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Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
No abstract provided.
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
No abstract provided.
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
No abstract provided.
Hipersensibilidad Al... ¿Wifi? (A Propósito De Un Reciente Pronunciamiento Francés), Jose L. Gabriel Rivera
Hipersensibilidad Al... ¿Wifi? (A Propósito De Un Reciente Pronunciamiento Francés), Jose L. Gabriel Rivera
Jose L. Gabriel Rivera
No abstract provided.
Remedies: A Guide For The Perplexed, Doug Rendleman
Remedies: A Guide For The Perplexed, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
Remedies is one of a law student’s most practical courses. Remedies students and their professors learn to work with their eyes on the question at the end of litigation: what can the court do for the successful plaintiff? Remedies develops students’ professional identities and broadens their professional horizons by reorganizing their analysis of procedure, torts, contracts, and property around choosing and measuring relief - compensatory damages, punitive damages, an injunction, specific performance, disgorgement, and restitution. This article discusses the law-school course in Remedies - the content of the Remedies course, the Remedies classroom experience, and Remedies outside the classroom through …
Loss Of Chance, Probabilistic Cause, And Damage Calculations: The Error In Matsuyama V. Birnbaum And The Majority Rule Of Damages In Many Jurisdictions More Generally, Robert J. Rhee
Robert Rhee
This short commentary corrects an erroneous understanding of probabilistic causation in the loss-of-chance doctrine and the damage calculation method adopted in Matsuyama v. Birnbaum. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts is not alone. Many other common law courts have made the same error, including Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oklahoma. The consistency in the mistake suggests that the error is the majority rule of damages. I demonstrate here that this majority rule is based on erroneous mathematical reasoning and the fallacy of probabilistic logic.
Bond Limited Liability, Robert J. Rhee
Bond Limited Liability, Robert J. Rhee
Robert Rhee
Limited liability is considered a “birthright” of corporations. The concept is entrenched in legal theory, and it is a fixed reality of the political economy. But it remains controversial. Scholarly debate has been engaged in absolute terms of defending the rule or advocating its abrogation. Though compelling, these polar positions, often expressed in abstract arguments, are associated with disquieting effects. Without limited liability, efficiency may be severely compromised. With it, involuntary tort creditors bear some of the cost of an enterprise. Most other proposals for reforming limited liability have been incremental, such as modifying veil piercing. However, neither absolutism nor …
Responsabilidad Civil Médica: ¿Laboratorio De La Responsabilidad Civil? Breves Comentario De Derecho Extranjero A Una Sentencia De Derecho Nacional, Jose L. Gabriel Rivera
Responsabilidad Civil Médica: ¿Laboratorio De La Responsabilidad Civil? Breves Comentario De Derecho Extranjero A Una Sentencia De Derecho Nacional, Jose L. Gabriel Rivera
Jose L. Gabriel Rivera
El autor, desde una optica del derecho comparado, nos da a conocer como se regulan estos los casos de responsabilidad médica en el sistema juridico europeo, por lo que partiendo por la explicacion evolutiva de la responsabilidad médica a partir de dos casos jurisprudenciales célebres (francés e italiano), aconseja que en el Perú podría esbozarse un sistema de inspiracion francesa,esto es, un sistema único y especial de indemnizacion dirigido a tutelar de la mejor manera a las víctimas.
El Dominio Fiduciario Como Propiedad Ad Tempus Y La Responsabilidad Civil Del Fiduciario, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
El Dominio Fiduciario Como Propiedad Ad Tempus Y La Responsabilidad Civil Del Fiduciario, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
No abstract provided.
Chinese Tort Law Between Tradition And Transplants, Hao Jiang Esq.
Chinese Tort Law Between Tradition And Transplants, Hao Jiang Esq.
Hao Jiang Esq.
No abstract provided.
Actions And Remedies Against Government Units And Public Officers For Nonfeasance, Paul T. Wangerin
Actions And Remedies Against Government Units And Public Officers For Nonfeasance, Paul T. Wangerin
Paul Wangerin
No abstract provided.
¿Amores En Crisis O Crisis En El Amor? La Tutela Al Conviviente Perjudicado Tras La Ruptura De Una Unión De Hecho, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
¿Amores En Crisis O Crisis En El Amor? La Tutela Al Conviviente Perjudicado Tras La Ruptura De Una Unión De Hecho, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
No abstract provided.
