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Regulation By Litigation, Andrew Morriss Jul 2008

Regulation By Litigation, Andrew Morriss

Andrew P. Morriss

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Reforma De La Ley De Defensa Del Consumidor. Ley 26.361., Gabriel Martinez Medrano May 2008

Reforma De La Ley De Defensa Del Consumidor. Ley 26.361., Gabriel Martinez Medrano

Gabriel Martinez Medrano

No abstract provided.


Regulation By Litigation, Andrew Morriss Mar 2008

Regulation By Litigation, Andrew Morriss

Andrew P. Morriss

No abstract provided.


Idealized Images Of Science In Law: The Expert Witness In Trial Movies, David Caudill Dec 2007

Idealized Images Of Science In Law: The Expert Witness In Trial Movies, David Caudill

David S Caudill

No abstract provided.


Forming Involuntary Client Relationships, Paul R. Tremblay Dec 2007

Forming Involuntary Client Relationships, Paul R. Tremblay

Paul R. Tremblay

No abstract provided.


Much Ado About Pluralities: Pride And Precedent Amidst The Cacophy Of Concurrences, And Re-Percolation After Rapanos, Donald J. Kochan, Melissa M. Berry, Matthew J. Parlow Dec 2007

Much Ado About Pluralities: Pride And Precedent Amidst The Cacophy Of Concurrences, And Re-Percolation After Rapanos, Donald J. Kochan, Melissa M. Berry, Matthew J. Parlow

Donald J. Kochan

Conflicts created by concurrences and pluralities in court decisions create confusion in law and lower court interpretation. Rule of law values require that individuals be able to identify controlling legal principles. That task is complicated when pluralities and concurrences contribute to the vagueness or uncertainty that leaves us wondering what the controlling rule is or attempting to predict what it will evolve to become. The rule of law is at least handicapped when continuity or confidence or confusion infuse our understanding of the applicable rules. This Article uses the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Rapanos v. United States to …


Mega-Cases, Diversity, And The Elusive Goal Of Workplace Reform, Nancy Levit Dec 2007

Mega-Cases, Diversity, And The Elusive Goal Of Workplace Reform, Nancy Levit

Nancy Levit

Employment discrimination class action suits are part of a new wave of structural reform litigation. Like their predecessors - the school desegregation cases in the 1950s, the housing and voting inequalities cases in the 1960s, prison conditions suits in the 1970s, and environmental lawsuits since then - these are systemic challenges to major institutions affecting large segments of the public. This article explores the effectiveness of various employment discrimination remedies in reforming workplace cultures, promoting corporate accountability, and implementing real diversity.

Reviewing the architecture and aftermath of consent decrees in five major employment discrimination cases - the cases against Shoney's, …