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Is There A Justification For Imposing Criminal Liability On Corporate Managers In Tax Legislation?, Karnit Malka
Is There A Justification For Imposing Criminal Liability On Corporate Managers In Tax Legislation?, Karnit Malka
Karnit Malka
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"Shut Up. Pay More. This Is What You Voted For." Why You Don't See Me At San Francisco's Hall Of Justice., David D. Butler
"Shut Up. Pay More. This Is What You Voted For." Why You Don't See Me At San Francisco's Hall Of Justice., David D. Butler
David D. Butler
This 2,285 essay combines California's often violent history with European and American high and low culture to explain my decision to leave San Francisco in the 1970's and to study and practice law in other states. At the time, I was platflorm man (operator) on the 30 Stockton electric trolley through South of Market, the Financial District, Chinatown, Pacific Heights, and the Marina. Nevertheless, at the time the Nation of Islam had at least one armed group, the Zebra killers, murdering Whites, often slowly with machetes. I joined the White, Middle-Class, Taxpaying majority in their diaspora to safer places. My …
The Price Of Private Enforcement Under The False Claims Act, David Y. Kwok
The Price Of Private Enforcement Under The False Claims Act, David Y. Kwok
David Y Kwok
Private plaintiffs and their attorneys are motivated at least in part by monetary awards, but what is the appropriate award for litigation? I consider the case of the False Claims Act, through which the U.S. government recovers losses due to fraud by paying a bounty to whistleblowers. These whistleblowers and their attorneys generally receive a minimum 15% bounty in successful cases. Utilizing a data set of over 3000 fraud cases, I present observational evidence that whistleblowers are reluctant to bring cases valued under $440,000 and that they would be more likely to do so given a higher bounty percentage. This …