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Economics And The Evolution Of Non-Party Litigation Funding In America: How Court Decisions, The Civil Justice Process, And Law Firm Structures Drive The Increasing Need And Demand For Capital, Fiona Mckenna, Alan L. Zimmerman, Daniel J. Bush, Cheryl Kaufman
Economics And The Evolution Of Non-Party Litigation Funding In America: How Court Decisions, The Civil Justice Process, And Law Firm Structures Drive The Increasing Need And Demand For Capital, Fiona Mckenna, Alan L. Zimmerman, Daniel J. Bush, Cheryl Kaufman
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This paper views civil litigation initiated by a party seeking money damages through the lens of the underlying economics that impact the civil justice system's ability to achieve fair outcomes. It examines how access to capital has impacted the functioning of civil justice in the United States.
Resolving Arbitrability, Jon H. Sylvester
A Cinderella Story: ‘Judicial Cooperation In Civil Matters’ Meets The Prince. Review Article Of Eva Storskrubb, Civil Procedure And Eu Law: A Policy Area Uncovered, Helen E. Hartnell
A Cinderella Story: ‘Judicial Cooperation In Civil Matters’ Meets The Prince. Review Article Of Eva Storskrubb, Civil Procedure And Eu Law: A Policy Area Uncovered, Helen E. Hartnell
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Mapping Proportionality Review: Still A "Road To Nowhere", Rachel A. Van Cleave
Mapping Proportionality Review: Still A "Road To Nowhere", Rachel A. Van Cleave
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This article examines how a majority of the Supreme Court went out of its way to vacate a punitive damages award in Philip Morris and further reinforced the inconsistency with which it applies the principle of proportionality. When it comes to punitive damages awards, a majority of Justices continue to convey distrust of juries and of trial and appellate court judges who review these awards. However, when it comes to terms of imprisonment, the Court has eschewed substantive review under the Eighth Amendment while insisting that the Sixth Amendment requires that all facts supporting an increase in a sentence be …
When Is A Court "Punishing" Out-Of-State Conduct Rather Than Merely "Considering" Such Conduct?, Rachel A. Van Cleave
When Is A Court "Punishing" Out-Of-State Conduct Rather Than Merely "Considering" Such Conduct?, Rachel A. Van Cleave
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Special Appearance In California - The Need For Reform, John A. Gorfinkel
Special Appearance In California - The Need For Reform, John A. Gorfinkel
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Long-Arm Jurisdiction In California Under New Section 410.10 Of The Code Of Civil Procedure, John A. Gorfinkel, Richard A. Lavine
Long-Arm Jurisdiction In California Under New Section 410.10 Of The Code Of Civil Procedure, John A. Gorfinkel, Richard A. Lavine
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Subject only to the limitations prescribed by the Federal Constitution, a state legislature has the power to determine the extent to which courts of the state may exercise personal jurisdiction over absent defendants. The common law recognized only two bases of jurisdiction -presence within the state and actual consent. The additional bases approved in this century by the Supreme Court may be utilized by state courts only to the extent that state statutes permit. Hence, the states have enacted various types of long-arm statutes, all of which are designed to extend the in personam jurisdiction of state courts proportionately with …