The Displacement Of Federal Due Process Claims By State Tort Remedies: Parratt V. Taylor And Logan V. Zimmerman Brush Company, Rodney A. Smolla
The Displacement Of Federal Due Process Claims By State Tort Remedies: Parratt V. Taylor And Logan V. Zimmerman Brush Company, Rodney A. Smolla
Rod Smolla
None available.
What Types Of Losses Are Recoverable Under Arkansas' Products Liability Law, Rodney A. Smolla
What Types Of Losses Are Recoverable Under Arkansas' Products Liability Law, Rodney A. Smolla
Rod Smolla
Not available.
Accounting For The Slow Growth Of American Privacy Law, Rodney A. Smolla
Accounting For The Slow Growth Of American Privacy Law, Rodney A. Smolla
Rod Smolla
Not available.
The High Price Of Poverty: A Study Of How The Majority Of Current Court System Procedures For Collecting Court Costs And Fees, As Well As Fines, Have Failed To Adhere To Established Precedent And The Constitutional Guarantees They Advocate., Trevor J. Calligan
Trevor J Calligan
No abstract provided.
Aids: Testing Democracy - Irrational Responses To The Public Health Crisis And The Need For Privacy In Serologic Testing, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 835 (1986), Michael L. Closen, Susan Marie Connor, Howard L. Kaufman, Mark E. Wojcik
Aids: Testing Democracy - Irrational Responses To The Public Health Crisis And The Need For Privacy In Serologic Testing, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 835 (1986), Michael L. Closen, Susan Marie Connor, Howard L. Kaufman, Mark E. Wojcik
Mark E. Wojcik
No abstract provided.
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
In 2004, just five years after introducing the drug, Vioxx, pharmaceutical company, Merck, voluntarily withdrew the prescription pain-killer after a clinical study suggested that the drug increased the risk of heart attack and stroke. But in that relatively short time, an estimated 20 million Americans had already taken the drug. By late 2007, Merck announced it would pay $4.85 billion — the largest drug settlement ever — in “global settlements” for Vioxx-related claims. These settlements ultimately included roughly 47,000 individual lawsuits and about 265 potential class actions, but the Vioxx settlements were far from global.
In 2012, a purported parallel …
Law And Economics And Tort Law: A Survey Of Scholarly Opinion, Andrew P. Morriss, John C. Moorhouse, Robert Whaples
Law And Economics And Tort Law: A Survey Of Scholarly Opinion, Andrew P. Morriss, John C. Moorhouse, Robert Whaples
Andrew P. Morriss
Recent litigation brought against cigarette manufacturers, software companies over potential year 2000 computer problems, and a fast food restaurant for serving coffee that was allegedly too hot reminds us of the importance and dynamic nature of tort law in the United States. Judging from ongoing coverage by newspapers and television, tort law is newsworthy. Yet, as with other legal issues, it is within the covers of law reviews and specialty journals in economics that much of the debate over the social utility of various tort rules and their reform takes place. In that debate law and economics exercises great influence. …
Legal Malpractice Insurance: Surviving The Perfect Storm, Susan Saab Fortney
Legal Malpractice Insurance: Surviving The Perfect Storm, Susan Saab Fortney
Susan S. Fortney
This article serves as a practical guide to legal malpractice insurance. Part I introduces the topic of legal malpractice insurance with a brief overview of the changes that occurred in market conditions in 2000 and the subsequent effect on insurance premiums and coverage. Part II outlines the different types of insurance coverage that are available to legal professionals by describing common policy terms, exclusions, and conditions that affect coverage. Part III describes changes in law firms that may affect coverage. Part IV provides legal professionals with useful advice to consider when choosing an insurance policy. Part V reveals important factors …
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
In a bench trial, the district court awarded appellant Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. (“Goodrich & Pennington”) damages arising from a negligent appraisal executed by J.R. Woolard, Inc. (“Woolard”). Goodrich & Pennington appealed, alleging that the district court failed to take into account all of the damages caused by the negligent appraisal.
Summary Of Olson V. Aztech Plastering Co., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Olson V. Aztech Plastering Co., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, Angela Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
This case was an appeal from an order denying a new trial on a construction defects case brought under Chapter 40 of Nevada Revised Statutes. The district court held that under Calloway v. City of Reno,2 a plaintiff cannot bring a negligence action for economic loss arising from a construction defects claim.
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
In a bench trial, the district court awarded appellant Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. (“Goodrich & Pennington”) damages arising from a negligent appraisal executed by J.R. Woolard, Inc. (“Woolard”). Goodrich & Pennington appealed, alleging that the district court failed to take into account all of the damages caused by the negligent appraisal.
