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A Birthday Party: The Terrible Or Terrific Two’S? 1996 Federal Telecommunications Act, Kathleen Wallman

Federal Communications Law Journal

As we celebrate the second anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, we can see that the predictions of instant cross-industry competition that were made at its birth were rather euphoric. Despite the unexpected twists and turns of the first two years, there have been a number of significant market developments suggesting that the lowering of barriers that the Act effected have put things on the right course. However, the success of the Act will be rather fragile during the next few years, as it is subject to reversal by market as well as judicial forces. We should therefore continue …

The "Public Interest" Standard: The Search For The Holy Grail, Erwin G. Krasnow, Jack N. Goodman

Federal Communications Law Journal

During the last eighty years, there is likely no single area of communications policy that has generated as much scholarly discourse, judicial analysis, and political debate as has the simple directive to regulate in the "public interest." While remaining at the heart of current communications regulatory policy debate, the public interest standard has been subject to evolving, and often elusive definitions that reflect the change in American culture from generation to generation. As broadcasters begin the transition to a more flexible digital technology, there have been calls for a reexamination of the public interest standard. But the genius of the …

Sobriety Test: The Court Walks The Central Hudson Line Once Again In 44 Liquormart, But Passes On A New First Amendment Review, Aaron A. Schmoll

Federal Communications Law Journal

In 1980 the Supreme Court decided Central Hudson and, in so doing, articulated the parameters of the modern commercial speech doctrine. In providing a four-part test to determine the validity of government efforts to restrict commercial speech, the Court engaged in "intermediate scrutiny" and created the expectation among free speech advocates that the Court was finally ready to provide higher measure of constitutional protection to commercial speech. In the nearly fifteen years after Central Hudson, these advocates have been disappointed as the Court has inconsistently weighed the factors that comprise the test. The opportunity to adopt a less- manipulative …

Achieving Consensus On Defective Product Design, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of The Products Liability Restatement, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Equitable Estoppel And The Outer Boundaries Of Federal Arbitration Law: The Alabama Supreme Court's Retrenchment Of An Expansive Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration, David F. Sawrie

Vanderbilt Law Review

A consumer purchases a manufactured home from a commercial vendor.' As part of the commercial transaction, the consumer and vendor execute a sales agreement containing the following arbitration clause: "All disputes, claims, or controversies arising from or relating to this Contract or the relationships which result from this Contract... shall be resolved by binding arbitration .... ,, The manufacturer of the home is not a party to the sales contract. Rather, the manufacturer issues a separate warranty agreement in connection with the consumer's purchase.

When the consumer discovers defects in the home, the consumer sues both the commercial vendor and …

Networked Health Information: Assuring Quality Control On The Internet, Kristin B. Keltner

Federal Communications Law Journal

The Clinton Administration's Health Information and Applications Working Group promotes networked health information provided to all citizens through the Internet as one way to lower health care costs while improving the health of Americans. Managed care organizations and private health information providers already use the World Wide Web to disseminate consumer health information to broad segments of society. No standards exist to ensure that the information these Web sites carry is accurate and otherwise free from corruption. Disclaimers as to the reliability of the information as well as to the responsibility of the information provider for any harm caused by …

Striking A "Balance" In U.S. Bankruptcy Law, Nancy Lazar

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Consumer News, Edward G. Lance Iv

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Consumer Choice: The Practical Reason For Both Antitrust And Consumer Protection Law, Neil W. Averitt, Robert H. Lande

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Internet: An Introduction To Basic Legal Risks That Impact Consumers, Gary Fresen

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Consumer News, Edward G. Lance Iv

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Court Established Accrual Rule For Keyboard Users Afflicted With Repetitive Stress Injury, Michael J. Calhoun

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Domestic Subsidies Under The Wto Agreement On Subsidies And Countervailing Measures And Their Treatment In Section 771 Of The Tariff Act Of 1930, Cecil Carl-Erich Kramer

LLM Theses and Essays

Governments provide subsidies for a variety of reasons and they are an important tool "to promote important objectives of national policy. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is comprised of industrialized countries, all of which are Members of the OECD Convention also have shown a steady rise in the provision of subsidies. The policy behind the fact that subsidies are addressed in international agreements is that they create a distortion in international trade and that they can quickly and destructively spread from nation to nation. They create a disparity between the actual costs incurred in producing a particular …

