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Labor Law - Labor-Management Relations Act, Section 14(C) And National Labor Policy Require Affirmative Declination By Nlrb Before State May Assume Jurisdiction. Stryjewski V. Local 830, Brewery Distributor Drivers (Pa. 1967)., David L. Mckenna Jun 1968

Criminal Procedure - Gambler’S Claim Of Self-Incrimination Provides Complete Defense To Prosecution For Violation Of Federal Wagering Tax Statutes. Marchetti V. United States (U.S. 1968)., Donald Ernest Wrighton Jun 1968

Conflict Of Laws - Where Jurisdiction Is Based On Diversity Of Citizenship, Federal Courts Faced With Questionable State Precedent May Make Anticipatory Pronouncements Of State Law. Riess V. Murichison (9th Cir. 1967)., James W. Street Jun 1968

Juries - Post-Trial Questioning Of Jurors Enjoined Where Found A Searching Hostile Inquiry–Conduct Not Held Unethical. United States V. Driscoll (S.D.N.Y. 1967)., Thomas Patrick Kelley Jun 1968

Products Liability - Polio Vaccine - Drug Manufacturer Strictly Liable In Tort Under Restatement 402a For Failure To Warn Plaintiff Consumer Of Risk Of Harm Attending Immunization. Davis V. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. (9th Cir. 1968)., Daniel M. Horwick Jun 1968

Constitutional Law - Public Transit District Must Accept Controversial Advertising; Opening Of "Public Forum" Requires State Agency To Give Equal Access To Means Of Expression. Wirta V. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (Cal. 1967)., Irwin L. Schroeder Jun 1968

Conflict Of Laws - Measure Of Damages In Wrongful Death Action Determined By Law Of State Having Greatest Interest In Issue Of Damages, Not By Law Of Place Of Injury. Reich V. Purcell (Cal. 1967)., Donald R. Worley Jun 1968

Chapter Xiii Of The Bankruptcy Act: As Maine Goes, So Should The Nation, Ronald L. Fein, Richard Peter Sax Jun 1968

V.5-2, 1968 Masthead Jun 1968

Jurisdiction - Annulments–Interests Of Domiciliary State Do Not Preclude Non-Domiciliary Forum From Entertaining Annulment Action When Both Parties Are Present Before The Court. Whealten V. Whealten (Cal. 1967)., Laureen J. Gray Jun 1968

Problems And Materials In Federal Estate And Gift Taxation. By Ralph S. Rice., Herbert I. Lazerow Jun 1968

Administrative Regulations - Medically Indigent Must Be Eliminated From "Medi-Cal" Before Health And Welfare Agency May Reduce Minimum Services To Recipients Of Public Assistance; Before Omitting Any Medical Service, Regulations Must Make Proportionate Reductions In All Services. Morris V. Williams (Cal. 1967)., John W. Driscoll Jun 1968

The Omnibus Hearing-An Experiment In Federal Criminal Discovery, Edwin L. Miller Jr. Jun 1968

Psychiatric Testimony, Trial Gamesmanship And The Defense Of Insanity, Stanley E. Willis, Ii Jan 1968

Criminal Procedure - Once Substantial Evidence Of Defendant’S Present Insanity Appears, Trial Judge Must Order Hearing On That Issue, Notwithstanding Evidence To The Contrary. People V. Pennington (Cal. 1967)., Ronald L. Fein Jan 1968

Malpractice - Voluntary Sterilization - Public Policy Does Not Render Physician Immune From Liability For Child’S Upbringing Subsequent To Unsuccessful Sterilization. Custodio V. Bauer (Cal. App. 1967)., Daniel M. Horwick Jan 1968

Franchise Regulation Under The California Corporate Securities Law, Louis C. Novak, Howard Rosten Jan 1968

V.5-1, 1968 Masthead Jan 1968

Civil Procedure - Additur Does Not Impair Right To Jury Trial And Is A Proper Procedure Suited To Efficient Administration Of Justice. Jehl V. Southern Pacific Company (Cal. 1967)., David W. Ault Jan 1968

Federal Income Tax - Operating Loss Carryover Allowed Under Int. Rev. Code Of 1954 Where Surviving Business Entity Suffered No Loss; Libson Shop Doctrine Rejected. Frederick Steel Co. V. Commissioner (6th Cir. 1967)., Irwin L. Schroeder Jan 1968

Torts - Negligence - California’S Guest Statute Does Not Apply To Accidents Which Occur Off Public Highways. O’Donnell V. Mullaney (Cal. 1967)., R. Zaiden Corrado Jan 1968

Welfare Searches - Lack Of Consent Renders Early Morning Mas Welfare Raids Unconstitutional; Conditioning Receipt Of Welfare Benefits Upon Giving Consent Held Invalid. Parrish V. Civil Service Comm’N (Cal. 1967)., Richard Peter Sax Jan 1968

Torts - Negligencs - Service Station Operator Who Sells Gasoline To Recognizably Intoxicated Motorist Not Liable For Injuries To Third Persons Caused By Motorist. Fuller V. Standard Stations, Inc. (Cal. App. 1967)., Donald R. Worley Jan 1968

Attorneys' Fees - Maximum Attorneys’ Fee Allowable For Representation Of Disability Claimant Under Social Security Act Limited To Twenty-Five Percent Of Claimant’S Accrued Benefits; Dependents Accrued Benefits Excluded From Computation Of Fee. Hopkins V. Gardner (7th Cir. 1967)., Donald W. Schmidt Jan 1968

Antitrust - Robinson-Patman Act Not Limited To Cases In Which Prices Undercut Those Of Competitor; Supreme Court Interprets Statutory Test As Protecting Competitors As Well As Competition. Utah Pie Co. V. Continental Baking Co. (U.S. 1967)., Mary L. Scott Jan 1968

The Adaption Of Judicial Procedures To The Arbitral Process, Albert Brundage Jan 1968

Federal Income Tax - "Tax Home" Doctrine Affirmed; Taxpayer On Overseas Tour Of Duty Not Allowed To Deduct Cost Of Meals As An "Away From Home" Travel Expense. Commissioner V. Stidger (U.S. 1967)., Charles R. Khoury Jr. Jan 1968

Electronic Surveillance After Berger, James W. Street, Michael T. Thorsnes Jan 1968

Insurance - Insurer Liable For Excess Judgment Upon Failure To Accept Reasonable Settlement Demand In Good Faith; Merits Of Absolute Liability Given Favorable Consideration. Crisci V. Security Insurance Co. (Cal. 1967)., Laureen J. Gray Jan 1968

Workmen's Compensation - Employee, When Paid A Substantial Travel Allowance, Is Covered By Workmen’S Compensation While Traveling Outside Control Of Employer To A Distant Job Site. Zenith National Ins. Co. V. Workmen’S Compensation Appeals Board (Cal. 1967)., John W. Driscoll Jan 1968