Remedies

3 Credit Hours

Knowledge of available legal and equitable remedies shapes the strategies a lawyer can bring to bear in resolving a client's problem through litigation. The forms of relief which may be available to a client in seeking redress for harm drives the lawyer's strategic thinking about which theories of recovery or causes of action can be asserted, survive defenses, and ultimately, achieve the goals of the client. This course examines the forms of and limits on judicial relief in civil actions. We will use our investigation of remedies theory and practice as a method of ordering our critical thinking about the multiplicity of legal and equitable claims that can arise out of a single set of facts in a dispute. Using this approach, we will attempt to bridge the gap between knowledge of available claims and the exercise of an attorney's judgment in how and when to pursue legal action.