Course Info
Students will study the complex and varied laws that govern consumer transactions. Topics may include: fraud and deception; credit reporting and identity theft; consumer loans, including mortgages and payday loans; debt servicing; credit discrimination; and the role of the key federal and state agencies in this area, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and state Attorneys General and banking departments.
Instuctor
Prof. Cathy Lesser Mansfield is a Senior Instructor in Law and the Executive Director of the Master of Arts in Financial Integrity Program. She teaches a variety of consumer, payments and commercial law courses as well as "Holocaust and the Law.
Syllabus
The syllabus for your course is available on Canvas.
Textbooks
Consumer Law, Cases and Materials by ISBN: 9781642423099Publication Date: 2020-01-13Available for the first 2 weeks of classes at eproducts.westacademic.com.
Instruction sheet to set up access
Selected Consumer Statutes 2019 by ISBN: 9781642423082Publication Date: 2019-12-05Available for the first 2 weeks of classes at eproducts.westacademic.com.
Instruction sheet to set up access
Study Aids
Introduction
These study aids are available online. Please click the hyperlinked title to view them. For instructions on how to use the specific platforms, including troubleshooting, please view Andy Dorchak's Study Aids Research Guide.
Consumer Protection Law in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781684674770Publication Date: 2020-10-22Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Anderson's Ohio Consumer Law Manual by ISBN: 9781522194705Publication Date: 04/24/2020Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
CALI
Computer-Aided Legal Instruction (CALI) requires an authorization code to use. If you do not have a CALI account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Quimbee
If you have not registered your Quimbee account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
