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Accessing Genomic Information Or Safeguarding Genetic Privacy, George P. Smith Ii Jan 1994

Accessing Genomic Information Or Safeguarding Genetic Privacy, George P. Smith Ii

Journal of Law and Health

The real-although often exaggerated-threats to genetic privacy, and the resulting forms of geneticdiscrimination, posed as a consequence of research in this field, can be contained by careful development and application of legal norms through legislative schemes at the state and federal levels of government. In partnership, law and science should seek to develop a contemporary agenda for social change that also seeks to fulfill socio-political goals.When viewed as but a tool for enhancing the health of the nation's citizens, and of engineering humanity's genetic weaknesses out of the line of inheritance, biological determinism is an absolute necessity for trans-national survival …


A Proposal For A Federal Aids Immunization Policy, Catherine M. Polizzi Jan 1994

A Proposal For A Federal Aids Immunization Policy, Catherine M. Polizzi

Journal of Law and Health

This paper will examine the creation of a federal AIDS compensation scheme for victims of injuries caused by vaccines which are distributed as a part of a national immunization program. As a preliminary inquiry, I will examine the impact of perceived liability on potential manufacturers to determine whether the risk of liability for manufacturers decreases the possibility that a successful AIDS vaccine will be introduced into the market. I will then discuss whether, given the present laws and economic incentives surrounding the vaccine industry, a federal compensation scheme for an AIDS vaccine is necessary. After analyzing the unique problems of …


A New Predicament For Physicians: The Concept Of Medical Futility, The Physician's Obligation To Render Inappropriate Treatment, And The Interplay Of The Medical Standard Of Care, Eric M. Levine Jan 1994

A New Predicament For Physicians: The Concept Of Medical Futility, The Physician's Obligation To Render Inappropriate Treatment, And The Interplay Of The Medical Standard Of Care, Eric M. Levine

Journal of Law and Health

Part II of this article discusses the concept of futility and reviews various proposed approaches to defining "futility". This article then shows how personal value judgments play an integral part in determining futility under virtually all of these approaches. Part II concludes that a decision that treatment is futile should not be based on the individual values of only the patient or physician under the shared decisionmaking model of the physician-patient relationship. Part III tackles the issue whether a physician must offer or continue treatment deemed "medically and ethically inappropriate." Part III first reviews common law doctrines governing the physician-patient …


Book Review: The Right To Justice: The Political Economy Of Legal Services In The United States, Jane M. Picker Jan 1994

Book Review: The Right To Justice: The Political Economy Of Legal Services In The United States, Jane M. Picker

Cleveland State Law Review

No abstract provided.


From Nuremberg To Bosnia: Consistent Application Of International Law, Lara Leibman Jan 1994

From Nuremberg To Bosnia: Consistent Application Of International Law, Lara Leibman

Cleveland State Law Review

This note argues that international law, properly informed by the Nuremberg principles, deserves consistent application by the ad hoc International Tribunal (hereinafter Yugoslav Tribunal) in "prosecute[ing] persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia [since] 1991 . .. ." At the request of the Security Council of the United Nations (hereinafter UN), the UN Secretary-General submitted a proposal to create the Yugoslav Tribunal to prosecute responsible persons in the former Yugoslavia. The Security Council approved that report and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, adopted the Statute of …


The Proposed Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act: The Introduction Of Proportionate Liability Into Rule 10b-5 Litigation, Alan S. Ritchie Jan 1994

The Proposed Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act: The Introduction Of Proportionate Liability Into Rule 10b-5 Litigation, Alan S. Ritchie

Cleveland State Law Review

The purpose of this note is to evaluate the ramifications of this particular proposed amendment to the 1934 Act. Part II will summarize the current status of the proposed bill and its provisions. Part I will briefly survey the history and requirements of the private cause of action under Rule 10b-5, particularly the scienter requirement because of its impact on the understanding of the proposed reform. Finally, Part l will address the justifications for the proposed reform, and the effects the reform will have on 10b-5 litigation.


