The University of South Dakota
School of Law
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: (605) 677-6349
Room: 210
Last Update: June 17, 2008
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Listed Below are the courses instructed by Professor Roger Baron at The University of South Dakota with some supporting documents for students to view:
- Civil Procedure: Topics include subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, pleading, discovery, adjudicatory devices, joinder of parties and claims, the principles of res judicata (rules of preclusion) and related topics. Emphasis is placed on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the South Dakota variations of those rules.
- Insurance : A study of the law relating to the formation of insurance contracts, governmental regulation of the business insurance, first party insurance, and third party insurance, the evolving notion of "bad faith" in the insurance setting, interpretation of insurance policies, claims processes, risk managements, and the concept of insurable interest.
- Family Law : A survey of the applicable laws converning marriage, divorce, division of property, alimony, child support, paternity, custody, adoptions, termination of parental rights, modification of decrees, and enforcement techniques. Although the course surveys the different approaches undertaken by the various states, emphasis is placed on the laws of South Dakota.
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