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Nozione Di Consumatore E Legittimazione Alla Class Action, Valerio Sangiovanni
Nozione Di Consumatore E Legittimazione Alla Class Action, Valerio Sangiovanni
Valerio Sangiovanni
No abstract provided.
Class Action E Tutela Contrattuale Degli Investitori, Valerio Sangiovanni
Class Action E Tutela Contrattuale Degli Investitori, Valerio Sangiovanni
Valerio Sangiovanni
No abstract provided.
Crude Defenses? Liability Limits For Offshore Drilling Accidents And Oil Spills, Richard Faulk
Crude Defenses? Liability Limits For Offshore Drilling Accidents And Oil Spills, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
All those who participate in realizing the benefits of exploration – including those who use the resulting products and depend on their safe handling to avoid harm – are subject to their dangers. When the risks are enormous, and when society’s demands are extraordinary, the situation is ripe for political compromise. The products of that compromise may not be popular at this time of crisis, but that does not lessen their importance as anchors of reason during difficult times. The Limitation Act and the OPA, as well as the procedures under Supplemental Rule F, form a foundation that enables the …
Stretching The Boom? Limiting Liability For Offshore Drilling Disasters, Richard Faulk
Stretching The Boom? Limiting Liability For Offshore Drilling Disasters, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
Offshore drilling is a tremendously complicated and potentially lucrative process. Unfortunately, it is also dangerous. Harvesters of fossil fuels face massive risks, not only to their lives and properties, but also to our environment and the livelihoods of all those who depend upon it. On balance, our “modern” sense of justice might insist that those who realize wealth should bear the risks that their exploration and production poses to others. But when a product, like petroleum, is inextricably woven into our national fabric, legislators sometimes reach surprising compromises. So, it seems, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon will argue in …
The Other Side Of The Cafa Effect: An Empirical Analysis Of Class Action Activity In The Oklahoma State Courts, Steven S. Gensler
The Other Side Of The Cafa Effect: An Empirical Analysis Of Class Action Activity In The Oklahoma State Courts, Steven S. Gensler
Steven S. Gensler
No abstract provided.
Transnational Class Actions And Interjurisdictional Preclusion, Rhonda Wasserman
Transnational Class Actions And Interjurisdictional Preclusion, Rhonda Wasserman
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As global markets expand and trans-border disputes multiply, American courts are pressed to certify transnational class actions -- i.e., class actions brought on behalf of large numbers of foreign citizens or against foreign defendants. While the Supreme Court's recent decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. is likely to reduce the number of "foreign-cubed" or "f-cubed" securities fraud class actions filed in the United States (at least in the short term), it is unlikely to inhibit the filing of transnational class actions involving securities listed on domestic stock exchanges, transnational class actions raising claims that arise under federal laws …
Must, Should, Shall, Steven S. Gensler