The Liability Of The Automobile And Motorcycle Manufacturers And Their Suppliers For Defective Products In The United States Compared To Germany, Daniel Karl Robyn

LLM Theses and Essays

This thesis deals with the lability of automobile and motorcycle manufacturers, as well as their suppliers, in situations where a defective product causes a harmful event. Specifically, it compares the product liability laws of the Federal Republic of Germany to those of the United States of America. Before entering into the details of legal doctrine, the introductory note provides background information on the social and economic aspects of automobile use in those two countries. Next, Chapter I describes the liability regime governing claims against German motor vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers. Chapter II focuses on the comparable law in the …

Alternativas De Financiación De La Empresa (Ii), Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Segunda parte del análisis de las alternativas legales para la implementación de decisiones financieras

Alternativas De Financiación De La Empresa (I), Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Primera parte del análisis de estructuras legales y decisiones financieras de la empresa

Abuso De Derecho Y Abuso De Posición Dominante, Martin Paolantonio, Salvador Bergel

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de la relación entre el concepto genérico de abuso de derecho y el de abuso de posición dominante del derecho de defensa de la competencia

Consideraciones Sobre El Contrato De Factoring En La Argentina, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de las principales cuestiones sobre el contrato de factoring considerando su carácter de contrato atípico, la integración con las normas sobre cesión de derechos y la Convención Unidroit. Conveniencia y límites de una regulación expresa del contrato de factoring.

Covenants Y Responsabilidad Civil De Las Entidades Financieras, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Un análisis de la función de los covenants en la contratación financiera, con referencia a algunos supuestos particulares susceptibles de generar responsabilidad civil para las entidades financieras

El Control Judicial De Las Cláusulas Predispuestas Y Un Fallo Ejemplar, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Nota a un fallo que declara la ineficacia de una cláusula en el contrato de tarjeta de crédito que permitía su extinción en cualquier tiempo y sin causa por el banco emisor

La Indicación Del Lugar De Pago En El Pagaré, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Breve nota a fallo en materia de interpretación de la exigencia legal de indicación del lugar de pago en el pagaré y su modalidad de inclusión en el documento

A Discussion And A Defense Of The Restatement (Third) Of Torts: Products Liability, James A. Henderson Jr.

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Brewery's Bad Frog Was Set Free After Giving New York "The Finger", Irene Kowalczyk

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Medical Device Amendments Act Does Not Preempt All State Law Claims, Brad Kenneth Lindow

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Estimation Of Revealed Probabilities And Utility Functions For Product Safety Decisions, W. Kip Viscusi, William N. Evans

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Using survey data on consumer product purchases, this paper introduces an approach to estimate jointly individual utility functions and risk perceptions implied by their decisions. The behavioral risk beliefs reflected in consumers risky decisions differ from the stated probabilities given to them in the survey. These results are not consistent with a Bayesian learning model in which the information respondents utilize is restricted to what the survey presents. The results are, however, potentially consistent with models in which prior risk information is influential or models in which people do not act in a fully rational manner.

Administrative Agency Oversight Of Notarial Practice, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 857 (1998), John T. Henderson, Peter D. Kovach

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Notarial Seal - The Last Vestige Of Notaries Past, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 903 (1998), Karla J. Elliot

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Promoting The Intermediate Benefits Of Strict Notary Regulation, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 819 (1998), Nancy Perkins Spyke

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Open Systems, Free Markets, And Regulation Of Internet Commerce, Jane Kaufman Winn

Articles

Can commercial transactions conducted over the Internet be regulated by existing commercial law doctrines? Many promoters of Internet commerce argue that business done over open computer networks such as the Internet will require a new regulatory framework In fact, many issues raised by Internet commerce have already been considered at length in the context of electronic commerce conducted over closed computer networks, such as those used in financial markets.

One of the most hotly debated issues regarding the regulation of Internet commerce is the question of what would be the online equivalent of a signature. Some have argued that, because …