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Corporate Liability, Risk Shifting, And The Paradox Of Compliance, William S. Laufer Oct 1999

Corporate Liability, Risk Shifting, And The Paradox Of Compliance, William S. Laufer

Vanderbilt Law Review

The evolution of corporate criminal law is explained by the shifting risks of liability and loss between corporations and their agents in accommodating the illogic of vicarious liability. A vivid example of the effects of this risk shifting is seen with the recent emergence of the good citizen corporation movement. This movement en- courages prosecutors with vast discretion to leverage indictments and convictions of subordinate agents, resort to civil and administrative actions against large and medium-sized corporations in place of criminal indictments, compromise agent indemnification, and enforce corporate self-regulation through elaborate plea agreements. Not surprisingly, organizations tend to conceive of …


Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis Of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation, Linda-Jo Schierow Sep 1999

Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis Of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation, Linda-Jo Schierow

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Schierow discusses the effects of a recent statute on food safety.


Self-Insurance As Insurance In Liability Policy "Other Insurance" Provisions, Rory A. Goode Sep 1999

Self-Insurance As Insurance In Liability Policy "Other Insurance" Provisions, Rory A. Goode

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Model For Enhanced Risk Recovery In Tort, Andrew R. Klein Sep 1999

A Model For Enhanced Risk Recovery In Tort, Andrew R. Klein

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


When The Environment Is Other People: An Essay On Science, Culture, And The Authoritative Allocation Of Values, Barry Sullivan Jun 1999

When The Environment Is Other People: An Essay On Science, Culture, And The Authoritative Allocation Of Values, Barry Sullivan

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Market Events And The Foundation For Global Market Crises: A Lawyer's Perspective, Philip H. Harris Jan 1999

Recent Market Events And The Foundation For Global Market Crises: A Lawyer's Perspective, Philip H. Harris

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


International Refugee Law: The Michigan Guidelines On The Internal Protection Alternative, James C. Hathaway Jan 1999

International Refugee Law: The Michigan Guidelines On The Internal Protection Alternative, James C. Hathaway

Articles

International refugee law is designed only to provide a back-up source of protection to seriously at-risk persons. Its purpose is not to displace the primary rule that individuals should look to their state of nationality for protection, but simply to provide a safety net in the event a state fails to meet its basic protective responsibilities.1 As observed by the Supreme Court of Canada, "[t]he international community was meant to be a forum of second resort for the persecuted, a 'surrogate,' approachable upon the failure of local protection. The rationale upon which international refugee law rests is not simply the …


The Suitability Rule, Investor Diversification, And Using Spread To Measure Risk, Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law Jan 1999

The Suitability Rule, Investor Diversification, And Using Spread To Measure Risk, Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law

Faculty Scholarship

This article reviews the state of the law regarding actions against broker-dealers based on the NASD suitability rule and similar theories, summarizes the theory and practice of investor diversification, explains the motivations that may lead a broker to recommend excessively risky securities and investment strategies, and discusses the various methods that may be used to quantify or compare risk, focusing in particular on how the bid-ask spread may be used as a forward-looking surrogate for the direct measurement of risk.