The Use Of Genetic Information For Nonmedical Purposes, Mark A. Rothstein Jan 1994

The Use Of Genetic Information For Nonmedical Purposes, Mark A. Rothstein

Journal of Law and Health

When one thinks about the use of genetic information by third parties for nonmedical purposes, one of the first things that comes to mind is the question of how the third party can gain access to the information. There are three main ways. First, and most importantly, the third party may obtain records developed in the clinical setting. In other words, if someone wants a job or insurance, that person may be required to sign a release authorizing the third party to access those records. Second, the genetic records might be obtained through a genetic data bank. Third, the third …


Drug-Induced Alteration Of Psychotic Behavior: Who Benefits?, Gerald J. Schaefer Jan 1994

Drug-Induced Alteration Of Psychotic Behavior: Who Benefits?, Gerald J. Schaefer

Journal of Law and Health

Given the debilitating nature of psychosis, those affected are often unable to give informed consent about taking the medication. A crucial question is whether civil or criminal authorities can force the individual to take antipsychotic medication and under what circumstances this should be permitted. This review will focus on the current legal status of involuntary treatment with antipsychotics in various patient populations. The constitutional issues involved will be considered in light of both the patient's and the civil or criminal institution's rights and duties. A review of the literature suggests there is a critical need for a balanced position on …


Continuity Of Business Requirements For N.O.L.S. In Bankruptcy: The Economic Effects Of 1.269-3(D), Terrence R. Chorvat Jan 1994

Continuity Of Business Requirements For N.O.L.S. In Bankruptcy: The Economic Effects Of 1.269-3(D), Terrence R. Chorvat

Cleveland State Law Review

This paper focuses on the use of carryforwards in a bankruptcy situation. In particular it examines the economic implications of Treasury Regulation § 1.269-3(d), which was finalized on January 6, 1992. This regulation creates a presumption that if the acquirer of a loss corporation does not continue the corporation's business, the transaction was consummated for tax avoidance purposes. Therefore under § 269, which limits use of NOLs after an acquisition, the loss corporation's NOLs cannot be used by the acquirer. This presumption, however, can be overcome by strong evidence that other motives controlled the decision.


Book Review: The Right To Justice: The Political Economy Of Legal Services In The United States, Jane M. Picker Jan 1994

Book Review: The Right To Justice: The Political Economy Of Legal Services In The United States, Jane M. Picker

Cleveland State Law Review

No abstract provided.


The First Amendment: When The Government Must Make Content-Based Choices, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1994

The First Amendment: When The Government Must Make Content-Based Choices, Erwin Chemerinsky

Cleveland State Law Review

Thus, I focus my attention on the problem of the First Amendment when the government must make content-based choices. I want to divide my remarks into four parts. I begin by reviewing the traditional bedrock rule of the First Amendment: The government cannot regulate speech based on its content. Second, I identify a broad range of cases where this rule cannot apply because the government must make content-based choices. Third, I suggest that the usual First Amendment principles are not helpful in analyzing these cases. Finally, I offer some initial thoughts about directions for dealing with this problem.


Desegregation As A Two-Way Street: The Aftermath Of United States V. Fordice, Chaka M. Patterson Jan 1994

Desegregation As A Two-Way Street: The Aftermath Of United States V. Fordice, Chaka M. Patterson

Cleveland State Law Review

As a result of the problems encountered by these various proposals, I propose a plan of my own that preserves HBUs to the extent that they are desegregated along with the white institutions rather than just eliminated. In this way, the burdens of integration are shared in both communities by both sets of institutions. More specifically, with respect to higher education in Mississippi, I propose the following solution to address the current situation: first, Mississippi should close or merge some of the HWUs but not the HBUs for the reasons previously articulated and then adopt a two tier system of …


Legal Problems Of Vocational And Professional Training During The Soviet Period Of Stagnation, Yuri I. Luryi Jan 1994

Legal Problems Of Vocational And Professional Training During The Soviet Period Of Stagnation, Yuri I. Luryi

Cleveland State Law Review

This article investigates the legal methods used to regulate professional training under Soviet labor law. It will examine relevant norms of labor legislation, the views of Soviet labor law specialists, and existing practice.