Texas Bucks The Trend - No Cause Of Action For Lost Chance Of Survival In The Medical Malpractice Context: Kramer V. Lewisville Memorial Hospital, Wayne Barnes
Wayne R. Barnes
Jennie Kramer visited her gynecologist in August 1985 complaining of unusual discharges and intermittent bleeding. At that time, her doctor informed her that she tested negative for cancer. Her irregular bleeding continued, but on two subsequent visits to another doctor in November and December, Ms. Kramer was again informed that she did not have cancer. During February of 1986, after continued bleeding, Ms. Kramer detected a hard spot in her vagina. She returned to the second doctor a third time, at which time she was diagnosed with cancer. In spite of subsequent exploratory surgery and chemotherapy, Ms. Kramer died on …
The Moral Foundations Of Products Liability Law: Toward First Principles, David G. Owen
The Moral Foundations Of Products Liability Law: Toward First Principles, David G. Owen
David Owen
No abstract provided.
Tortious Interference And The Law Of Contract: The Case For Specific Performance Revisited, Deepa Varadarajan
Tortious Interference And The Law Of Contract: The Case For Specific Performance Revisited, Deepa Varadarajan
Deepa Varadarajan
What is the role of contract law in remedying breach? The question of the appropriate legal remedy, specific performance versus money damages, has provided adequate fodder for three decades of debate in the law and economics discourse. In the legal discipline at large, the topic has spurred centuries of debate, as illustrated by Oliver Wendell Holmes's famous line: “The only universal consequence of a legally binding promise is, that the law makes the promisor pay damages if the promised event does not come to pass.” Holmes's approach to contractual remedy would evolve during the latter half of the twentieth century …
Closing The Door To Lost Earnings Under The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act Of 1986, Aaron M. Levin
Closing The Door To Lost Earnings Under The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act Of 1986, Aaron M. Levin
Aaron M Levin
After a wave of lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers hindered the profitability and production of life-saving vaccines, Congress enacted The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The Act offers an incentive for individuals to get vaccinated in order to mitigate the population’s exposure to disease, while encouraging the continued production of these serums by pharmaceutical companies. Although imperfect, the Vaccine Act fosters promise in filtering out frivolous claims and provides a central route for due process to the individuals who suffer from a vaccine-related injury. By removing a potential state tort issue to the Federal Circuit, Congress created a reasonably …
Lawsuits Against The Gun Industry: A Comparative Institutional Analysis, Timothy D. Lytton
Lawsuits Against The Gun Industry: A Comparative Institutional Analysis, Timothy D. Lytton
Timothy D. Lytton
I argue that the tort system can complement the efforts of either institutions such as markets, legislatures and administrative agencies to make public policy. Solving complex social problems typically requires the cooperation of several policymaking institutions, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. My examination of lawsuits against the gun industry reveals that the tort system can and should play an active policymaking role in reducing gun violence.
Should Government Be Allowed To Recover The Costs Of Public Services From Tortfeasors?: Tort Subsidies, The Limits Of Loss Spreading, And The Free Public Services Doctrine, Timothy D. Lytton
Should Government Be Allowed To Recover The Costs Of Public Services From Tortfeasors?: Tort Subsidies, The Limits Of Loss Spreading, And The Free Public Services Doctrine, Timothy D. Lytton
Timothy D. Lytton
The free public services doctrine (also known as the municipal cost recovery rule) states that a government entity may not recover from a tortfeasor the costs of public services occasioned by the tortfeasor's wrongdoing. This article traces the history of the doctrine and argues for its elimination. The article criticizes case law supporting the doctrine and raises objections based on fairness, efficiency, and institutional concerns about the proper limits of judicial policy making. The article discusses the implications of eliminating the doctrine for tobacco litigation, gun litigation, and tort reform.
An Approach To The Regulation Of Spanish Banking Foundations, Miguel Martínez
An Approach To The Regulation Of Spanish Banking Foundations, Miguel Martínez
Miguel Martínez
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal framework governing banking foundations as they have been regulated by Spanish Act 26/2013, of December 27th, on savings banks and banking foundations. Title 2 of this regulation addresses a construct that is groundbreaking for the Spanish legal system, still of paramount importance for the entire financial system insofar as these foundations become the leading players behind certain banking institutions given the high interest that foundations hold in the share capital of such institutions.