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Stanford Law graduate Kasey Baughan takes you through the first year of law school. We will start with a brief overview of the US legal system, and then move to contract law, tort law, criminal law, and the other subjects you'd typically cover in the first year of law school. Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97

Kasey Baughan


    • Dec 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    Contracts: Sullivan v O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 22:42


    Topics: Contract Remedies Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1973 Damages Spectrum: Restitution Reliance Expectation Restitution Damages: The $622 she paid for surgery Expectation Damages: Difference between her messed up nose and "beautiful" nose + Pain and suffering for third surgery + Any hospital expenses for third surgery + Difference between her earnings with messed up nose and earnings she would have had with "beautiful" nose Reliance Damages: Difference between her messed up nose and pre-surgery nose + Pain and suffering for first two surgeries + Any hospital expenses for first two surgeries + Pain and suffering for third surgery + Any hospital expenses for third surgery + Lost earnings due to messed up nose + The $622 she paid for surgery Coursera Lecture: https://www.coursera.org/lecture/contracts-1/sullivan-v-o-connor-nose-job-kjokM?authMode=login Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Expectation, Reliance, and Restitution Damages

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 8:40


    This lecture covers the three different ways of calculating damages in contracts. Topic: Remedies Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Remedies Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 8:26


    This topic comes as a special request from one of our listeners. Topic: Remedies Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Webb v McGowin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 12:42


    Topic: Moral Obligation Court of Appeals of Alabama, 1935 Case Link: https://casetext.com/case/webb-v-mcgowin-1 Second Restatement §86: https://h2o.law.harvard.edu/collages/2718 Professor Ian Ayres Video Lecture: https://www.coursera.org/lecture/contracts-1/mills-v-wyman-moral-obligation-webb-v-mcgowin-rescuers-recompense-DkjYX Commentary on Webb v McGowin, Harrington v Taylor, and Mills v Wyman: http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://www.faulknerlawreview.org/article/16603.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CTeGX6uUIoKOygTS-ZbwCQ&scisig=AAGBfm2HsO5RJCYhdtzOZO8hfIosMyrp3Q&nossl=1&oi=scholarr Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Harrington v Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 4:45


    Topic: Moral Obligation Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1945 Case Link: https://casetext.com/case/harrington-v-taylor-2 Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Manwill v. Oyler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 6:31


    Topic: Moral Obligation Supreme Court of Utah, 1961 Case Link: https://casetext.com/case/manwill-v-oyler Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Wyman v Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 5:44


    Topic: Moral Obligation Supreme Court of Massachusetts 1825 Case Link: https://casetext.com/case/mills-v-wyman Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Moral Obligation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 6:30


    We are moving from the study of consideration onto a new topic called Moral Obligation. If you promise to pay someone for something they gave you in the past, will courts enforce that promise? Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Omni Group, Inc. v. Seattle-First National Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 9:08


    Topic: Mutuality of Obligation Court of Appeals of Washington, 1982 Case link: https://casetext.com/case/omni-group-v-seattle-first-natl-bank Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Wood v Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 12:42


    Topic: Mutuality of Obligation Court of Appeals of New York, 1917 Case link: https://casetext.com/case/wood-v-duff-gordon Wikipedia entry on the case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_v._Lucy,_Lady_Duff-Gordon Wikipedia bio on Lady Duff-Gordon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy,_Lady_Duff-Gordon Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: McMichael v Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 6:41


    Topic: Mutuality of Obligation Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1936 Case Link: https://casetext.com/case/mcmichael-v-price Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Rehm–Zeiher Co. v FG Walker Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 7:08


    Topic: Mutuality of Obligation Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1913 https://cite.case.law/ky/156/6/ Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Mutuality of Obligation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 2:12


    What happens when one party promises to fulfill their side only "if they feel like it"? Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    What cases do you want to hear?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 1:17


    Are there any cases or topics you'd like me to do an episode on? Send a request! Doesn't need to be about contracts. Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Angel v Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 11:32


    Learn about a garbage man who bit off more than he could chew. Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1974 https://casetext.com/case/angel-v-murray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_v._Murray Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Alaska Packers' Association v Domenico

