Remedies at Law & in Equity

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Elective Course Course Requirement: exam This is a capstone course designed to focus on remedies in contracts, torts and other substantive areas. The expectation, reliance and restitution interests are pursued in specific remedial applications including equitable remedies to provide the student with a greater appreciation of the discretionary nature of such remedies. Restitution remedies including subrogation, equitable liens, constructive trusts and quasi contracts are explored. Distinctions among direct, incidental and consequential damages and the remedial interface between contract and tort damages are important segments of the course. The capstone focus of the course is designed to prompt a necessary review of the substantive law underlying remedial applications.