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In Search Of Truth: A Case For Expanding Perjury's Recantation Defense, Peter M. Agulnick

West Virginia Law Review

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The Epistemology Of Admissibility: Why Even Good Philosophy Of Science Would Not Make For Good Philosophy Of Evidence, Brian Leiter

BYU Law Review

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No More Excuses: Refusing To Condone Mere Carelessness Or Negligence Under The "Excusable Neglect" Standard In Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(1), Bree W. Weathersbee

Vanderbilt Law Review

Rule 60(b)' is an attempt to codify the equitable, common law practice of reforming judgments under special circumstances. The rule, inter alia, authorizes a court to relieve a party from a default judgment for "excusable neglect." This standard, however, is not defined in the rules, and courts have struggled with its meaning. Some circuits define the term liberally and often grant requests to vacate default judgments. Others adopt a strict interpretation and consistently refuse to vacate default judgments resulting from mere carelessness or negligence. Recently, in Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. Partnership, the Supreme Court clarified the …

Proposed Arkansas Model Fraud Jury Instructions (Unofficial Working Draft), Charles D. Harrison, Roger D. Rowe, William A. Waddell Jr.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Juries: Arbiters Or Arbitrary?, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Proposed Arkansas Model Contract Jury Instructions (Unofficial Preliminary Draft For Comments), William A. Waddell Jr., Matthew Horan, Stanley Rauls, Steven Rowell

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Expert Opinion Pleading: Any Merit To Special Certificates Of Merit?, Jeffrey A. Parness

BYU Law Review

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The Theory Of Fee Regulation In Class Action Settlements , Bruce L. Hay

American University Law Review

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Awarding Attorney's Fees To Pro Se Litigants Under Rule 11, Jeremy D. Spector

Michigan Law Review

Among the myriad rules and statutes designed to curb litigation abuse, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP") is "the most widely used and most controversial of the sanctions rules." The increased use of Rule ll during the last fifteen years and the recent proliferation of fee-shifting provisions in federal statutes4 have led to an onslaught of motions for attorney's fees in the federal district courts. Simultaneously, these courts are seeing an increasing number of pro se litigants appear before them. The confluence of these two trends has produced the seemingly paradoxical result of pro se parties …

The Predictability Of Punitive Damages, Theodore Eisenberg, John Goerdt, Brian Ostrom, David Rottman, Martin T. Wells

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Using one year of jury trial outcomes from 45 of the nation's most populous counties, this article shows a strong and statistically significant correlation between compensatory and punitive damages. These findings are replicated in 25 years of punitive damages awards from Cook County, Illinois, and California. In addition, we find no evidence that punitive damages awards are more likely when individuals sue businesses than when individuals sue individuals. With respect to award frequency, juries rarely award punitive damages and appear to be especially reluctant to do so in the areas of law that have captured the most attention, products liability …

Extending The Due Process Clause To Prevent A Previously Recused Judge From Later Attempting To Affect The Case From Which He Was Recused, S. Matthew Cook

BYU Law Review

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A Misapplication Of Daubert: Compton V. Subaru Of America Opens The Gate For Unreliable And Irrelevant Expert Testimony, Jonathan R. Schofield

BYU Law Review

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Mcknight V. Rees: Delineating The Qualified Immunity "Haves" And "Have-Nots" Among Private Parties, James L. Ahlstrom

BYU Law Review

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United States V. Ursery: The Long Arm Of The Law Gets Reattached, Brian C. Max

Mercer Law Review

In United States v. Ursery, the United States Supreme Court evaluated the constitutionality of in rem civil forfeitures when they are used with criminal proceedings in relation to a single act. Ursery was a consolidation of two cases, United States v. Ursery and United States v. $405,089.23 United States Currency, from the Sixth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, respectively.

Sheldon V. Fettig: Interpreting The Substitute Service Of Process Statute In Washington, Dana Richardson

Washington Law Review

In Sheldon v. Fettig, the Washington Supreme Court announced a new rule for interpreting Washington's substitute service of process statute. This new rule calls for a liberal reading of the substitute service of process statute to better effect its legislative purpose, thus overruling the line of cases calling for strict construction of the substitute service of process statute. This Note analyzes the basis of the former rule, the Sheldon rule, and the Sheldon dissent's proposed rule. It concludes that the former rule of interpretation should be retained because it preserves canons of strict construction and better protects defendants' due …

