Civil Procedure

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Learn more about Connected eBooksIn Civil Procedure, Tenth Edition, the authors employ a pedagogical style that offers flexible organization at a manageable length. The book gives students a working knowledge of the procedural system and introduces the techniques of statutory analysis. The cases selected are factually interesting and do not involve substantive matters beyond the experience of first-year students. The problems following the cases present real-life issues. Finally, the book incorporates a number of dissenting opinions to dispel the notion that most procedural disputes present clear-cut issues. New to the Tenth Edition: - Revised coverage of discovery, including the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and digital discovery
- Revised and updated coverage of arbitration, including class waivers
- Contemporary cases and examples added throughout
Professors and students will benefit from: - Teachable, well-structured text featuring clear organization, concisely edited cases chosen to be readily accessible to first-year students, textual notes introducing each section that highlight connections between material, and practical problems
- A manageable length which allows the class to get through this complex course material in limited hours
- Flexible organization, adaptable to a variety of teaching approaches
- A clear, straightforward writing style, making the material accessible to students without oversimplifying
- An effective overview of the procedural system, which provides students with a working knowledge of the system and of techniques for statutory analysis
- Assessment questions and answers at the end of each chapter, to help students test their comprehension of the material