The Genesis Of Russian Secured Transaction Law Before 1917, Konstantin Osipov Jan 1994

The Genesis Of Russian Secured Transaction Law Before 1917, Konstantin Osipov

Cleveland State Law Review

This article will begin by briefly explaining the characteristics of methods of securing performance of obligations in Russia. Then the article will focus on one method of securing the performance of obligations, namely the mortgage/pledge being used in Russian law under one common term-zalog. The article will trace the development of the mortgage/pledge from Roman law, and then will examine the role of the zalog in Russian law prior to 1917. A historical examination of the methods of securing the performance of obligations is especially relevant today since the developing Russian law is utilizing concepts as they existed prior to …


The Law And Assisted Reproduction In The United Kingdom And United States, Robert L. Stenger Jan 1994

The Law And Assisted Reproduction In The United Kingdom And United States, Robert L. Stenger

Journal of Law and Health

The development, publicity and availability of new and assisted methods of human reproduction raise profound ethical, legal and medical concerns. As for any new medical technology, there is a need for research and experimentation. At the same time, because human life is involved, there are calls for ethical and legal evaluations and regulations. These new technologies have been developed and applied in different countries, each with different cultures and legal traditions. It is instructive to compare how different countries respond legally to such new technologies. A comparison between the United States and United Kingdom is particularly enlightening because both share …


The Qui Tam Provision Of The Federal False Claims Act: The Statute In Current Form, Its History And Its Unique Position To Influence The Health Care Industry, Carolyn J. Pashke Jan 1994

The Qui Tam Provision Of The Federal False Claims Act: The Statute In Current Form, Its History And Its Unique Position To Influence The Health Care Industry, Carolyn J. Pashke

Journal of Law and Health

Unlike the defense industry (which has relatively little contact with the general public), the health care industry, as a service industry, is largely reliant on the general public. A lawsuit involving fraud in health care threatens to harm the public's opinion of the health care industry. For this reason, the qui tam provisions of the FCA (False Claims Act) are in a unique position to generate action and changes and have a substantial impact on the health care industry. This note will discuss the history of the qui tam element of the FCA; a breakdown of the statute;areas in the …


Tax Exemption To Health Maintenance Organizations: What's The Issue And Who Should Decide It, Arthur M. Reginelli Jan 1994

Tax Exemption To Health Maintenance Organizations: What's The Issue And Who Should Decide It, Arthur M. Reginelli

Journal of Law and Health

In light of the expected role HMOs will play in this country's health care reform, the continued debate over the Service's position regarding tax exemption for HMOs, the recent judicial confirmation of the Service's position regarding tax exemption for HMOs, the recent judicial confirmation of the Service's position, and proposals to codify the requirements a tax-exempt HMO must meet, a closer look at HMOs and the questions involving their tax exemption is warranted. Specifically, this note will examine the criteria that hospitals must meet to attain tax-exempt status and will consider the appropriateness of these criteria with respect to HMOs. …


Free Speech By The Light Of A Burning Cross, Jerome O'Callaghan Jan 1994

Free Speech By The Light Of A Burning Cross, Jerome O'Callaghan

Cleveland State Law Review

For scholars of the First Amendment this case is an excellent example of the dilemmas posed by many of the doctrines created by the Court. While Justice Scalia proposes an elaborate and novel understanding of the limits of free speech regulation, Justice White responds with an assertion that Scalia's reasoning is "transparently wrong," and that his opinion is a "radical revision of First Amendment law." According to Justice Stevens, the majority opinion is no more than "an adventure in a doctrinal wonderland." Part II of this paper examines the attacks made by Justices White and Stevens against the majority opinion. …


The Effect Of State Medical Malpractice Caps On Damages Awarded Under The Emergency Medical Treatment And Active Labor Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd), Amy J. Mckitrick Jan 1994

The Effect Of State Medical Malpractice Caps On Damages Awarded Under The Emergency Medical Treatment And Active Labor Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd), Amy J. Mckitrick

Cleveland State Law Review

Although EMTALA was passed in 1986, there have been relatively few cases reported which aid in establishing the scope and boundaries of the Act. The legislature itself has attempted to clarify EMTALA's provisions, and has amended the Act nearly every year since its enactment, the most recentamendments in 1990 and the most extensive amendments taking place in 1989. These amendments, however, have not changed the Act significantly from its original purpose and objectives7 and thus, much of the case law remains pertinent to a current analysis of the application of state medical malpracticecaps to claims under EMTALA.