Pleading And Proof: The Economics Of Legal Burdens, Thomas R. Lee

BYU Law Review

Courts have traditionally assigned burdens of pleading and burdens of proof by mechanically applying any of a number of meaningless "tests." Conventional doctrine assigns these burdens to the party to whose case the issue in question is "essential," or to the party who must establish the "affirmative proposition." Neither of these tests provides a coherent methodology for making such allocations. The first is circular-an issue is "essential" by virtue of the fact that the party has been assigned the burden. The latter is unworkable; it depends on accidents of syntax and may be easily manipulated. This Article attempts to fill …

Putting The Halper Genie Back In The Bottle: Examining United States U. Ursery In Light Of Halper, Austin, And Kurth Ranch, Sarah Jean Watterson

BYU Law Review

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Bennett V. Plenert: The Ninth Circuit's Application Of The Zone Of Interests Test To Citizen Suits Under The Endangered Species Act, Alyssa Wardrup

Mercer Law Review

The Ninth Circuit, in Bennett v. Plenert, ruled that plaintiffs' economic injury did not satisfy the requirements for standing under the citizen-suit provision of the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). The Ninth Circuit imposed the zone of interests test in addition to Article III standing requirements. Under the ESA's citizen-suit provision, the zone of interests test means that plaintiffs must assert "an interest in the preservation of endangered species" to have standing. Plaintiffs appealed the Ninth Circuit's decision, and the Supreme Court has granted certiorari. The Court will likely resolve a division among the circuits in applying or not applying …

Contemplating The End Of Federal Civil Justice Reform In Montana, Carl W. Tobias

Law Faculty Publications

In continuation of the series of essays analyzing and documenting federal civil justice reform, this essay first provides an update on developments in civil justice reform nationally and in the United States District Court of Montana (Montana District). The essay then stresses the continuing work of the Ninth Circuit District Local Rules Review Committee and additional issues relating to case assignments in the Montana District. Finally, the essay takes a glimpse into the future.

"And The Truth Shall Make You Free": Truth As A First Amendment Defense In Tortious Interference With Contract Cases, Robert L. Tucker

Akron Law Faculty Publications

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Showdown At The Domain Name Corral: Property Rights And Personal Jurisdiction Over Squatters, Poachers And Other Parasites, Ira Nathenson

Ira Steven Nathenson

This paper on domain names disputes has two main goals. The first is to analyze the principal points of litigation in domain name disputes, namely, personal jurisdiction and trademark liability. The second is to propose an analytic framework to better help resolve matters of jurisdiction and liability. Regarding personal jurisdiction, domain names are problematic because an internet site can be viewed almost anywhere, potentially subjecting the domain name owner to suit everywhere. For example, should a Florida domain name owner automatically be subject to suit in Alaska where the site can be viewed? If not, then where? Regarding liability, trademark …

Tolling The Statute Of Limitations For Survivors Of Domestic Violence Who Wish To Recover Civil Damages Against Their Abusers, Lisa Napoli

Circles: Buffalo Women's Journal of Law and Social Policy

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Legal Process And Choice Of Law, William L. Reynolds

Faculty Scholarship

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What Happens When Parties Fail To Prove Foreign Law?, William L. Reynolds

Faculty Scholarship

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Some Realism About Federal Procedural Reform, Carl W. Tobias

Law Faculty Publications

A New Confederacy? Disunionism in the Federal Courts is a thought-provoking tour de force about many ills that federal court observers believe plague the modem federal district courts. In Disunionism, Professor Paul Carrington paints a perceptive portrait of the troubling conditions that he asserts impede civil litigation in a number of districts, and he trenchantly criticizes district judges for their contributions to these circumstances while admonishing the Judicial Conference to sweep "our national courts clear of all local clutter."

"And The Truth Shall Make You Free": Truth As A First Amendment Defense In Tortious Interference With Contract Cases, Robert L. Tucker

Robert L Tucker

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Whoever Fights Monsters Should See To It That In The Process He Does Not Become A Monster: Hunting The Sexual Predator With Silver Bullets -- Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415 -- And A Stake Through The Heart -- Kansas V. Hendricks, Joelle A. Moreno

Faculty Publications

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Introduction (A Reappraisal Of The Supplemental-Jurisdiction Statute: Title 28 U.S.C Sec. 1387, Symposium), Gene R. Shreve

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: A Reappraisal of the Supplemental-Jurisdiction Statute: Title 28 U.S.C sec. 1387.

Interest Groups, Contracts And Interest Analysis, Erin O'Hara O'Connor, Larry E. Ribstein

Scholarly Publications

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Ex Post Facto Laws: Supreme Court New York County People V. Griffin (Decided December 5, 1996

Touro Law Review

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