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Preventing Gamesmanship: Bipa Class Action Litigation In The State And Federal Forums, Mary Fletcher Jan 2023

Preventing Gamesmanship: Bipa Class Action Litigation In The State And Federal Forums, Mary Fletcher

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Covid And Consequences: How The Pandemic Changed Contract Interpretation And Litigation, Glenn Lutzky Jan 2022

Covid And Consequences: How The Pandemic Changed Contract Interpretation And Litigation, Glenn Lutzky

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Covid-19, Courts, And The “Realities Of Prison Administration” Part Ii: The Realities Of Litigation, Chad Flanders Jan 2021

Covid-19, Courts, And The “Realities Of Prison Administration” Part Ii: The Realities Of Litigation, Chad Flanders

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

Lawsuits challenging prisons and jails for not doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 among inmates have faced mixed results in the courts: wins at the district court level are almost always followed by losses (in the form of stays of any orders to improve conditions) at the appeals court level or at the Supreme Court. This short Article tries to explain why this is happening and makes three comparisons between how district courts and appeals courts have analyzed these lawsuits. First, district courts and appeals courts tend to emphasize different facts in their decisions. District courts focus more …


Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Litigation In Federal Courts: Evaluating The Standing Doctrine In Privacy Contexts, Michael Mcmahon Jan 2021

Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Litigation In Federal Courts: Evaluating The Standing Doctrine In Privacy Contexts, Michael Mcmahon

Saint Louis University Law Journal

Biometric technology, used to identify individuals based on their unchangeable and unique attributes such as fingerprints or facial geometry, has become commonplace in modern life. In Illinois, the use of biometric information by private organizations is regulated by the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”), which came into effect in 2008 as the nation’s first state biometric information privacy statute. BIPA is unique in that it includes a private right of action and provides for recovery of liquidated damages where the statute is violated, which has resulted in plaintiffs bringing steadily increasing numbers of class-action suits under the law. This note …


Illegal Searches In Chicago: The Outcomes Of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Litigation, Mark Iris Jan 2012

Illegal Searches In Chicago: The Outcomes Of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Litigation, Mark Iris

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


From “Cases” To “Litigation” To “Contract”: A Comment On Stability In Civil Procedure, David Marcus Jan 2012

From “Cases” To “Litigation” To “Contract”: A Comment On Stability In Civil Procedure, David Marcus

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Devising A Legislative Solution To The Reverse Payment Dilemma: How Congress Can Balance Competition, Innovation, And The Public Policy Favoring The Settlement Of Disputes Without Litigation, Timothy A. Weil Jan 2011

Devising A Legislative Solution To The Reverse Payment Dilemma: How Congress Can Balance Competition, Innovation, And The Public Policy Favoring The Settlement Of Disputes Without Litigation, Timothy A. Weil

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The King And I?: An Examination Of The Interest Qui Tam Relators Represent And The Implications For Future False Claims Act Litigation, Nathan D. Sturycz Jan 2009

The King And I?: An Examination Of The Interest Qui Tam Relators Represent And The Implications For Future False Claims Act Litigation, Nathan D. Sturycz

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Equality Paradise: Paradoxes Of The Law's Power To Advance Equality, Marcia L. Mccormick Jan 2006

The Equality Paradise: Paradoxes Of The Law's Power To Advance Equality, Marcia L. Mccormick

All Faculty Scholarship

This paper, written for Texas Wesleyan Law School's Gloucester Conference, ¿Too Pure an Air: Law and the Quest for Freedom, Justice, and Equality,¿ is a brief exploration of a broader project. Every civil rights movement must struggle with how to allocate scarce resources to accomplish the broadest change possible. This paper compares the legal and political strategies of the Black rights movement and the women's rights movement in the United States, comparing both the strategy choices and the results. These two movement followed essentially the same strategies. Where they have attained success and where each has failed demonstrates the limits …


The Role Of Litigation In Gay Rights: The Marriage Experience, William C. Duncan Jan 2005

The Role Of Litigation In Gay Rights: The Marriage Experience, William C. Duncan

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Excessive Force As A Prison Condition, John Collins Jan 2002

The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Excessive Force As A Prison Condition, John Collins

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.