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The Erie Doctrine In Equity, John T. Cross Nov 1999

The Erie Doctrine In Equity, John T. Cross

Louisiana Law Review

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Choice Of Law In Alaska: A Survival Guide For Using The Second Restatement, James A. Meschewski Jun 1999

Choice Of Law In Alaska: A Survival Guide For Using The Second Restatement, James A. Meschewski

Alaska Law Review

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Not Bad For Government Work: Does Anyone Else Think The Supreme Court Is Doing A Halfway Decent Job In Its Erie-Hanna Jurisprudence, Thomas D. Rowe Jun 1999

Not Bad For Government Work: Does Anyone Else Think The Supreme Court Is Doing A Halfway Decent Job In Its Erie-Hanna Jurisprudence, Thomas D. Rowe

Notre Dame Law Review

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Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts: Should A Few Bad Apples Spoil The Bunch?, Gideon Rothschild, Daniel S. Rubin, Jonathan G. Blattmachr May 1999

Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts: Should A Few Bad Apples Spoil The Bunch?, Gideon Rothschild, Daniel S. Rubin, Jonathan G. Blattmachr

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

It is unfortunate, but perhaps not terribly surprising, that the first two reported cases to consider the application of conflict of laws principles to self-settled spendthrift trusts both involved "bad facts" from an asset protection planning standpoint. In this regard, the adage "bad facts produce bad law" is not a slight on the courts, but rather an acknowledgment of a court's primary duty to do substantial justice to the parties immediately before it. However, in an effort to do substantial justice to the parties immediately before them, the Portnoy and Brooks courts have forged what may well become the first …


Erie Doctrine Revisited: How A Conflcts Perspective Can Aid The Analysis, Joseph P. Bauer May 1999

Erie Doctrine Revisited: How A Conflcts Perspective Can Aid The Analysis, Joseph P. Bauer

Notre Dame Law Review

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Trips Agreement And Direct Effect In European Community Law: You Can Look...But Can You Touch, Mark Miller Jan 1999

Trips Agreement And Direct Effect In European Community Law: You Can Look...But Can You Touch, Mark Miller

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.