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Aggregation On Defendants' Terms: Bristol-Myers Squibb And The Federalization Of Mass-Tort Litigation, Andrew D. Bradt, D. Theodore Rave

Andrew D. Bradt

Although it is destined for the personal jurisdiction canon, the Supreme Court’s eight-to-one decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court does little to clarify that notoriously hazy doctrine. It does, however, significantly alter the balance of power in complex litigation. Bristol-Myers is a landmark case because it makes both mass-tort class actions and mass joinders impracticable in almost any state court outside of the defendant’s home states. With federal courts already hostile to class actions, plaintiffs who want to aggregate their claims will have to do so on the defendant’s terms: either on the defendant’s home turf or in …

Class Action Settlement Residue And Cy Pres Awards: Emerging Problems And Practical Solutions, Wilber H. Boies, Latonia Haney Keith

Latonia Haney Keith

Class action settlements often present the court and parties with the practical problem of disposing of residual funds that remain after distributions to class members. The cy pres doctrine is a well-recognized device that permits the court to designate suitable organizations to receive such funds. Recently, academics, judges, practitioners, and professional objectors have mounted a multi-faceted attack on this device, ranging from constitutional and ethical concerns to appeals challenging specific awards. This Article first describes the use of cy pres awards in class action settlements and explains why the constitutional, statutory, and ethical objections are unfounded. This Article then addresses …

Procedural Due Process Claims, Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Oral Arguments, Jay Tidmarsh

Jay Tidmarsh

The civil-justice literature is replete with discussions of two phenomena: case management and the vanishing trial. These two phenomena are not unrelated. One commonly state goal of case management is to find ways, other than trial, to resolve civil disputes that find their way into court. Some observers find the movements toward case management and away from trial to be salutary; others find them disquieting. Regardless of the merits of this debate, the delivery of civil justice is undeniably evolving.

This evolution affects and changes many of the traditional attributes of American-style civil justice. The Essay examines one of these …

Cy Pres And The Optimal Class Action, Jay Tidmarsh

Jay Tidmarsh

This Article, prepared for a symposium on class actions, examines the problem of cy pres relief through the lens of ensuring that class actions have an optimal claim structure and class membership. It finds that the present cy pres doctrine does little to advance the creation of optimal class actions, and may do some harm to achieving that goal. The Article then proposes an alternative “nudge” to induce putative class counsel to structure class actions in an optimal way: set attorneys’ fees so that counsel is compensated through a combination of an hourly market rate and a percentage of the …

The Time Of Discovery Rule And The Qualified Privilege Defense For Credit Reporting Agencies In Illinois After World Of Fashion V. Dun & (And) Bradstreet, Inc., 10 J. Marshall J. Of Prac. & Proc. 359 (1977), Paul Wangerin

Paul Wangerin

No abstract provided.

A Jurisdictional Perspective On New York Times V. Sullivan, Howard M. Wasserman

Howard M Wasserman

New York Times v. Sullivan, arguably the Supreme Court's most significant First Amendment decision, marks its fiftieth anniversary next year. Often overlooked in discussions of the case's impact on the freedom of speech and freedom of the press is that it arose from a complex puzzle of constitutional, statutory, and judge-made jurisdictional and procedural rules. These kept the case in hostile Alabama state courts for four years and a half-million-dollar judgment before the Times and its civil rights leader co-defendants finally could avail themselves of the structural protections of federal court and Article III judges. The case's outcome and the …

Like Migratory Birds- Latin American Claimants In U.S. Courts And The Ford-Firestone Rollover Litigation, Manuel A. Gómez

Manuel A. Gómez

No abstract provided.

Whoever Fights Monsters Should See To It That In The Process He Does Not Become A Monster: Hunting The Sexual Predator With Silver Bullets -- Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415 -- And A Stake Through The Heart -- Kansas V. Hendricks, Joelle A. Moreno

Joelle A. Moreno

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Lifting The Blindfold From Civil Juries Charged With Apportioning Damages In Modified Comparative Fault Cases: An Empirical Study Of The Alternatives, Jordan Leibman, Robert Bennett, Richard Fetter

Robert B. Bennett

Focuses on a study on the effect of lifting the blindfold from civil juries charged with apportioning damages in modified comparative fault cases. Historical background on comparative fault in the United States; Origin of blindfolding; Comparison of blindfold modified comparative fault verdicts with sunshine verdicts; Conclusions.

Faces Of Open Courts And The Civil Right To Counsel, Steven D. Schwinn

Steven D. Schwinn

No abstract provided.

Crónica Del Séptimo Pleno Casatorio Civil, Nelson Ramírez Jimenez

Fort Ninamancco Cordova

Crónica del VII Pleno Casatorio Civil, la cual contiene una muy bien trabajada síntesis de las intervenciones de los amicus curiae antes las Salas Civiles reunidas de la Corte Suprema.

Por La Supremacía Del Crédito Inscrito Ante La Propiedad No Inscrita., Fort Ninamancco Córdova

Fort Ninamancco Cordova

Nota publicada en El Peruano, que contiene una breve síntesis de mi ponencia como Amicus curiae ante el VII Pleno Casatorio Civil. De igual forma, denuncio la falsedad que se ha venido difundiendo, según la cual el TC y la Corte CIDH tiene decisiones que favorecen la primacía de la propiedad no inscrita, cuando, en realidad, sucede todo lo contrario.

