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Minding The Specter Of Csr-Reporting Liability, David L. Wallace, Stephane Brabant
Minding The Specter Of Csr-Reporting Liability, David L. Wallace, Stephane Brabant
David L Wallace
With CSR programs the new normal, consumers and investors increasingly factoring CSR performance into their decision-making, and companies eager to display "good corporate citizenship," strict CSR due diligence is required to proactively manage legal risks. More than ever, words must match deeds.
Addiction Postulates And Legal Causation, Or Who's In Charge, Person Or Brain?, David L. Wallace
Addiction Postulates And Legal Causation, Or Who's In Charge, Person Or Brain?, David L. Wallace
David L Wallace
In this article, I address the persistent confusion over the meaning of a medical diagnosis of drug addiction or substance dependence in the courtroom, specifically in regard to legal judgments about the reasonable legal person, causation, and individual responsibility in civil actions. Using the example of the Engle tobacco litigation in Florida, where the plaintiffs have reduced mind to brain and claimed that the clinical status of addiction excuses or mitigates the smoker’s responsibility for the health consequences of smoking based on brain processes, I examine the conceptual difficulties presented by use of biomedical models of behavior in a legal …
Lawyers, Food, And Money, David L. Wallace
Lies, Damned Lies, And Addictions: The Strange Case Of The Disappearing Person And The Bogey Of Determinism, David L. Wallace
Lies, Damned Lies, And Addictions: The Strange Case Of The Disappearing Person And The Bogey Of Determinism, David L. Wallace
David L Wallace
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Addiction And Responsibility: Thoughts On The Misuse And Misunderstanding Of Addiction In The Courtroom, David L. Wallace
Addiction And Responsibility: Thoughts On The Misuse And Misunderstanding Of Addiction In The Courtroom, David L. Wallace
David L Wallace
No abstract provided.