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Transcript From Beyond Tobacco Symposium, Comments On Hamilton V. Accu-Tek, Denise Dunleavy Oct 2012

Transcript From Beyond Tobacco Symposium, Comments On Hamilton V. Accu-Tek, Denise Dunleavy

Pepperdine Law Review

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Economic And Causation Issues In City Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Frank J. Vandall Oct 2012

Economic And Causation Issues In City Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Frank J. Vandall

Pepperdine Law Review

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Taking Aim: The Impetus Driving Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Mark Barnes Oct 2012

Taking Aim: The Impetus Driving Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Mark Barnes

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From Cigarettes To Alcohol: The Next Step In Hedonic Product Liability?, Robert F. Cochran Jr. Oct 2012

From Cigarettes To Alcohol: The Next Step In Hedonic Product Liability?, Robert F. Cochran Jr.

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While generally courts seem to have stopped and in many cases reversed the expansion of product liability, cigarette litigation is one of the few areas where there are signs of expanding tort liability. Cochran looks at the similarities between cigarettes and alcohol in considering whether alcohol manufacturers may be the next target of product liability lawsuits. The similarities between cigarettes and alcohol are numerous. Both are hedonic products, or products whose primary purpose is to provide pleasure. They are also both dangerous to users and bystanders, and society as a whole. Currently, many of the costs created by hedonic products …


State Medical Reimbursement Lawsuits After Tobacco: Is The Domino Effect For Lead Paint Manufacturers And Others Fair Game? , Richard L. Cupp Jr. Oct 2012

State Medical Reimbursement Lawsuits After Tobacco: Is The Domino Effect For Lead Paint Manufacturers And Others Fair Game? , Richard L. Cupp Jr.

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In 1998 the tobacco industry reached a settlement with the government for $246 billion. The massive size and scope of the states' tobacco settlement will inevitably exert a powerful influence on tort litigation for decades. The proliferation of copycat lawsuits, such as lead paint claims, seeking to emulate the spectacular success of the tobacco lawsuits will be one of the first aftershocks. The appropriate legislative response to this copycat litigation is to enact legislation limiting mass tort claims by states and other government entities. Because politics and economics may be influencing the filing of these lawsuits, rather than a purer …


Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown Oct 2012

Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown

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Lead Paint Public Entity Lawsuits: Has The Broad Stroke Of Tobacco And Firearms Litigation Painted A Troubling Picture For Lead Paint Manufacturers?, Amber E. Dean Oct 2012

Lead Paint Public Entity Lawsuits: Has The Broad Stroke Of Tobacco And Firearms Litigation Painted A Troubling Picture For Lead Paint Manufacturers?, Amber E. Dean

Pepperdine Law Review

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Political Question Or Judicial Query: An Examination Of The Modern Doctrine And Its Inapplicability To Human Rights Mass Tort Litigation, Nancy S. Williams Oct 2012

Political Question Or Judicial Query: An Examination Of The Modern Doctrine And Its Inapplicability To Human Rights Mass Tort Litigation, Nancy S. Williams

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Selling Structured Settlements: The Uncertain Effect Of Anti-Assignment Clauses , Gregory Scott Crespi Oct 2012

Selling Structured Settlements: The Uncertain Effect Of Anti-Assignment Clauses , Gregory Scott Crespi

Pepperdine Law Review

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Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat Oct 2012

Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat

Pepperdine Law Review

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Mold Is Gold: But, Will It Be The Next Asbestos?, Thelma Jarman-Felstiner Apr 2012

Mold Is Gold: But, Will It Be The Next Asbestos?, Thelma Jarman-Felstiner

Pepperdine Law Review

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"Indifferent [Towards] Indifference:" Post-Deshaney Accountability For Social Services Agencies When A Child Is Injured Or Killed Under Their Protective Watch, Carolina D. Watts Apr 2012

"Indifferent [Towards] Indifference:" Post-Deshaney Accountability For Social Services Agencies When A Child Is Injured Or Killed Under Their Protective Watch, Carolina D. Watts

Pepperdine Law Review

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Absolute Immunity From Civil Liability: Lessons For Litigation Lawyers, T. Leigh Anenson Apr 2012

Absolute Immunity From Civil Liability: Lessons For Litigation Lawyers, T. Leigh Anenson

Pepperdine Law Review

The common law doctrine of absolute immunity provided to litigation lawyers is said to be "as old as law." This centuries-old doctrine protects litigators from lawsuits instigated by the adversaries of their clients. It is typically invoked, irrespective of any nefarious or malicious motives, so long as the course of action taken bears some reasonable relation to the lawsuit. This Article examines the historical antecedents of the litigation privilege as well as the policies motivating its creation. It also provides a comprehensive description of the doctrine of absolute immunity, explores the circumstances in which it has been applied, and discusses …


State Limits: Can One State Rule The Country? One State Awarding Punitive Damages For Nationwide Conduct, Heather Burgess Apr 2012

State Limits: Can One State Rule The Country? One State Awarding Punitive Damages For Nationwide Conduct, Heather Burgess

Pepperdine Law Review

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Addressing The "Elephantine Mass" Of Asbestos Cases: Consolidation Versus Inactive Dockets (Pleural Registries) And Case Management Plans That Defer Claims Filed By The Non-Sick, Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A, Behrens, Rochelle M. Tedesco Apr 2012

