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One-Way Fee Shifting Statutes And Offer Of Judgment Rules: An Experiment, Thomas D. Rowe Jr., David A. Anderson Jan 1996

One-Way Fee Shifting Statutes And Offer Of Judgment Rules: An Experiment, Thomas D. Rowe Jr., David A. Anderson

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No abstract provided.


Federal Use Of State Institutions In The Administration Of Criminal Justice, Paul D. Carrington Jan 1996

Federal Use Of State Institutions In The Administration Of Criminal Justice, Paul D. Carrington

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No abstract provided.


Sexual Orientation And Human Rights: Toward A U.S. And Transnational Jurisprudence, Laurence R. Helfer, Alice M. Miller Jan 1996

Sexual Orientation And Human Rights: Toward A U.S. And Transnational Jurisprudence, Laurence R. Helfer, Alice M. Miller

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Gustafson V. Alloyd Co.: The Wrong Decision, But It Is Still Business As Usual In The Securities Markets, Kimberly D. Krawiec Jan 1996

Gustafson V. Alloyd Co.: The Wrong Decision, But It Is Still Business As Usual In The Securities Markets, Kimberly D. Krawiec

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Intellectual Property Policy Online: A Young Person’S Guide, James Boyle Jan 1996

Intellectual Property Policy Online: A Young Person’S Guide, James Boyle

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Facing The Millennium: Law Schools, Law Librarians, And Information Technology, Richard A. Danner Jan 1996

Facing The Millennium: Law Schools, Law Librarians, And Information Technology, Richard A. Danner

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The Unrealized Potential Of Malpractice Arbitration, Thomas B. Metzloff Jan 1996

The Unrealized Potential Of Malpractice Arbitration, Thomas B. Metzloff

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Although the use of arbitration in the commercial arena has increased tremendously in recent years, there has been a reluctance to adopt arbitration of medical malpractice claims in place of litigation. After discussing the benefits of arbitration has not become predominant, discussing such factors as judicial hostility, failure of state statutes designed to encourage arbitration, and lack of hard evidence that arbitration works. Professor Metzloff then explores the future of arbitration in medical malpractice cases, citing examples from his own work experience with Duke Law School's Private Adjudication Center, and discusses attributes which would make malpractice arbitration successful in the …


Beyond The Class Action Rule: An Inventory Of Statutory Possibilities To Improve The Federal Class Action, Thomas D. Rowe Jr. Jan 1996

Beyond The Class Action Rule: An Inventory Of Statutory Possibilities To Improve The Federal Class Action, Thomas D. Rowe Jr.

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This Article surveys several areas in which legislation might enhance the utility of federal class actions. It does not suggest a statutory form of class action like statutory interpleader, but it takes initial inspiration from the interpleader statutes' treatment of subjects beyond the joinder device itself--subject-matter jurisdiction, venue, personal jurisdiction, and antisuit injunctions. The matters on which legislation might be most useful are supplemental jurisdiction, to overrule the limiting holding of Zahn v. International Paper Co. with some possible parallel broadenings of supplemental jurisdiction for nonclass contexts; and authority to enjoin state-court proceedings that could substantially interfere with the conduct …


Feminism And “Safe Subjects Like The Tax Code”, Lawrence A. Zelenak Jan 1996

Feminism And “Safe Subjects Like The Tax Code”, Lawrence A. Zelenak

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Enforcing The Enforcement Procedures Of The Trips Agreement, Jerome H. Reichman Jan 1996

Enforcing The Enforcement Procedures Of The Trips Agreement, Jerome H. Reichman

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Effects Of Information Technology On Law Librarianship: An American Perspectuve, Richard A. Danner Jan 1996

Effects Of Information Technology On Law Librarianship: An American Perspectuve, Richard A. Danner

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Rethinking A Corporation’S Obligations To Creditors, Steven L. Schwarcz Jan 1996

Rethinking A Corporation’S Obligations To Creditors, Steven L. Schwarcz

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Proprietary Norms In Corporate Law: An Essay On Reading Gambotto In The United States, Deborah A. Demott Jan 1996

Proprietary Norms In Corporate Law: An Essay On Reading Gambotto In The United States, Deborah A. Demott

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No abstract provided.


Remembering Melville Nimmer: Some Cautionary Notes On Commercial Speech, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1996

Remembering Melville Nimmer: Some Cautionary Notes On Commercial Speech, William W. Van Alstyne

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This examination concerns itself with two main questions: what qualifies as commercial speech and how much protection does commercial speech enjoy under the First Amendment when compared to other forms of speech. The trend of the Court indicates that commercial speech enjoys protections similar to political speech.


“Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy”: An Economic Analysis Of The Attack On Gun Control, Philip J. Cook, James A. Leitzel Jan 1996

“Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy”: An Economic Analysis Of The Attack On Gun Control, Philip J. Cook, James A. Leitzel

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Youth Violence In Boston: Gun Markets, Serious Youth Offenders, And A Use-Reduction Strategy, David M. Kennedy, Anne M. Diehl, Anthony A. Braga Jan 1996

Youth Violence In Boston: Gun Markets, Serious Youth Offenders, And A Use-Reduction Strategy, David M. Kennedy, Anne M. Diehl, Anthony A. Braga

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.