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The United Postal Service—The One Word That Makes All The Difference, Jena Martin, Matthew Titolo Jan 2020

The United Postal Service—The One Word That Makes All The Difference, Jena Martin, Matthew Titolo

Law Faculty Scholarship

In recent months, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has taken center stage on a number of intersecting issues in our society: the pandemic; the upcoming election (through mail-in voting) and the controversy surrounding the appointment of Louis DeJoy to the position of Postmaster General. President Donald Trump has frequently made derogatory remarks regarding the Postal Service, calling it a “joke,” and has made repeated statements encouraging its privatization. However, President Trump’s rhetoric (as well as the rhetoric of others before him) obfuscates the critical mission of the USPS – to provide service to every American in the country; not …


It's Complicated: The Challenge Of Prosecuting Tncs For Criminal Activity Under International Law, Jena Martin Jul 2019

It's Complicated: The Challenge Of Prosecuting Tncs For Criminal Activity Under International Law, Jena Martin

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This essay aims to tackle an increasingly thorny and relevant issue: what do you do if a Transnational Corporation (TNC) commits a crime? The question raises a number of challenges, both philosophically and practically. First, what does it mean to prosecute an organization? Although there are some limited examples (the United States’ prosecution of accounting firm Arthur Andersen being among the most note-worthy), we have relatively little precedence regarding what this would entail; how exactly do you put a corporation on trial? Second, practically speaking, where do you hold the trial? This challenge is magnified by the fact that, by …


An Early Report On Benefits Reports, J. Haskell Murray Sep 2015

An Early Report On Benefits Reports, J. Haskell Murray

West Virginia Law Review

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Variety, Mergers, And Consumer Well-Being: Towards A Capability Approach To Merger Law, Jennifer E. Sturiale Sep 2014

Variety, Mergers, And Consumer Well-Being: Towards A Capability Approach To Merger Law, Jennifer E. Sturiale

West Virginia Law Review

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Going Native: Incentive, Identity, And The Inherent Ethical Problem Of In-House Counsel, Pam Jenoff Jan 2012

Going Native: Incentive, Identity, And The Inherent Ethical Problem Of In-House Counsel, Pam Jenoff

West Virginia Law Review

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Restoring Balance To Checks And Balances: Checking The Executive's Power Under The State Secrets Doctrine, Mohamed V. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., Jessica Slattery Karich Jan 2012

Restoring Balance To Checks And Balances: Checking The Executive's Power Under The State Secrets Doctrine, Mohamed V. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., Jessica Slattery Karich

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Dodd-Frank Corporation: More Than A Nexus-Of-Contracts, Stefan J. Padfield Sep 2011

The Dodd-Frank Corporation: More Than A Nexus-Of-Contracts, Stefan J. Padfield

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Insuring Against The Risk Of Collusion In Corporate Bankruptcy Cases: The Uncharted Waters Of The Insured Vs. Insured Exclusion In Directors' And Officers' Liability Insurance Policies, Cullen Ann Drescher Jan 2010

Insuring Against The Risk Of Collusion In Corporate Bankruptcy Cases: The Uncharted Waters Of The Insured Vs. Insured Exclusion In Directors' And Officers' Liability Insurance Policies, Cullen Ann Drescher

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Facebook 2 Blackberry And Database Trading Systems: Morphing Social Networking To Business Growth In A Global Recession, Roger M. Groves Sep 2009

Facebook 2 Blackberry And Database Trading Systems: Morphing Social Networking To Business Growth In A Global Recession, Roger M. Groves

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Difficulty Of A Plaintiff's Playground Being Truly "Open For Buisiness": An Overview Of West Virginia's Corporate Law Governing Derivative Lawsuits, Heather Flangan Jan 2008

The Difficulty Of A Plaintiff's Playground Being Truly "Open For Buisiness": An Overview Of West Virginia's Corporate Law Governing Derivative Lawsuits, Heather Flangan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


How Arbitrary Really Was The S.E.C.'S "Hedge Fund Rule"? The Future Of Hedge Fund Regulation In Light Of Goldstein, Amaranth Advisors, And Beyond, Joshua Hess Jan 2008

How Arbitrary Really Was The S.E.C.'S "Hedge Fund Rule"? The Future Of Hedge Fund Regulation In Light Of Goldstein, Amaranth Advisors, And Beyond, Joshua Hess

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Ethical Mine Field: Corporate Internal Investigations And Individual Assertions Of The Attorney-Client Privilege, Lawton P. Cummings Apr 2007

The Ethical Mine Field: Corporate Internal Investigations And Individual Assertions Of The Attorney-Client Privilege, Lawton P. Cummings

