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Clear And Convincing Civility: Applying The Civil Commitment Standard Of Proof To Civil Asset Forfeiture, Stephen J. Moss Jan 2019

Clear And Convincing Civility: Applying The Civil Commitment Standard Of Proof To Civil Asset Forfeiture, Stephen J. Moss

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Extending Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 4 (K) (2): A Way To (Partially) Clean Up The Personal Jurisdiction Mess, Patrick J. Borchers Jan 2018

Extending Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 4 (K) (2): A Way To (Partially) Clean Up The Personal Jurisdiction Mess, Patrick J. Borchers

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


2017 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Laura C. Whitworth Jan 2018

2017 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Laura C. Whitworth

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Extending Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 4(K)(2): A Way To (Partially) Clean Up The Personal Jurisdiction Mess, Patrick J. Borchers Jan 2018

Extending Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 4(K)(2): A Way To (Partially) Clean Up The Personal Jurisdiction Mess, Patrick J. Borchers

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Intent And Consent In The Tort Of Battery: Confusion And Controversy, Nancy J. Moore Jan 2012

Intent And Consent In The Tort Of Battery: Confusion And Controversy, Nancy J. Moore

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Tao Of Pleading: Do Twombly And Iqbal Matter Empirically?, Patricia W. Hatamyar Jan 2010

The Tao Of Pleading: Do Twombly And Iqbal Matter Empirically?, Patricia W. Hatamyar

American University Law Review

This article is an empirical study of the effect of Bell Atlantic Corp. vs. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft vs. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009), two recent Supreme Court cases that portend the decline of “notice pleading” in federal civil practice. The article analyzes how Twombly and Iqbal have begun to dismantle the regime of notice pleading by not only discarding the “no set of facts” standard of Conley vs. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957), but by changing or ignoring other principles that federal courts have followed for decades on 12(b)(6) motions. The statistical study then examines …


Six Decrees Of Separation: Settlement Agreements And Consent Orders In Federal Civil Litigation, Anthony Disarro Jan 2010

Six Decrees Of Separation: Settlement Agreements And Consent Orders In Federal Civil Litigation, Anthony Disarro

American University Law Review

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What The Federal Circuit Can Learn From The Supreme Court-And Vice Versa, Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss Jan 2010

What The Federal Circuit Can Learn From The Supreme Court-And Vice Versa, Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss

American University Law Review

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Improper Joinder: Confronting Plaintiffs' Attempts To Destroy Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction., Paul Rosenthal Oct 2009

Improper Joinder: Confronting Plaintiffs' Attempts To Destroy Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction., Paul Rosenthal

American University Law Review

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Assuring Consistency And Uniformity Of Precedent And Legal Doctrine In The Areas Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Entrusted Exclusively To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: A View From The Top A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Foreword, Paul R. Michel Apr 2009

Assuring Consistency And Uniformity Of Precedent And Legal Doctrine In The Areas Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Entrusted Exclusively To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: A View From The Top A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Foreword, Paul R. Michel

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Assuring Consistency And Uniformity Of Precedent And Legal Doctrine In The Areas Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Entrusted Exclusively To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: A View From The Top A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Foreword, Paul R. Michel Jan 2009

Assuring Consistency And Uniformity Of Precedent And Legal Doctrine In The Areas Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Entrusted Exclusively To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: A View From The Top A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit: Foreword, Paul R. Michel

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Should Summary Judgment Be Granted?, Bradley Scott Shannon Oct 2008

Should Summary Judgment Be Granted?, Bradley Scott Shannon

American University Law Review

This article discusses (and criticizes) the recent change from "shall" to "should" in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 to describe the standard by which a federal district court is to decide a "properly made and supported" motion for summary judgment. The article concludes that the text of Rule 56, which formally provided that such a motion "shall" be granted, cannot plausibly be construed as meaning "should"; that this change was not supported by those authorities cited by the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee; and that, as a normative matter, "should" is an inappropriate standard in this context. Federal district …


No Relief: Understanding The Supreme Court's Decision In Town Of Castle Rock V. Gonzales Through The Rights/Remedies Framework, Tritia L. Yuen Aug 2006

No Relief: Understanding The Supreme Court's Decision In Town Of Castle Rock V. Gonzales Through The Rights/Remedies Framework, Tritia L. Yuen

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


2005 Trademark Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Stephen R. Baird May 2006

2005 Trademark Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Stephen R. Baird

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


2003 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Paul Devinsky, Mark G. Davis Apr 2004

2003 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Paul Devinsky, Mark G. Davis

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Ethics Of Delaying Persecution, Lisa A. Dolak Jan 2004

The Ethics Of Delaying Persecution, Lisa A. Dolak

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equity And Settlement Class Actions: Can There Be Justice For All In Ortiz V. Fibreboard , Nikita Malhotra Pastor Feb 2000

Equity And Settlement Class Actions: Can There Be Justice For All In Ortiz V. Fibreboard , Nikita Malhotra Pastor

American University Law Review

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A Case Of Statutory Misinterpretation: An 1839 Statute Of Limitation On A Form Of Debt Action Is Being Misapplied To Limit Modern Regulatory Proceedings , Susan S. Mcdonald Feb 2000

A Case Of Statutory Misinterpretation: An 1839 Statute Of Limitation On A Form Of Debt Action Is Being Misapplied To Limit Modern Regulatory Proceedings , Susan S. Mcdonald

American University Law Review

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A Second Look At Amended Rule 11 , Theodore C. Hirt Jun 1999

A Second Look At Amended Rule 11 , Theodore C. Hirt

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Theory Of Fee Regulation In Class Action Settlements , Bruce L. Hay Jun 1997

The Theory Of Fee Regulation In Class Action Settlements , Bruce L. Hay

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Proposed Changes To Discovery Rules In Aid Of "Tort Reform": Has The Case Been Made?, Paul R. Sugarman, Marc G. Perlin Jan 1993

Proposed Changes To Discovery Rules In Aid Of "Tort Reform": Has The Case Been Made?, Paul R. Sugarman, Marc G. Perlin

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Proposed Changes To Discovery Rules In Aid Of "Tort Reform": Has The Case Been Made?, Paul R. Sugarman, Marc G. Perlin Jan 1993

Proposed Changes To Discovery Rules In Aid Of "Tort Reform": Has The Case Been Made?, Paul R. Sugarman, Marc G. Perlin

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.