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Blood On The Tracks, Thomas D. Russell
Blood On The Tracks, Thomas D. Russell
Seattle University Law Review
Streetcars were the greatest American tortfeasors of the early twentieth century, injuring approximately one in 331 urban Americans in 1907. This empirical study presents never-before-assembled data concerning litigation involving streetcar companies in California during the early twentieth century.
This Article demonstrates the methodological folly of relying upon appellate cases to describe the world of trial court litigation. Few cases went to trial. Plaintiffs lost about half their lawsuits. When plaintiffs did win, they won very little money. Regarding the bite taken out of the street railway company, the Superior Court was a flea.
Professor Gary Schwartz and Judge Richard Posner …
Are Literary Agents (Really) Fiduciaries?, Jacqueline Lipton
Are Literary Agents (Really) Fiduciaries?, Jacqueline Lipton
Articles
2018 was a big year for “bad agents” in the publishing world. In July, children’s literature agent Danielle Smith was exposed for lying to her clients about submissions and publication offers. In December, major literary agency Donadio & Olson, which represented a number of bestselling authors, including Chuck Palahnuik (Fight Club), filed for bankruptcy in the wake of an accounting scandal involving their bookkeeper, Darin Webb. Webb had embezzled over $3 million of client funds. Around the same time, Australian literary agent Selwa Anthony lost a battle in the New South Wales Supreme Court involving royalties she owed to her …
Law Library Blog (January 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Blog (January 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
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Trending @ Rwu Law: Deborah Johnson's Post: Now "Defamation" Matters More Than Ever 11-16-2016, Deborah Johnson
Trending @ Rwu Law: Deborah Johnson's Post: Now "Defamation" Matters More Than Ever 11-16-2016, Deborah Johnson
Law School Blogs
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Pierson: The Defense Attorney And Basic Defense Tactics; Defense Law Journal, Vol.1, Marcus L. Plant
Pierson: The Defense Attorney And Basic Defense Tactics; Defense Law Journal, Vol.1, Marcus L. Plant
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Defense Attorney and Basic Defense Tactics. By Welcome D. Pierson., DEFENSE LAW JOURNAL, vol. 1.