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Preemption Of Common Law Claims And The Prospect For Fifra: Justice Stevens Puts The Genie Back In The Bottle, Jennifer S. Hendricks Oct 2004

Preemption Of Common Law Claims And The Prospect For Fifra: Justice Stevens Puts The Genie Back In The Bottle, Jennifer S. Hendricks

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Proving Negligence In Products Liability Litigation, David G. Owen Oct 2004

Proving Negligence In Products Liability Litigation, David G. Owen

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Path To Preclusion: Federal Injunctive Relief Against Nationwide Classes In State Court, Kara M. Moorcroft Oct 2004

The Path To Preclusion: Federal Injunctive Relief Against Nationwide Classes In State Court, Kara M. Moorcroft

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Challenges Of Europeanization In The Realm Of Private Law: A Plea For A New Legal Discipline, Christian Joerges Jul 2004

The Challenges Of Europeanization In The Realm Of Private Law: A Plea For A New Legal Discipline, Christian Joerges

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


Proof Of Product Defect, David G. Owen Jan 2004

Proof Of Product Defect, David G. Owen

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Inherent Product Hazards, David G. Owen Jan 2004

Inherent Product Hazards, David G. Owen

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Aboilishing The Texas Jury Shuffle., Michael M. Gallgher Jan 2004

Aboilishing The Texas Jury Shuffle., Michael M. Gallgher

St. Mary's Law Journal

This Article argues that the Texas Legislature should abolish the jury shuffle and join the other forty-nine states who have already done so. The jury shuffle, when requested, is a procedure which results in a random shuffling of the names of the jury pool members. Texas attorneys currently possess an entirely cost and risk free procedure through which they can discriminate against potential jurors on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, or anything else that suits their fancy. An attorney can request a jury shuffle without stating a reason and a judge cannot ask why a shuffle was requested or …


On Preemption, Congressional Intent, And Conflict Of Laws, Mary J. Davis Jan 2004

On Preemption, Congressional Intent, And Conflict Of Laws, Mary J. Davis

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Conflicts scholars and jurists for centuries have sought an answer to the question of "what law controls?" by balancing a number of considerations. Chief among those considerations are the legitimate political and policy concerns of conflicting sovereigns. This article analyzes the Supreme Court's recent preemption decisions with an understanding of these theories and their underlying considerations. That analysis reveals that the Court's recent preemption decisions incorporate two modem conflict of laws theories: Governmental Interest Analysis and its corollary, Comparative Impairment. Each of these theories builds on the notion that a choice of law analysis should be motivated by selecting the …


General Causation At A Crossroads In Toxic Tort Cases, Alani Golanski Dec 2003

General Causation At A Crossroads In Toxic Tort Cases, Alani Golanski

Alani Golanski

Traditional approaches to specific causation are not feasible in toxic tort litigations. This article explores in depth the middle path between such unworkable, traditional approaches and institutionally improbable proposals that causation simply be abolished when toxic products are at issue. The middle way relies on the new judicial acceptance of certain forms of statistical proof. Epidemiological findings, especially when conjoined with case-specific differential diagnosis testimony, support causal inferences and should be attainable in a wide variety of toxic tort cases.