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A New Look At Criminal Liability For Selling Dangerous Vehicles: Lessons From General Motors And Toyota, Steven B. Dow, Nan S. Ellis
A New Look At Criminal Liability For Selling Dangerous Vehicles: Lessons From General Motors And Toyota, Steven B. Dow, Nan S. Ellis
UC Law Business Journal
Automobile safety is one of the most serious public health issues facing our country. In addition to the costs in terms of personal injury and death, automobile accidents cost society billions of dollars in lost productivity and medical costs. In 1966, there were over 50,000 deaths from automobile accidents. By 2015, this number had fallen to approximately 35,000 deaths and 2.4 million injuries resulting from automobile accidents. By some measures, this is a remarkable reduction that might lead us to conclude that automobile safety is no longer an important public policy concern. This article argues that automobile safety is still …
Creditor Claims In Arbitration And In Court, Christopher R. Drahozal, Samantha Zyontz
Creditor Claims In Arbitration And In Court, Christopher R. Drahozal, Samantha Zyontz
UC Law Business Journal
This article compares debt collection cases brought by business claimants in arbitration-both individual AAA debt collection arbitrations and cases brought under a program of debt collection arbitrations administered by the AAA-to debt collection cases brought in court. This research adds new information to the policy debate over consumer arbitration. The differing win rates for business claimants and consumer claimants appear to result from two factors, neither of which provides evidence of bias in favor of business claimants. First, the types of claims businesses bring in arbitration tend to differ from the types of claims consumers bring. Second, business claims are …
Paying For Daniel Webster: Critiquing The Contract Model Of Advancement Of Legal Fees In Criminal Proceedings, Regina Robson
Paying For Daniel Webster: Critiquing The Contract Model Of Advancement Of Legal Fees In Criminal Proceedings, Regina Robson
UC Law Business Journal
This article examines the contract paradigm used to structure the advancement of legal fees to employees facing criminal investigation. It posits that the current contract model does little to advance the traditional goals of advancement and prevents consideration of the legitimate purpose of advancement: to support fair and efficient prosecution of white-collar crimes. The article proposes adoption of a duty paradigm as an alternative to the contract analysis of advancement. It argues that the use of a duty model will allow for a reevaluation of the purpose of advancement in whitecollar criminal proceedings and will encourage conscious consideration of legitimate …