Examples & Explanations for Civil Procedure 9th Edition

Examples & Explanations for Civil Procedure, Ninth Edition by Joseph W. Glannon — Published by Aspen Publishing

The gold standard study companion for first-year law students, this is the original volume of Aspen's celebrated Examples & Explanations series — the very book that launched one of the most trusted supplemental law series in legal education. Joseph Glannon's uniquely entertaining style teaches and engages students in all aspects of the Civil Procedure course, combining accessible introductions and clear explanations with a proven pedagogy that is highly effective for learning and applying the fundamental concepts and rules of civil procedure.

The format is distinctive and practical: brief, clear accounts of the law are followed by hypothetical examples similar to those encountered in class, paired with detailed explanations that reinforce key rules and allow students to test their own analysis and reasoning. Equally useful from the first week of law school through the final exam, this text helps students master personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, venue, pleading, discovery, joinder, preclusion, and more.

The Ninth Edition features a new chapter that covers the full range of proper bases for personal jurisdiction — a long-overdue addition that addresses prior editions' exclusive focus on minimum contacts jurisdiction and incorporates the Supreme Court's new approach to specific personal jurisdiction established in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (2021), along with updated citations and rule changes throughout.

Professor Joseph W. Glannon earned his B.A., M.A.T., and J.D. degrees from Harvard University. After clerking for the Massachusetts Appeals Court and serving as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, he joined the Suffolk University Law School faculty in 1980, where he teaches Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, and Torts.