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The Story Of Parenthood, Courtney Cahill Jun 2018

The Story Of Parenthood, Courtney Cahill

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Consumers, Sellers-Advisors, And The Psychology Of Trust, Kelli Alces Williams, Justin Sevier Mar 2018

Consumers, Sellers-Advisors, And The Psychology Of Trust, Kelli Alces Williams, Justin Sevier

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Every day, consumers ask sellers for advice. Because they do not or cannot know better, consumers rely on that advice in making financial decisions of varying significance. Sellers, motivated by strong and often conflicting self-interests, are well-positioned to lead consumers to make decisions that are profitable for sellers and may be harmful to the consumers themselves. Short of imposing fraud liability in extreme situations, the law neither protects the trust consumers place in “seller-advisors,” nor alerts them to the incentives motivating the advice that sellers give. This Article makes several contributions to the literature. First, it identifies and defines the …


Perfecting Procreation, Courtney Cahill Jan 2018

Perfecting Procreation, Courtney Cahill

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Localism, Labels And Animal Welfare, Samuel R. Wiseman Jan 2018

Localism, Labels And Animal Welfare, Samuel R. Wiseman

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The law does relatively little to improve the welfare of animals raised for food. In the short term, at least, market-based solutions appear to have more promise as a means of promoting farm animal welfare, as consumers increasingly seek out local and humanelyraised meat and eggs. To aid consumers in identifying these products, certification systems of varying degrees of rigor exist, but even these are of little use to consumers in the restaurant context, which accounts for a large percentage of meat consumption. Patrons see only finished meals, making fraud difficult to detect, and a recent newspaper investigation suggests that …


Writer Re-Written: What Really (Might Have) Happened To Atticus And Scout, Rob Atkinson Jan 2018

Writer Re-Written: What Really (Might Have) Happened To Atticus And Scout, Rob Atkinson

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After Sex, Courtney Megan Cahill Jan 2018

After Sex, Courtney Megan Cahill

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