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University at Buffalo School of Law

2004

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Article 81 Enactment And Its Impact On The Aging Women Population, Jennifer G. Flannery Sep 2004

Article 81 Enactment And Its Impact On The Aging Women Population, Jennifer G. Flannery

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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The Double Edged Sword: An Examination Of The Global Positioning System, Enhanced 911, And The Internet And Their Relationships To The Lives Of Domestic Violence Victims And Their Abusers, Laura Silverstein Sep 2004

The Double Edged Sword: An Examination Of The Global Positioning System, Enhanced 911, And The Internet And Their Relationships To The Lives Of Domestic Violence Victims And Their Abusers, Laura Silverstein

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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Jurisprudence: Due Process Concerns For The Underrepresented Domestic Violence Victim, Rebecca Fialk, Tamara Mitchel Sep 2004

Jurisprudence: Due Process Concerns For The Underrepresented Domestic Violence Victim, Rebecca Fialk, Tamara Mitchel

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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Putting "Protection" Back In The Equal Protection Clause: Lessons From Nineteenth Century Women's Rights Activists' Understandings Of Equality, Lucinda M. Finley Jan 2004

Putting "Protection" Back In The Equal Protection Clause: Lessons From Nineteenth Century Women's Rights Activists' Understandings Of Equality, Lucinda M. Finley

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The Hidden Victims Of Tort Reform: Women, Children, And The Elderly, Lucinda M. Finley Jan 2004

The Hidden Victims Of Tort Reform: Women, Children, And The Elderly, Lucinda M. Finley

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I have conducted empirical research from several states on how juries in medical malpractice and other tort suits allocate their damage awards between economic loss damages and noneconomic loss damages. I then compared cases in which men are the victims and cases in which women are the victims. This research demonstrates that while overall men tend to recover greater total damages, juries consistently award women more in noneconomic loss damages than men, and that the noneconomic portion of women's total damage awards is significantly greater than the percentage of men's tort recoveries attributable to noneconomic damages. Consequently, any cap on …

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