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Respondeat Superior: Never Send To Know For Whom The Bell Tolls: It Tolls For Thee, Paul R. Tremblay, J. Charles Mokriski Oct 2005

Respondeat Superior: Never Send To Know For Whom The Bell Tolls: It Tolls For Thee, Paul R. Tremblay, J. Charles Mokriski

Paul R. Tremblay

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Incivility And Unprofessionalism On Appeal: Impugning The Integrity Of Judges, Steven Wisotsky Oct 2005

Incivility And Unprofessionalism On Appeal: Impugning The Integrity Of Judges, Steven Wisotsky

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor Sep 2005

Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor

ExpressO

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Other People's Money: The Ethics Of Litigation Funding, Douglas R. Richmond Mar 2005

Other People's Money: The Ethics Of Litigation Funding, Douglas R. Richmond

Mercer Law Review

Litigation can be expensive, sometimes incredibly expensive. There are investigators to employ, expert witnesses to compensate, court reporters to pay, documents to photocopy or electronically image, travel expenses, demonstrative evidence to create, and so on. An attorney's time itself is valuable. A party's time is also valuable, and plaintiffs who are disabled as a result of injuries they have sustained may need money to live on. As a result, a wealthy litigant, who can outspend a poorer litigant, is generally at an advantage and may be able to obtain a favorable settlement through attrition.


Rules Of Or Substantive Law: Who Controls An Individual's Right To Choose A Lawyer In Today's Corporate Environment, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1265 (2005), Joan Colson Jan 2005

Rules Of Or Substantive Law: Who Controls An Individual's Right To Choose A Lawyer In Today's Corporate Environment, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1265 (2005), Joan Colson

UIC Law Review

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Remands In Trade Adjustment Assistance Cases, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 9 (2005), Munford Page Hall Ii Jan 2005

Remands In Trade Adjustment Assistance Cases, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 9 (2005), Munford Page Hall Ii

UIC Law Review

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What Does Optrex Mean For The Customs Bar?, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 23 (2005), John B. Pellegrini Jan 2005

What Does Optrex Mean For The Customs Bar?, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 23 (2005), John B. Pellegrini

UIC Law Review

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Stemming The Tide Of Stem Cell Research: The Bush Compromise, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1061 (2005), Patrick Walsh Jan 2005

Stemming The Tide Of Stem Cell Research: The Bush Compromise, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1061 (2005), Patrick Walsh

UIC Law Review

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Optrex And The Attorney-Client Privilege: Implications And Potential Significance, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2005), Sandra Liss Friedman, Helena D. Sullivan Jan 2005

Optrex And The Attorney-Client Privilege: Implications And Potential Significance, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2005), Sandra Liss Friedman, Helena D. Sullivan

UIC Law Review

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An Importer's Election: Whether To Invoke Attorney Advice In Defense Or To Preserve Privilege, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 17 (2005), Patricia M. Mccarthy Jan 2005

An Importer's Election: Whether To Invoke Attorney Advice In Defense Or To Preserve Privilege, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 17 (2005), Patricia M. Mccarthy

UIC Law Review

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The (F)Utility Of Rules: Regulating Attorney Conduct In Federal Court Practice, Judith A. Mcmorrow Dec 2004

The (F)Utility Of Rules: Regulating Attorney Conduct In Federal Court Practice, Judith A. Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

The problem is often decried: out-of-control attorneys, opportunists, cowboys, self-dealers, and overzealous prosecutors abusing the litigation process either for self-serving ends or from ideological zeal. But one person’s opportunist, cowboy, or self-dealer is another person’s zealous advocate. Lawyers want and need guidance on how to resolve issues that have competing claims to right behavior. The first place many lawyers look to find appropriate guidance are rules of ethics. Lawyers practicing in federal courts will find the search for rules particularly confusing. Unlike the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, federal courts do not operate with uniform ethics rules. District …