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Rico: Limiting Suits By Altering The Pattern, Edward Lee Isler Oct 1986

Rico: Limiting Suits By Altering The Pattern, Edward Lee Isler

William & Mary Law Review

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Policing The Bases Of Modern Expert Testimony, Ronald L. Carlson Apr 1986

Policing The Bases Of Modern Expert Testimony, Ronald L. Carlson

Vanderbilt Law Review

Technical witnesses have revolutionized the American lawsuit. Advertisements in litigation periodicals bear witness to the broad range of courtroom expert testimony available to the trial bar. A specialist in airplane pilot error places an advertisement on the same page with an advertiser who is eminently qualified to provide expert testimony in churning securities litigation."' Also included are obscenity experts for criminal cases as well as a timber products specialist with "global experience in accidents and related cases," who claims, "more than 30 years experience with wood utility poles."' Within the category of timber and woods there are other experts as …


Bite Mark Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1986

Bite Mark Evidence, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

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Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan Jan 1986

Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan

Faculty Scholarship

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Child Custody - Jurisdiction And Procedure, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1986

Child Custody - Jurisdiction And Procedure, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

Custody determinations traditionally have comprised a subcategory of litigation under the Pennoyer v. Neff exception for proceedings relating to status. Of course, states have the power to decide the status of their domiciliaries. It was natural, therefore, for the courts and scholars of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to consider domicile the sole basis of jurisdiction in custody matters. Gradually, judges and scholars began to challenge the notion that domicile was the sole basis and courts began to apply other bases, such as the child's presence in the state or personal jurisdiction over both parents. One commentator suggests that …


New York: The Right To Discharge At-Will Employees Post Weiner, John V. Dember Jan 1986

New York: The Right To Discharge At-Will Employees Post Weiner, John V. Dember

Touro Law Review

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The Development Of Professional Judgment In Law School Litigation Courses: The Concepts Of Trial Theory And Theme, Edward J. Imwinkelried Jan 1986

The Development Of Professional Judgment In Law School Litigation Courses: The Concepts Of Trial Theory And Theme, Edward J. Imwinkelried

Vanderbilt Law Review

I was delighted when the Vanderbilt Law Review asked me to submit a short essay on trial advocacy. This Essay allows me to discuss two concepts, the trial theory and theme, that should be highlighted in every law school litigation course. Several years ago I wrote a text on commercial litigation for practitioners. That text proposed definitions for the concepts of "theory" and "theme"and suggested that trial attorneys organize their pretrial preparation and trial presentation in terms of those concepts. Since the publication of the text, I have attempted to refine the concepts and to use the concepts to restructure …