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Aggregating Litigation, Ralph K. Winter Jul 1991

Aggregating Litigation, Ralph K. Winter

Law and Contemporary Problems

A comment on Judith Resnik's article on the aggregation of civil cases is presented. The goals of aggregating litigation and the very circumstances in which aggregation works best in achieving those goals are discussed. The aggregation of personal injury cases is also discussed.


Water Management: Southern High Plains Of Texas, A. Wayne Wyatt Jun 1991

Water Management: Southern High Plains Of Texas, A. Wayne Wyatt

Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

22 pages.


Alaska Supreme Court Year In Review 1990, Jayne E. Powell, Ellen L. Lyons Jun 1991

Alaska Supreme Court Year In Review 1990, Jayne E. Powell, Ellen L. Lyons

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


Debts, Job Choices, And Financial Burden: Educational Debts At Nine American Law Schools, David L. Chambers Jan 1991

Debts, Job Choices, And Financial Burden: Educational Debts At Nine American Law Schools, David L. Chambers

Books

American law students are borrowing large sums of money. For graduates at many schools, cumulative debts of $35,000 from college and law school have become the norm and debts of $40,000, $50,000 and even more are common. The sums students are borrowing are much larger today than they were ten years ago, even after adjusting for increases in the cost of living. They have risen at a vastly faster pace than the initial salaries at small law firms and government agencies. They have even risen at a faster pace than the initial salaries in many large firms. The new pattern …


Public Opinion Polls And Surveys As Evidence: Suggestions For Resolving Confusing And Conflicting Standards Governing Weight And Admissibility , Susan J. Becker Jan 1991

Public Opinion Polls And Surveys As Evidence: Suggestions For Resolving Confusing And Conflicting Standards Governing Weight And Admissibility , Susan J. Becker

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Section I provides a basic overview of public opinion polls, beginning with a brief explanation of the current popularity of this type of data, followed by a discussion of the courts' historic treatment of survey evidence and a review of modern standards which courts use in evaluating the weight and admissibility of polling data. The exact "rules" governing the conduct of litigants and their respective counsel in commissioning and executing a survey and those governing the courts' refereeing of evidentiary disputes over polling data remain unclear. These unresolved issues are discussed in Section II. Suggestions for moving toward a more …