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"Declinations With Disgorgement" In Fcpa Enforcement, Karen Woody
"Declinations With Disgorgement" In Fcpa Enforcement, Karen Woody
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article addresses the recent pretrial diversion scheme undertaken by the Department of Justice in conjunction with its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Pilot Program—specifically, “declinations with disgorgement.” Pursuant to the Pilot Program, the Department of Justice declined to prosecute or even continue an investigation, provided the company disgorge its alleged ill-gotten gains. This Article dissects both the purpose of, and terminology used in, declinations with disgorgement and argues that this novel and creative pretrial diversion is a dangerous conflation of legal remedial theories and terms. A criminal disposition cannot be a declination with attendant penalties because either illegal activity occurred …
Jury Trials In The Heartland, Stephen E. Chappelear
Jury Trials In The Heartland, Stephen E. Chappelear
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In this Article, Stephen Chappelear draws on his study of civil jury trials in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio. He concludes that trial by jury results in justice. Despite the popular belief that juries are modern day Robin Hoods, empirical data suggests that their verdicts are lower than commonly believed.
A Proposal For Apportioning Damages In Fair Representation Suits, Kenneth B. Mcclain
A Proposal For Apportioning Damages In Fair Representation Suits, Kenneth B. Mcclain
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Apportionment of damages in fair representation suits represents one of the most unsettled issues in labor law today. Although the Supreme Court has attempted to establish a single "governing principle" for apportioning damages, lower courts have read this principle as authorizing two divergent standards for apportionments. Part I of this article traces the evolution from the Court's original standard presented in Vaca v. Sipes through two subsequent applications of that standard: the Czosek v. O'Mara standard, which interpreted Vaca as placing the bulk of damages on the employer, and Justice Stewart's standard taken from his concurrence in Hines v. Anchor …