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Piercing The Corporate Veil In West Virginia: The Extension Of Laya To All Sophisticated Commercial Entities, J. Jarrod Jordan Sep 2006

Piercing The Corporate Veil In West Virginia: The Extension Of Laya To All Sophisticated Commercial Entities, J. Jarrod Jordan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Excessive Compensation In Publicly Held Corporations: Is The Doctrine Of Waste Still Applicable, John W. Murrey Iii Dec 2005

Excessive Compensation In Publicly Held Corporations: Is The Doctrine Of Waste Still Applicable, John W. Murrey Iii

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Undoing The Otherwise Perfect Crime-Applying Unjust Enrichment To Consumer Price-Fixing Claims, Daniel R. Karon Dec 2005

Undoing The Otherwise Perfect Crime-Applying Unjust Enrichment To Consumer Price-Fixing Claims, Daniel R. Karon

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The One And The Many: Individual Rights, Corporate Rights And The Diversity Of Groups, Bruce P. Frohnen Apr 2005

The One And The Many: Individual Rights, Corporate Rights And The Diversity Of Groups, Bruce P. Frohnen

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Who Is The Corporation's Lawyer, Ethan S. Burger Apr 2005

Who Is The Corporation's Lawyer, Ethan S. Burger

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Freeze-Out Transactions The Pure Way: Reconciling Judicial Asymmetry Between Tender Offers And Negotiated Mergers, Ely R. Levy Jan 2004

Freeze-Out Transactions The Pure Way: Reconciling Judicial Asymmetry Between Tender Offers And Negotiated Mergers, Ely R. Levy

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is The Merger Of Participant-Directed 401(K) Plans Subject To Erisa's Fiduciary Standards: An Analysis Of The Franklin V. First Union Litigation And Its Aftermath, Bryan L. Tyson Jun 2003

Is The Merger Of Participant-Directed 401(K) Plans Subject To Erisa's Fiduciary Standards: An Analysis Of The Franklin V. First Union Litigation And Its Aftermath, Bryan L. Tyson

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Business Law, Robin Jean Davis, Louis J. Palmer Jr. Jun 2002

Business Law, Robin Jean Davis, Louis J. Palmer Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ten Limitations To Ponder On Farm Limited Liability Companies, Jesse Richardson, L. Leon Geyer Apr 1999

Ten Limitations To Ponder On Farm Limited Liability Companies, Jesse Richardson, L. Leon Geyer

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Corporate Law, Robin Jean Davis, Louis J. Palmer Jr. Jun 1998

Corporate Law, Robin Jean Davis, Louis J. Palmer Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Asset Purchases, Successor Liability, And Insurance Coverage: Does The Tail Always Follow The Dog, Albert Bates Jr. Iv, D. Matthew Jameson Iii, Bren J. Pomponio Apr 1998

Asset Purchases, Successor Liability, And Insurance Coverage: Does The Tail Always Follow The Dog, Albert Bates Jr. Iv, D. Matthew Jameson Iii, Bren J. Pomponio

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


West Virginia Corporate Law: Is It "Broke"?, Debra R. Cohen Sep 1997

West Virginia Corporate Law: Is It "Broke"?, Debra R. Cohen

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mergers In Western Coal Markets: Conforming Antitrust Analysis To The New Reality, Mark A. Glick, David G. Mangum, Raymond J. Etcheverry Apr 1997

Mergers In Western Coal Markets: Conforming Antitrust Analysis To The New Reality, Mark A. Glick, David G. Mangum, Raymond J. Etcheverry

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Worth Its Weight In Gold: Legal Analysis Of The Current Appraisal Of Coal Property In West Virginia, Ryan J. Morgan Apr 1997

Worth Its Weight In Gold: Legal Analysis Of The Current Appraisal Of Coal Property In West Virginia, Ryan J. Morgan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Shareholders' Preemptive Rights In West Virginia, Lori A. Dawkins Jan 1995

Shareholders' Preemptive Rights In West Virginia, Lori A. Dawkins

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The West Virginia Limited Liability Company Act: Time For A Change, Noel P. Brock Cpa Jan 1995

The West Virginia Limited Liability Company Act: Time For A Change, Noel P. Brock Cpa

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


West Virginia's Limited Liability Company Act: Problems With The Act, Ann Maxey Jun 1994

West Virginia's Limited Liability Company Act: Problems With The Act, Ann Maxey

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Experience Of Article 2 Of The Uniform Commerical Code In West Virginia, Vincent P. Cardi Jun 1991

The Experience Of Article 2 Of The Uniform Commerical Code In West Virginia, Vincent P. Cardi

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.