Regulatory Theory And Deposit Insurance Reform, R. Mark Williamson Jan 1994

Regulatory Theory And Deposit Insurance Reform, R. Mark Williamson

Cleveland State Law Review

The purpose of this article, however, is not to summarize the maze of federal and state banking regulation. Instead, recognizing that deposit insurance is a centerpiece of the overall regulatory scheme to which any financial institution in the United States is subject, this article is primarily concerned with subjecting this form of bank regulation to analysis based upon general principles of regulatory theory. This article is less concerned with the details of banking law than it is with using regulatory to shape policy guidelines for the coming process of deposit insurance reform.


The Genesis Of Russian Secured Transaction Law Before 1917, Konstantin Osipov Jan 1994

The Genesis Of Russian Secured Transaction Law Before 1917, Konstantin Osipov

Cleveland State Law Review

This article will begin by briefly explaining the characteristics of methods of securing performance of obligations in Russia. Then the article will focus on one method of securing the performance of obligations, namely the mortgage/pledge being used in Russian law under one common term-zalog. The article will trace the development of the mortgage/pledge from Roman law, and then will examine the role of the zalog in Russian law prior to 1917. A historical examination of the methods of securing the performance of obligations is especially relevant today since the developing Russian law is utilizing concepts as they existed prior to …


The Legal Regulation Of Foreign Investment In Russia, Vladimir F. Popondopulo Jan 1994

The Legal Regulation Of Foreign Investment In Russia, Vladimir F. Popondopulo

Cleveland State Law Review

The legal regulation of foreign investment in Russia is carried out in accordance with the Statute of the Russian Federation dated July 4, 1991, entitled, "Concerning Foreign Investment in the Russia Federation and in accordance with several other basic laws. The statute prescribes the concept of foreign investment and the forms in which it may take effect, the procedure for the creation, operation and liquidation of foreign investment business enterprises, the procedure for the acquisition by foreign investors of ownership shares in the enterprise, its stock or other securities, the procedure for the acquisition by the foreign investor of the …


Implications Of The United States Ratification Of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child: Civil Rights, The Constitution And The Family, Barbara J. Nauck Jan 1994

Implications Of The United States Ratification Of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child: Civil Rights, The Constitution And The Family, Barbara J. Nauck

Cleveland State Law Review

This note begins with an examination of why the UNCRC has yet to be ratified in this country. The perspective of children's rights advocates is discussed. A comparison of Romano-Germanic and common law is presented to facilitate an understanding of the major differences that affect the way the UNCRC is viewed under the two systems. The effect of a treaty, self-executing or not, in United States' courts is examined. Civil Rights Articles 13, 14,15 and 16 in the Convention are linguistically analyzed and the United States law applicable to each Article is reviewed for its compatibility with the UNCRC. This …


Single-Employer Profit Sharing Plans: Should A Break In Service That Occurs Because Of A Natural Disaster Result In The Forfeiture Of A Plan Participant's Nonvested Profit Sharing Benefit, Marie Ellen Haynes Jan 1994

Single-Employer Profit Sharing Plans: Should A Break In Service That Occurs Because Of A Natural Disaster Result In The Forfeiture Of A Plan Participant's Nonvested Profit Sharing Benefit, Marie Ellen Haynes

Cleveland State Law Review

Most profit sharing plans provide that the nonvested portion of an employee's profit sharing benefit can be forfeited when the employee incurs a break in service. A break in service often results in termination. Employees can also break their service with an employer by quitting, retiring, dying, becoming disabled, getting laid-off, or being discharged for cause. Some of these methods of incurring a break from service are voluntary while others are involuntary. Whether an employee's profit sharing benefit can be forfeited may depend on whether his break in service was voluntary or involuntary. The issue that will be addressed here …


State Constitutional Protection Of Children With Aids And The Right To A Public Education, Jeffrey M. Croasdell Jan 1994

State Constitutional Protection Of Children With Aids And The Right To A Public Education, Jeffrey M. Croasdell

Cleveland State Law Review

The purpose of this article is to examine the problem that the American public school system is facing with respect to children with AIDS. In addition, this paper will examine how the courts are analyzing this issue and show why the current trend of analysis is weaker than it should be. Finally, this paper will look at how state constitutions are more frequently being used to protect individual rights and how the state constitutions could be used to protect the right of children with AIDS to free public education.


