Introduction and historical background
Selecting a proper court
Jurisdiction over persons and property
Determining the governing law
Modern pleading
Joinder of parties and joinder of claims
Counterclaims, cross-claims, and third-party claims
Class actions, intervention, and interpleader
Discovery
The pretrial conference
Adjudication without trial
The trial process
Selecting a trier of fact
Instructions, verdicts, and post-trial motions
Appellate review
The doctrines of former adjudication
Securing and enforcing judgments and orders.