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Your Life As An Open Book: Has Technology Rendered Personal Privacy Virtually Obsolete?, Sandra Byrd Peterson

Federal Communications Law Journal

As society becomes increasingly automated, the ability of individuals to protect their "information privacy" is practically nonexistent. Information that was once kept on paper in filing cabinets is now on-line in computer databases. At the touch of a computer key, a complete stranger can conveniently access and compile from a variety of different sources a dossier of intimate, personal information about people without their knowledge. Perhaps more shocking is the current lack of legal recourse available to contest the nonconsensual use of personal data.

In this Note, the Author examines the currently loose constitutional and common-law protections and suggests strategies …

In God We Trust; All Others Who Enter This Store Are Subject To Surveillance, Karen A. Springer

Federal Communications Law Journal

Until recently, Americans could enjoy a quiet conversation over a doughnut and a cup of coffee with the knowledge that the conversation was indeed private. Dramatically, the illusion broke: the "walls have ears" at some Dunkin' Donuts shops in the form of hidden microphones. Employees and management actually listened to customers' "coffee talk." This Note analyzes the requirements of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and concludes that the surreptitious recording of customers' oral communications violates the spirit and letter of the Act.

Department Of Consumer Affairs, C. Kendall

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

How Can A Product Be Liable?, Anita Bernstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Department Of Consumer Affairs, J. D'Angelo

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Regulating Viatical Settlements: Is The Invisible Hand Picking The Pockets Of The Terminally Ill?, Russell J. Herron

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The newly emerging viatical settlement industry has attracted considerable attention from both insurance regulators and advocates for the terminally ill. In a viatical settlement, a terminally ill person names a viatical settlement company as beneficiary under his life insurance policy in exchange for an immediate lump-sum cash payment of less than face value of the policy. To date, viatical settlement payments to people with AIDS (PWAs) have been disturbingly low as a percentage of the face value of PWA policies. This Note examines the few enacted viatical settlement regulations and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' model regulations as they …

Flag On The Play? The Siphoning Effect On Sports Television, Phillip M. Cox Ii

Federal Communications Law Journal

The tradition of watching the Sunday afternoon football game in front of the television began in 1939. Since then, sports broadcasting has become one of the most powerful revenue-building tools for both media and sports leagues alike. Sports programming is increasingly available only through cable and pay-per-view television, which limits viewers' access to free broadcast televised sporting events. Legislators have now directed the Federal Communications Commission to study the effects of paid access to sports broadcasts, with an eye toward protecting viewers' rights to free access to sports on television.

This Note explains the impact of the Sports Broadcasting Act …

Greater Representation For California Consumers–Fluid Recovery, Consumer Trust Funds, And Representative Actions, James R. Mccall, Patricia Sturdevant, Laura Kaplan, Gail Hillebrand

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Liberating Commercial Speech: Product Labeling Controls And The First Amendment, Lars Noah, Barbara A. Noah

Faculty Scholarship

As federal regulators impose increasing limits on what manufacturers may say about their products, constitutional protections for commercial speech become ever more important. Indeed, the United States Supreme Court's most recent First Amendment decisions suggest meaningful regard for the value of advertising and labeling as types of protected expression. At the same time, however, federal lawmakers are imposing ever more onerous restrictions on promotional activities and product labeling. The Authors discuss federal law relating to regulation of product labeling.

Department Of Consumer Affairs, J. D'Angelo

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Introduction A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Court , Glenn L. Archer, Jr.

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Search Of Savings - Caps On Jury Verdicts Are Not A Solution To Health Care Crisis, David Morrison

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Frequent Flyer Breach Of Contract Claims Escape Preemption, Melissa Jerves

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Recent Legislative Activity, Andre Brady

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Salesman's Deceptive Statements Constitute An Unfair Trade Practice, Dana Shannon

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Credit Reports Updated In 30 Days Meet Reasonable Standard, Melissa Jerves

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

U.S. Practices In Risk Assessment And Risk Management For Product Safety Under Article 2.2 Of The Agreement On Technical Barriers To Trade, Suckhong Ko

LLM Theses and Essays

Article 2.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) was applied to the GATT member countries in 1995. This article provides national product safety agencies with requirements for risk assessment and risk management. However, the terms used in the article are broad and open to interpretation. This paper argues that vast discretion and broad terms cannot solve technical barriers effectively; the “minimum requirements” standard within Article 2.2 of the TBT fails to consider those countries whose technology in product safety is inferior to that of developed countries. The United States has some of the strongest product safety measures, …

Reflections On Current Limits On Component And Raw Material Supplier Liability And The Proposed Third Restatement, Edward M. Mansfield

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Cuestiones Sobre La Cambial En Blanco Y Las Alteraciones Del Título En Un Fallo De La Suprema Corte De Justicia De Buenos Aires, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Breve nota fallo del Tribunal Superior de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, sobre el régimen jurídico aplicable al título librado en blanco y los efectos testaduras o alteraciones del texto

El Derecho De Suscripción Preferente Y Las Acciones En Cartera De La Sociedad. La Enajenación De La Autocartera, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis sobre la inconveniencia de extender el derecho de suscripción preferente a las acciones en cartera de la sociedad

Fondos Comunes De Inversión Y Protección Del Ahorrista: Una Asignatura Pendiente, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Primera aproximación en la doctrina argentina sobre la aplicación de la legislación de defensa del consumidor en operaciones de mercado de capitales. Análisis de las falencias en materia de tutela de los cuotapartistas de fondos comunes de inversión

La Representación En Materia Cambiaria, Martin Paolantonio, Salvador Bergel

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de las diferentes cuestiones que se plantean en materia de representación en los títulos valores cambiarios, incluyendo las derivadas de la actuación de sociedades comerciales

La Resolución General 262 De La Cnv Y La Compra De Sus Propias Acciones Por Las Sociedades Anónimas, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de la RG 262 de la CNV y el régimen de compra de acciones propias por sociedades en el ámbito de la oferta pública

Las Acciones De Responsabilidad Patrimonial Contra Terceros En La Quiebra, Martin Paolantonio, Salvador Bergel

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de las diferentes acciones de responsabilidad patrimonial en la quiebra luego de las reformas de la ley 24522

Oponibilidad De La Inexistencia De La Cuenta Corriente Bancaria En El Proceso Ejecutivo, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Nota a fallo que acepta como defensa en el juicio ejecutivo la defensa de inexistencia del contrato de cuenta corriente

State Of Maine Handbook For Hazardous Waste Generators, Department Of Environmental Protection

Maine Collection

State of Maine Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators

Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine 1995.

Contents: Introduction to Hazardous Waste / Purpose of This Handbook / Who Generates Hazardous Waste and How? / How Do I Determine If I Generate Hazardous Waste? / Am I a Small Quantity Generator (SQG), an SQG Plus, or a Generator? / Hazardous Waste Management Practices / Manifesting Hazardous Waste / In Summary / Appendix A - D

An Overview Of Fair Lending Legislation, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 333 (1995), Deanna Caldwell

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Obligations Of Hiv-Infected Health Professionals To Inform Patients Of Their Serological Status: Evolving Theories Of Liability, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 317 (1994), Theodore R. Leblang

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Striking A Balance Between Product Availability And Product Safety: Lessons From The Vaccine Act , Daniel A. Cantor

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Liability Of Blood Banks And Manufacturers Of Clotting Products To Recipients Of Hiv-Infected Blood: A Comparison Of The Law And Reaction In The United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, And Australia, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 465 (1994), Joseph Kelly

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.