Judicial Construction In The Wake Of The Nation's S & (And) L Crisis: Build A Better Status And The Fdic Will Beat A Path To Your Courtroom, Alison L. Drake Jan 1994

Judicial Construction In The Wake Of The Nation's S & (And) L Crisis: Build A Better Status And The Fdic Will Beat A Path To Your Courtroom, Alison L. Drake

Cleveland State Law Review

This note proposes that the Fifth Circuit's opinion in handling these claims provides a better rationale than the Ninth Circuit's opinion. The first factor examined is the degree of control exercised by the corporate officer(s) who had been aware of the financial woes that the outside professionals allegedly overlooked. The second factor discussed is whether the insiders' misconduct was for or against the institution. Finally, policy considerations will be evaluated to determine whether the FDIC should be accorded the special status that immunizes it from defenses which could have been asserted against the failed thrift through imputation from the thrift's …


Summary Judgment And Problems In Applying The Celotex Trilogy Standard, Gregory A. Gordillo Jan 1994

Summary Judgment And Problems In Applying The Celotex Trilogy Standard, Gregory A. Gordillo

Cleveland State Law Review

In this Note, the difficulties judges encounter in applying the Celotex standards are illustrated through an examination of summary judgment decisions in the United States Supreme Court and in Ohio courts. Ohio's judges often look to the Supreme Court's interpretations of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for guidance in applying Ohio's summary judgment rule, and summary judgment decisions of this state therefore exemplify the pitfalls that the Supreme Court has created.


The Fifty-Seventh Cleveland-Marshall Lecture: The Bill Of Rights And Our Posterity, Akhil Reed Amar Jan 1994

The Fifty-Seventh Cleveland-Marshall Lecture: The Bill Of Rights And Our Posterity, Akhil Reed Amar

Cleveland State Law Review

Inspired by our constitutional forebears, and conscious of my responsibilities to our constitutional posterity, I took pen in hand two summers ago to write a series of short essays on our Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. These essays were written for public high school students, as part of an interactive multimedia project on the Bill of Rights, designed by IBM and various consultants. My task was a daunting one: to make our Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment alive and real for youngsters-to teach the "Blessings of Liberty" to "our posterity," and to invite them into the ongoing …


From Nuremberg To Bosnia: Consistent Application Of International Law, Lara Leibman Jan 1994

From Nuremberg To Bosnia: Consistent Application Of International Law, Lara Leibman

Cleveland State Law Review

This note argues that international law, properly informed by the Nuremberg principles, deserves consistent application by the ad hoc International Tribunal (hereinafter Yugoslav Tribunal) in "prosecute[ing] persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia [since] 1991 . .. ." At the request of the Security Council of the United Nations (hereinafter UN), the UN Secretary-General submitted a proposal to create the Yugoslav Tribunal to prosecute responsible persons in the former Yugoslavia. The Security Council approved that report and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, adopted the Statute of …


The Effect Of State Medical Malpractice Caps On Damages Awarded Under The Emergency Medical Treatment And Active Labor Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd), Amy J. Mckitrick Jan 1994

The Effect Of State Medical Malpractice Caps On Damages Awarded Under The Emergency Medical Treatment And Active Labor Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd), Amy J. Mckitrick

Cleveland State Law Review

Although EMTALA was passed in 1986, there have been relatively few cases reported which aid in establishing the scope and boundaries of the Act. The legislature itself has attempted to clarify EMTALA's provisions, and has amended the Act nearly every year since its enactment, the most recentamendments in 1990 and the most extensive amendments taking place in 1989. These amendments, however, have not changed the Act significantly from its original purpose and objectives7 and thus, much of the case law remains pertinent to a current analysis of the application of state medical malpracticecaps to claims under EMTALA.