La Supremacía Constitucional Del Crédito Inscrito Sobre La Propiedad No Inscrita, Fort Ninamancco Córdova

Fort Ninamancco Cordova

Ensayo en el que se desmienten ciertas afirmaciones, de corte constitucional, sobre el VII Pleno Casatorio Civil.

Suprema Decidirá Sobre Propiedad, Fort Ninamancco Córdova

Fort Ninamancco Cordova

Nota del diario oficial "El Peruano" sobre el VII Pleno Casatorio Civil, de fecha 22 de julio de 2015, donde se cubre mi participación como Amicus Curiae. Cabe aclarar que no tengo la calidad de procesalista, puesto que mi especialidad es Derecho Civil.

Rid Of Habeas Corpus - How Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel Has Endangered Access To The Writ Of Habeas Corpus And What The Supreme Court Can Do In Maples And Martinez To Restore It, 45 Creighton L. Rev. 185 (2011), Hugh Mundy

Hugh Mundy

No abstract provided.

Mi Designación Como Amicus Curiae: Comunicación Oficial., Fort Ninamancco Córdova

Fort Ninamancco Cordova

Comunicado oficial, vía correo electrónico de fecha 08 de julio de 2015, en el cual se me informa de mi designación como Amicus Curiae del VII Pleno Casatorio Civil, y se hace la invitación correspondiente. Cabe precisar que el Pleno Casatorio fue oficialmente convocado por la Sala Civil Permanente de la Corte Suprema.

Entrevista: "El Crédito Y La Seguridad Jurídica En Su Prueba De Fuego"

Fort Ninamancco Cordova

Luego de terminada la audiencia del VII Pleno Casatorio, el Instituto Pacífico me hizo una entrevista para recoger mis impresiones sobre tan importante evento, la cual se publica en el número de Julio de 2015 de la revista editada por dicho instituto: Actualidad Civil.

The Right To Counsel On Appeal: Civil Douglas, 15 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 603 (2006), Steven D. Schwinn

Steven D. Schwinn

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Illinois Law: At Long Last, A Long Look At Respondents In Discovery, 35 S. Ill. U. L.J. 703 (2011), Marc Ginsberg

Marc D. Ginsberg

No abstract provided.

The Moral Plausibility Of Contract: Using The Covenant Of Good Faith To Prevent Resident Physician Fatigue-Related Medical Errors, 48 U. Louisville L. Rev. 265 (2009), Samuel Vincent Jones

Samuel V. Jones

No abstract provided.

Los Principios Registrales De Legitimación Y Fe Pública Registral Tras La Modificación Por La Ley N° 30313, Angel Rimascca Huarancca

ANGEL RIMASCCA HUARANCCA

No abstract provided.

Los Principios Registrales De Legitimación Y Fe Pública Registral Tras La Modificación Por La Ley N° 30313, Angel Rimascca Huarancca

ANGEL RIMASCCA HUARANCCA

No abstract provided.

A Comparative View Of Standards Of Proof, Kevin M. Clermont, Emily Sherwin

Emily L Sherwin

In common-law systems, the standard of proof for ordinary civil cases requires the party who bears the burden of proof to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts alleged are true. In contrast, the prevailing standard of proof for civil cases in civil-law systems is indistinguishable from the standard for criminal cases: the judge must be firmly convinced that the facts alleged are true. This striking difference in common-law and civil-law procedures has received very little attention from either civilian or comparative scholars. The preponderance standard applied in common-law systems is openly probabilistic and produces, on average, …

Civil Rights Plaintiffs And John Doe Defendants: A Study In § 1983 Procedure, Howard M. Wasserman

Howard M Wasserman

No abstract provided.

Civil Rights And Federal Courts: Creating A Two-Course Sequence, Howard M. Wasserman

Howard M Wasserman

No abstract provided.

La Agonía Del Principio De Tracto Sucesivo En El Registro De Personas Jurídicas Y Naturales, Angel Rimascca Huarancca

ANGEL RIMASCCA HUARANCCA

No abstract provided.

La Prueba De La Relación De Causalidad En La Responsabilidad Médica, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado, Jorge Alberto Beltrán Pacheco

Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado

No abstract provided.

A Comparative View Of Standards Of Proof, Kevin M. Clermont, Emily Sherwin

Kevin M. Clermont

In common-law systems, the standard of proof for ordinary civil cases requires the party who bears the burden of proof to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts alleged are true. In contrast, the prevailing standard of proof for civil cases in civil-law systems is indistinguishable from the standard for criminal cases: the judge must be firmly convinced that the facts alleged are true. This striking difference in common-law and civil-law procedures has received very little attention from either civilian or comparative scholars. The preponderance standard applied in common-law systems is openly probabilistic and produces, on average, …

An Unsettling Outcome: Why The Florida Supreme Court Was Wrong To Ban All Settlement Evidence In Saleeby V Rocky Elson Construction, Inc., 3 So. 3d 1078 (Fla. 2009), Michael L. Seigel, Robert J. Hauser, Allison D. Sirica

Michael L Seigel

It is rare that a court as sophisticated as the Florida Supreme Court casually makes a fundamental mistake in an important area of the law. Unfortunately, Saleeby v. Rocky Elson Construction, Inc., 3 So. 3d 1078 (Fla. 2009) represents one of these unusual instances. The Court was faced with a simple question: may evidence pertaining to a prior settlement be offered at trial when it is relevant to something other than liability or the invalidity or amount of the pending claim. The universal answer under both federal law and the law of other states is yes, as long as the …