May 1, 2008

POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Thursday 5/1, we finished our discussion of Chapter 6 of the text. I also went over one recent Maine case regarding res judicata (claim preclusion) St. John v. Jordan, 2008 ME 68. I distributed one handout regarding the logical problem from the Jewelers Mutual Insurance case on p. 261 of the text.
The second exam will be on Tuesday, May 6 from 10:30 until 11:45, and will cover Chapters three through six. I expect everyone to take the exam at that time. If for any reason you will not be at the exam, you must contact me by e-mail as soon as possible, or you will receive a zero for the exam.

CMJ 375-- Mass Media Law
In class today, Thursday 5/1, we finished our discussion of Chapter 8 of the text. I also went over two Maine cases, one regarding trademark law (Best Flavors v. Mystic River Brewing) and one regarding Maine Unfair Competition law (Lapointe Machine Tool Co. v. J.N. Lapointe Co.). I distributed one handout with excerpts from the Maine trademark statute.
The second exam will be on Tuesday, May 6 from 1:30 until 2:45, and will cover Chapters five through eight. I expect everyone to take the exam at that time. If for any reason you will not be at the exam, you must contact me by e-mail as soon as possible, or you will receive a zero for the exam.