agency documentation. There are dozens of new text boxes, new and challenging practice hypotheticals, and a number of important documents reflecting the recent presidential transition. The text includes more materials on adjudication than many administrative law books, including materials on agency intervention and discovery.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Civil Procedure: A Contemporary Approach, 3d
Spencer's Civil Procedure: A Contemporary Approach, 3d
By A. Benjamin Spencer
ISBN 978-0-31490-864-3


ABOUT THE BOOK
This third edition includes several significant recent decisions from the Supreme Court, including those addressing corporate citizenship for purposes of diversity jurisdiction (Hertz Corp. v. Friend, 130 S. Ct. 1181 (2010)), the Erie/Hanna doctrine(Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs., P.A. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 130 S. Ct. 1431 (2010)), pleading standards under Rule 8 (Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009)), compulsory party joinder (Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel, 553 U.S. 851 (2008), the relation back of amendments (Krupski v. Costa Crociere, S.p.A., 130 S. Ct. 2485 (2010)), and preclusion doctrine (Taylor v. Sturgell, 553 U.S. 880 (2008)). This edition also incorporates the 2009 time computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as the 2010 amendments to Rules 8, 26, and 56. Finally, this edition includes recent cases addressing the topic of preservation and spoliation in litigation (Pension Committee v. Banc of America Securities, 685 F. Supp. 2d 456 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. v. Cammarata, 688 F. Supp. 2d 598 (S.D. Tex. 2010)).

The casebook features a novel visual display and layout that uses text boxes, diagrams, and color/border segregated feature sections for hypotheticals, references to scholarly debates, useful information for students, and thought-provoking questions. A major distinguishing feature of the book is its inclusion of an accompanying electronic version with extensive hyperlinks to Westlaw versions of legal materials, Black’s Law Dictionary definitions, supplementary online resources, and more.

Click here to learn more about this book and the author.



Property:  A Contemporary Approach
Sprankling and Coletta's Property: A Contemporary Approach
By John G. Sprankling and Raymond R. Coletta
ISBN 978-0-31419-104-5


Click here to preview the first chapter.

ABOUT THE BOOK
This new casebook is designed to introduce property law to 21st-century law students. It covers the standard property topics with a blend of familiar and modern cases selected to appeal to contemporary students; it also includes sections on intellectual property and environmental law. Like other books in the Interactive Casebook Series, the accompanying electronic version allows students immediate access to the full text of cited cases, statutes, articles, and other materials on Westlaw®. In addition, the electronic version includes extensive photographs, maps, diagrams, and audio clips that help students understand the case materials.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach
Weaver, Burkoff, and Hancock's Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach
By Russell L. Weaver, John M. Burkhoff and Catherine Hancock
ISBN 978-0-31419-453-4


ABOUT THE BOOK
This book is designed to be easy to use and to produce rewarding and insightful classroom discussion. The focus is on teachability, rather than encyclopedic coverage of the field. The book includes modern cases that reflect the current state of the law and older cases that help students understand and evaluate the modern approach. The book contains numerous hypotheticals designed to stimulate and encourage thought and discussion. The authors have also included materials to help students develop practice skills.

Click here to learn more about this book and the authors.



Titles Coming in the Future

Berring and Edinger's Legal Research: A Contemporary Approach
By Robert C. Berring and Elizabeth Edinger

Bonfield, LaPiana and Nash's Trusts and Estates: A Contemporary Approach
By Lloyd Bonfield, William P. LaPlana and Jonathon R. Nash

Brauneis and Schechter's Copyright: A Contemporary Approach
By Robert Brauneis and Roger E. Schechter

Brostoff and Sinsheimer's Legal Writing, A Contemporary Approach
By Teresa Brostoff and Ann Sinsheimer

Donaldson and Tobin's Federal Income Taxation of Individuals: A Contemporary Approach
By Sam A. Donaldson and Donald B. Tobin

Hansen, Scafidi and Lim’s Intellectual Property: A Contemporary Approach
By Hugh C. Hansen, Susan Scafidi and Daryl Lim

Westacademic.com  |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service   |   ©2012 West Publishing Corp.