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• Chapter 1. Bankruptcy (~25 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Introduction to Bankruptcy (~3 Minutes)
  • 2. Secured Debts vs. Unsecured Debts (~2 Minutes)
  • 3. Bankruptcy Trustees (~4 Minutes)
  • 4. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (~6 Minutes)
  • 5. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (~5 Minutes)
  • 6. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy (~2 Minutes)

• Chapter 2. Contracts (~27 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Introduction to Contracts (~3 Minutes)
  • 2. Offer and Acceptance (~3 Minutes)
  • 3. Consideration (~5 Minutes)
  • 4. Breach of Contract (~7 Minutes)
  • 5. Damages (~6 Minutes)
  • 6. Defenses (~1 Minutes)

• Chapter 3. Real Property (~23 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Ownership of Property (~3 Minutes)
  • 2. Zoning Laws and Regulations (~7 Minutes)
  • 3. Eminent Domain (~4 Minutes)
  • 4. Easements (~5 Minutes)
  • 5. Covenants (~0 Minutes)

• Chapter 4. Intellectual Property (~15 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. What is Intellectual Property? (~2 Minutes)
  • 2. Copyright Law (~1 Minutes)
  • 3. Fair Use (~3 Minutes)
  • 4. Trademarks (~2 Minutes)
  • 5. Patents (~1 Minutes)
  • 6. Trade Secrets (~2 Minutes)
  • 7. The Public Domain (~0 Minutes)

• Chapter 5. Consumer Law (~33 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Before the FDA (~3 Minutes)
  • 2. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 (~3 Minutes)
  • 3. The Establishment of the Federal Trade Commission (~4 Minutes)
  • 4. Deceptive Advertising (~9 Minutes)
  • 5. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (~8 Minutes)
  • 6. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (~3 Minutes)

• Chapter 6. Corporations (~47 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Corporations at a Glance (~11 Minutes)
  • 2. Agency (~16 Minutes)
  • 3. Partnerships (~2 Minutes)
  • 4. The Board of Directors (~5 Minutes)
  • 5. Shareholders (~4 Minutes)
  • 6. Hostile Takeovers (~6 Minutes)

• Chapter 7. Employment Law (~38 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Independent Contractors (~8 Minutes)
  • 2. Hiring and the EEOC (~6 Minutes)
  • 3. Discrimination and Disparate Impact (~4 Minutes)
  • 4. Affirmative Action (~-0 Minutes)
  • 5. Disability Discrimination and the ADA (~7 Minutes)
  • 6. Workers Compensation (~10 Minutes)

• Chapter 8. Administrative Law (~16 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Overview of Administrative Law (~1 Minutes)
  • 2. Agencies (~3 Minutes)
  • 3. The History of the Administrative Procedures Act (~2 Minutes)
  • 4. Proposing a Rule (~3 Minutes)
  • 5. Making a Rule (~2 Minutes)
  • 6. Administrative Hearings & Adjudication (~1 Minutes)

• Chapter 9. Tax Law (~15 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Taxable Income (~2 Minutes)
  • 2. Tax Deductions (~2 Minutes)
  • 3. Tax Exemptions (~2 Minutes)
  • 4. Business Expenses (~2 Minutes)
  • 5. Capital Gains (~2 Minutes)
  • 6. Gift Tax (~2 Minutes)

• Chapter 10. Secured Transactions and Commercial Paper (~33 Minutes)

  Concepts:
  • 1. Security Interests (~3 Minutes)
  • 2. Perfecting a Secured Interest (~4 Minutes)
  • 3. Purchase Money Security Interest (~4 Minutes)
  • 4. Determining Priority (~7 Minutes)
  • 5. Commercial Paper: Negotiable Instruments (~7 Minutes)
  • 6. Commercial Paper - The Holder in Due Course (~4 Minutes)

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