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Arkansas, Meet Tarasoff: The Question Of Expanded Liability To Third Persons For Mental Health Professionals, J. Thomas Sullivan
Arkansas, Meet Tarasoff: The Question Of Expanded Liability To Third Persons For Mental Health Professionals, J. Thomas Sullivan
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Third Party Funding Of Personal Injury Tort Claims: Keep The Baby And Change The Bathwater, Terrence Cain
Third Party Funding Of Personal Injury Tort Claims: Keep The Baby And Change The Bathwater, Terrence Cain
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In the early 1990s, a period of high-risk lending at high interest rates, a new entrant emerged in civil litigation: the Litigation Finance Company (“LFC”). LFCs advance money to plaintiffs involved in contingency fee litigation. The money is provided on a non-recourse basis, meaning the plaintiff repays the LFC only if she obtains money from the lawsuit through a settlement, judgment, or verdict. If the plaintiff does not recover anything, she will not owe the LFC anything. When she does repay the LFC, however, she could end up paying as much as 280% of the amount advanced by the LFC. …
Once Is Enough: A Proposed Bar Of The Injured Employee's Cause Of Action Against A Third Party, Philip D. Oliver
Once Is Enough: A Proposed Bar Of The Injured Employee's Cause Of Action Against A Third Party, Philip D. Oliver
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Retaliatory Firings: The Remedy Under The Texas Workers' Compensation Act, J. Thomas Sullivan
Retaliatory Firings: The Remedy Under The Texas Workers' Compensation Act, J. Thomas Sullivan
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Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan
Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan
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Unexplained Accidents And Assaults: The Problems And Burdens Of Proof Under The Texas Workers' Compensation Statute, J. Thomas Sullivan
Unexplained Accidents And Assaults: The Problems And Burdens Of Proof Under The Texas Workers' Compensation Statute, J. Thomas Sullivan
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