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Is This The End Of Civil Rico?, Randolph N. Jonakait

Other Publications

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The Acquisition Process And The Closely-Held Corporation: Selected Legal Aspects, Joseph J. Norton

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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Golden Parachute Agreements: Reasonable Compensation Or Disguised Bribery, Edwin T. Hood, John J. Benge

Faculty Works

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Piercing The Corporate Veil: Do Corporations Provide Limited Personal Liability?, Robert C. Downs

Faculty Works

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The Development Of Nonprofit Corporation Law And An Agenda For Reform, James J. Fishman

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This article examines the development of the law of “charitable corporations”' and attempts to explain why the charitable corporation rather than the charitable trust became the predominant organizational form for charitable and benevolent activities in the United States. It then discusses some of the inconsistencies of nonprofit corporation law and provides an agenda for future reform.

Tender Offer Defensive Tactics: A Proposal For Reform, Mary Siegel

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Book Review Of Passion: An Essay On Personality , Richard F. Devlin Frsc

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Passion is a cogently structured, compel Jingly argued and seductively enthralling masterpiece which, in years to come, will undoubtedly stand out as an inspirational source for many who seek social transformation. Unger's style, in this essay at least, is lucid and inviting. Substantively, Passion demonstrates not only the depth of his penetrating intellect but also his command of an array of' disciplines. Unger's polymathy is all the more impressive when we remember that ours is an era in which idiosyncratic specialization is the norm.

Price Adjustment In Long-Term Contracts, Victor P. Goldberg

Faculty Scholarship

After parties enter into a contract, changed circumstance might result in one of them being dissatisfied with the price. Anticipating this, the parties could include a price adjustment mechanism in the agreement. If the mechanism is imperfect, some dissatisfaction will remain. This dissatisfaction may result in litigation with the dissatisfied party asking the court either to excuse performance or revise the contract price. For example, large changes in fuel prices since 1973 generated considerable litigation.

In this paper, I suggest a framework for analyzing price adjustment in private contracts. Contrary to most economists and lawyers, I argue that price adjustment …