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 9:29


    Learn about a fishing trip that turned into a hold up. US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1902 1:00 – Case start http://madisonian.net/downloads/contracts/alaska.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Packers'_Association Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Levine v Blumenthal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 6:44


    Learn about a landlord who pretends to let their tenants off easy. Supreme Court of New Jersey 1936 1:00 - Case start https://casetext.com/case/levine-v-blumenthal Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Pre-existing Duty Rule Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 6:12


    Learn about some of the pitfalls that can occur when parties try to modify their original agreements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-existing_duty_rule Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Fiege v Boehm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 8:45


    Learn about whether consideration needs to be based in fact. Court of Appeals of Maryland 1956 1:34 – Case start https://casetext.com/case/fiege-v-boehm Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: In re Greene

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 11:44


    Learn about a player who went broke. US District Court for the Southern District of New York 1930 1:34 – Case start https://casetext.com/case/in-re-greene-5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(contract_law) Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Palmer v Dehn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 7:19


    Learn more about consideration in our goriest case yet. Tenn Court of Appeals 1947 1:34 – Case Start https://casetext.com/case/palmer-v-dehn Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Pennsy Supply v American Ash Recycling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 13:09


    Learn about a construction company who paid nothing and got less than what they paid for. Penn Superior Court 2006 1:34 - Case start https://casetext.com/case/pennsy-supply-v-amer-ash-recycling-corp Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Jara v Suprema Meats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 9:46


    Learn about a father who didn't want his son to get a pay raise. California Court of Appeals 2004 1:34 – Case start https://casetext.com/case/jara-v-suprema-meats-inc Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Apfel v Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 9:14


    Learn about whether ideas can count as consideration. Court of Appeals of New York, 1993 1:34 – Case start https://casetext.com/case/apfel-v-prudential-bache-sec Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Thomas v Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 7:32


    Learn about two brothers giving the boot to a sister-in-law. It's the British version of Kirksey v Kirksey. Queen's Bench 1842 1:34 – Case start Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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    Contracts: Stonestreet v. Oil Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 6:11


    Learn about an oil company swindling a landowner out of their well. Supreme Court of North Carolina 1946 1:34 – Case start https://casetext.com/case/stonestreet-v-oil-co Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 https://twitter.com/lawschoolta

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    Contracts: Langer v Superior Steel Corp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 5:42


    Learn about a loyal employee's pension that got cut short. Superior Court of Pennsylvania 1932 1:34 - Case start https://casetext.com/case/langer-v-superior-steel-corp Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 https://twitter.com/lawschoolta

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    Contracts: Hamer v Sidway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 8:26


    Learn about this classic case of an uncle who bribed his son to sober up. Court of Appeals of the State of New York 1891 1:34 - Case start https://casetext.com/case/hamer-v-sidway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamer_v._Sidway Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 https://twitter.com/lawschoolta

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    Contracts: Kirksey v Kirksey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 7:15


    Learn about more about consideration and a man who gave false hopes to his brother's widow. Supreme Court of Alabama 1845 1:34 - Case start https://h2o.law.harvard.edu/cases/2227 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirksey_v._Kirksey This paper gives (a lot) more back story: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=899002 Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 https://twitter.com/lawschoolta

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    Contracts: Consideration Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 5:01


    The foundation for all contracts is both sides offering consideration. Learn what counts as consideration and its limits. Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Contracts: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 7:13


    Learn why contracts are a fundamental building block for society. Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    Ambiguity in the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 11:47


    Using the law to resolve disputes always results in some degree of ambiguity. Learn how judges address ambiguity and still come to a resolution. Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

    The Constitution, Statutes, and Common Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 10:42


    The basic hierarchy of laws starts with Consitutional Law, and works its way down to the Common Law. This is important background knowledge to have before we begin studying case law. Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 https://twitter.com/lawschoolta

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    Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 2:06


    Meet the host and find out what this podcast is all about. Join our PodTalk Section 3 group at https://podtalk.app/join_group?u=podtalk://join/group:97 Email: kasey.podtalk@gmail.com

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