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BLW 1001
Prof. Jean Marie Hazelton
Wednesdays 10:40 am 1:30 pm
Email: stjohnsbusinesslaw@gmail.com
Office phone: 631-283-6400
Cell 516-381-4666
St. Johns University
Fall 2016
Required Text:
The site below is for the free online book:
Text: saylor.org Academy, Business Law and the Legal Environment [available free of charge
at Saylor Academy Open Textbooks:http://www.saylor.org/books/ ] Also available at:
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_business-law-and-the-legal-environment-v1.0-a/
she can discuss them and give you further guidance on shadowing
opportunities and her opinion on the effectiveness of your resume.
You should have your meeting scheduled by September 21, 2016.
Make your appointment now as her openings fill up quickly. Email
me confirmation of your scheduled appointment and then email
once you have attended the appointment.
Extra credit opportunity:
If you write a feature article on someone who is in the position to give you
introductions to the business world and if it gets published in either THE
TORCH or the SJU alumni magazine, you will get extra credit.
Forming a business: SHARK TANK
You will work in groups of 5 -6 students to form a business. Your business
will be given a budget of $250,000.00. You will have to create a business
plan and decide which type of business entity should operate the business.
A business operating agreement will be drawn up by the group. You will
identify what legal arrangements you will need to make the business
operational for the first year. You will also have to obtain a web page for
your project with a real domain (from GoDaddy.com this costs about
$10.00). Design a simple website.
The group will come up with a document that covers the business
operating agreement. Each individual member of the group will
write their own journal of what they contributed to the formation
of the business, what things they had wanted in the agreement
and why, what things did not find their way into the agreement
that you would have wanted. You will explain your justification for
your business plan and how the agreement was protecting your
interests.
Due date for this assignment: October 26 2016.
Preliminary Shark Tank presentation with group to take place on
October 26, 2016
SHARK TANK presentation will be on the last day of class,
December 7, 2016.
Transactional experience:
In this assignment you must call up a real business enterprise that you or
your family currently does business with and you must try and get a better
deal. You will write a one page summary of your experience and outcome.
Most students have had the most success with getting significant
reductions with their Cable bills, but you are not limited to that.
Due date October 5, 2016
Insurance Assignment: (This is the Mid-term assignment) Very
Important!!
You will answer a serious of essay questions regarding insurance and then
you will call four different insurance companies and get quotes for car
insurance. You will need to have a specific car in mind when you call for
your quotes and who the driver of the car will be. If you dont drive or
dont have a car, do this based on the car and particulars of a person with
a car. If you do not know anyone with a car, I will send you to campus
ministry and you can get price quotes for the car of one of the priests.
Due date September 28, 2016.
Presentation:
For each of the topics presented, there will be some case law that will be
read. Each student will be assigned to present one case to the class during
the semester. I will assign the cases and tell you when your case must be
presented.
Living will, health care proxy and letters to your parents:
You will write a letter to your parents describing to them what you want
done to your organs or with respect to life support if you were ever in a
tragic accident. We will review your rights, your parents rights, and the
legal documents that exist that guide these situations. You will read Cruan
v. Director, Missouri Dept of Health, et al, 497 U.S. 261 (United States
Supreme Court) and about Grace Lee http://www.nydailynews.com/newyork/queens/breathing-tube-stops-killing-grace-lee-article-1.1261625
Due date September 21, 2016.
Contract:
You will prepare a simple contract and explain in footnotes how you have
included all the necessary material elements that must be included in a
contract to make it valid. You will contract with another Shark Tank group
for products or services.
Due date November 2, 2016
Final take home examination:
To be handed in on last day of class December 7, 2016.
Elisa Zervos, Career & Internship Advisor, University Career Services
zervose@stjohns.edu
718-990-6375
TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE:
The Court System
Review of the concept of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
and the role of Surrogates Court, Family Court, Supreme Court, County
Court, Appellate Division, Court of Appeals, Appellate Term, District Court,
Court of Claims, NYC Civil Courts, Town City- Village Justice Courts, special
problem solving courts like Drug Court, the Federal Courts and
administrative agencies. Identify the types and sources of law in the
American legal system.
Owing and forming a business
Review of purposes of corporations, partnerships, limited liability
companies, sole proprietorship, DBA (doing business as), the S corp.,
workers compensation, agency, vicarious liability.
Show me the money!
Review of debtor-creditor laws, account stated, bankruptcy, reading the
fine print on financing agreements, credit card agreements and comparing
banking products.
The landlord/tenant from hell!
A review of a typical lease and consequences of breaking a lease, remedies
of the landlord and tenant.
http://www.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/publications/Tenant_Rights_201
1.pdf
This publication must be read by October 19, 2016.
But Officer, I only had one drink!
Review of criminal law
Analysis of a VTL 1192 case driving while intoxicated/driving while
impaired, when to take the breathalyzer consequences of refusing and
the interrelationship between the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.
Compare and contrast civil law and criminal law
Social Media
Review of privacy issues (or rather, the lack thereof), consequences of
abuse of social media.
Review of Insurance. Understanding insurance policies, coverage, notice
requirements, disclaimers, exclusions including automobile coverage with
no-fault, supplemental underinsured motorist coverage, workers
compensation, contractors insurance, life insurance, disability insurance,
long-term care, health insurance, homeowners or hazard insurance, fire
insurance, renters insurance, umbrella policies.
Tales of the Boom Boom Room!
A look at workplace litigation including sexual harassment, discrimination,
workplace conduct and fair wages /overtime.
Lets make a deal!
Review of contract law, offer, acceptance, consideration, illegality, statute
of frauds.
Enumerate the elements of a valid contract
Distinguish between bilateral and unilateral contracts
Distinguish between implied and express contract
Nature and classes of contracts
Elements of contracts
Mutual Assent
Conduct Invalidating Assent
Consideration
Illegal Bargains
Contractual Capacity
Contracts in Writing
Third Parties to Contracts
Performance, Breach and discharge
Torts