Addressing The "Elephantine Mass" Of Asbestos Cases: Consolidation Versus Inactive Dockets (Pleural Registries) And Case Management Plans That Defer Claims Filed By The Non-Sick, Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A, Behrens, Rochelle M. Tedesco

Pepperdine Law Review

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Merging Roles: Mass Tort Lawyers As Agents And Trustees, Charles Silver Apr 2012

Merging Roles: Mass Tort Lawyers As Agents And Trustees, Charles Silver

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Cumulative Sources Of The Asbestos Litigation Phenomenon, George L. Priest Apr 2012

The Cumulative Sources Of The Asbestos Litigation Phenomenon, George L. Priest

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Asbestos Legislation Ii: Section 524(G) Without Bankruptcy, Francis E. Mcgovern Apr 2012

Asbestos Legislation Ii: Section 524(G) Without Bankruptcy, Francis E. Mcgovern

Pepperdine Law Review

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Legislative Attempts To Address Asbestos Litigation, Steven Kazan Apr 2012

Legislative Attempts To Address Asbestos Litigation, Steven Kazan

Pepperdine Law Review

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Asbestos Litigation And Bankruptcy: A Case Study For Ad Hoc Public Policy Limitations On Joint And Several Liability, Richard L. Cupp Jr Apr 2012

Asbestos Litigation And Bankruptcy: A Case Study For Ad Hoc Public Policy Limitations On Joint And Several Liability, Richard L. Cupp Jr

Pepperdine Law Review

Over a decade ago, the Federal Judicial Conference warned of an asbestos litigation “disaster of major proportions.” The Supreme Court of the United States has described the litigation as a “crisis.” According the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, by the end of 2000, more than 600,000 asbestos claims were filed. RAND estimates that as many as three million more plaintiffs may eventually file claims. Most new claimants are not sick. The flood of claims has forced almost sixty companies into bankruptcy; many of these bankruptcies are very recent. As a result, defendants with only remote connections to asbestos – known …


Lawyer Ethics On The Lunar Landscape Of Asbestos Litigation, Roger C. Cramton Apr 2012

Lawyer Ethics On The Lunar Landscape Of Asbestos Litigation, Roger C. Cramton

Pepperdine Law Review

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Judicial Efficiency In Asbestos Litigation, Alfred Chiantelli Apr 2012

Judicial Efficiency In Asbestos Litigation, Alfred Chiantelli

Pepperdine Law Review

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On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation: The Disconnect Between Scholarship And Reality?, Lester Brickman Apr 2012

On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation: The Disconnect Between Scholarship And Reality?, Lester Brickman

Pepperdine Law Review

More than 100,000 new asbestos claims were filed in 2003, the most ever in one year. Asbestos litigation thus continues to thrive even though 80-90% of claimants have no illness recognized by medical science, let alone suffer any lung impairment. To explain how this disconnect between medical science and tort litigation has come about, I cover the following subjects: 1) medical consequences of exposure to asbestos-containing materials; 2) the phenomenon of the unimpaired claimant; 3) medical evidence with regard to the incidence of asbestosis; 4) the effect on asbestos litigation of the failure of the Manville Trust audit to be …


Alternatives To Asbestos Impairment Standards, Alan Brayton Apr 2012

Alternatives To Asbestos Impairment Standards, Alan Brayton

Pepperdine Law Review

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Keeping Junk Science Out Of Asbestos Litigation, David E. Bernstein Apr 2012

Keeping Junk Science Out Of Asbestos Litigation, David E. Bernstein

Pepperdine Law Review

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Asbestos & The Sleeping Constitution, Griffin B. Bell Apr 2012

Asbestos & The Sleeping Constitution, Griffin B. Bell

Pepperdine Law Review

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Is Silica The Next Asbestos? An Analysis Of Silica Litigation And The Sudden Resurgence Of Silica Lawsuit Filings, Melissa Shapiro Mar 2012

Is Silica The Next Asbestos? An Analysis Of Silica Litigation And The Sudden Resurgence Of Silica Lawsuit Filings, Melissa Shapiro

Pepperdine Law Review

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A Rejoinder To Lester Brickman: On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Charles Silver Mar 2012

A Rejoinder To Lester Brickman: On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Charles Silver

Pepperdine Law Review

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A Rejoinder To The Rejoinder To On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman Mar 2012

A Rejoinder To The Rejoinder To On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman

Pepperdine Law Review

This short essay is a partial response to an essay by Professor Charles Silver contesting assertions I set forth in an article titled, "On The Theory Class's Theories of Asbestos Litigation: The Disconnect Between Scholarship and Reality", 31 Pepp. L. Rev. 33 (2003-04), in which I responded to several personal attacks against me by Professor Silver. Since Professor Silver was permitted to substantially add to his essay after I submitted my Rejoinder and I was not provided with these extensive additions, my response is necessarily incomplete. Professor Silver's essay is titled, "A Rejoinder to Lester Brickman", 32 Pepp. L. Rev. …


Acceptance Speech: The Fleming Award 2004, Allen M. Linden Mar 2012

Acceptance Speech: The Fleming Award 2004, Allen M. Linden

Pepperdine Law Review

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