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The American Law Institute, 1923-1998, John P. Frank Jan 1998

The American Law Institute, 1923-1998, John P. Frank

Hofstra Law Review

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The Legality And Utility Of The Shareholder Rights Bylaw, Jonathan R. Macey Jan 1998

The Legality And Utility Of The Shareholder Rights Bylaw, Jonathan R. Macey

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The Rule Of Avoidable Consequences In Antitrust Cases: A Law And Economics Approach, Amanda Kay Esquibel Jan 1998

The Rule Of Avoidable Consequences In Antitrust Cases: A Law And Economics Approach, Amanda Kay Esquibel

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Asset Securitization: How Remote Is Bankruptcy Remote?, Michael J. Cohn Jan 1998

Asset Securitization: How Remote Is Bankruptcy Remote?, Michael J. Cohn

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"Thinking Like A Lawyer" About Ethical Questions, William H. Simon Jan 1998

"Thinking Like A Lawyer" About Ethical Questions, William H. Simon

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Causes Of The Consumer Bankruptcy Explosion: Debtor Abuse Or Easy Credit?, Henry J. Sommer Jan 1998

Causes Of The Consumer Bankruptcy Explosion: Debtor Abuse Or Easy Credit?, Henry J. Sommer

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Attorneys As Gatekeepers To The Court: The Potential Liability Of Attorneys Bringing Suits Based On Recovered Memories Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Cynthia Grant Bowman, Elizabeth Mertz Jan 1998

Attorneys As Gatekeepers To The Court: The Potential Liability Of Attorneys Bringing Suits Based On Recovered Memories Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Cynthia Grant Bowman, Elizabeth Mertz

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This Article examines the appropriate role of attorneys as gate­ keepers to the courts in suits involving recovered memories of child­ hood sexual abuse. Lawsuits brought by adults claiming that they had been sexually abused during childhood, but had forgotten the abuse until it emerged sometime later, are a relatively recent phenomenon. They surfaced only after the "discovery" of childhood sexual abuse and its construction as a social problem in the 1970s and 1980s and became feasible only when the legal system responded by extending the statutes of limitations applicable to such cases. Although many highly­ publicized cases have involved …


How Much Freedom For Racist Speech?: Transnational Aspects Of A Conflict Of Human Rights, Friedrich Kübler Jan 1998

How Much Freedom For Racist Speech?: Transnational Aspects Of A Conflict Of Human Rights, Friedrich Kübler

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Caveat Lector: Conflicts Of Interest Of Ali Members In Drafting The Restatements, Monroe H. Freedman Jan 1998

Caveat Lector: Conflicts Of Interest Of Ali Members In Drafting The Restatements, Monroe H. Freedman

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The American Law Institute's reputation for impartial judgment in formulating Restatements of the Law has been compromised by conflicts of interest on the part of ALI members who vote on Restatement provisions. That is, there is a significant risk that the independent professional judgment of ALI members has been materially and adversely affected by the interests of members' clients and by the members' own interests. As a result, no judge, scholar, or student can rely on a Restatement rule or comment as representing the objective judgment of ALI members, unaffected by the partisanship of advocates who are creating precedents to …


The American Law Institute Is Alive And Well, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Jan 1998

The American Law Institute Is Alive And Well, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

Hofstra Law Review

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Leave Your Clients At The Door, Lawrence J. Fox Jan 1998

Leave Your Clients At The Door, Lawrence J. Fox

Hofstra Law Review

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The Politics Of The Products Liability Restatement, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron D. Twerski Jan 1998

The Politics Of The Products Liability Restatement, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron D. Twerski

Hofstra Law Review

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Products Liability: The Next Act, Marshall S. Shapo Jan 1998

Products Liability: The Next Act, Marshall S. Shapo

Hofstra Law Review

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The American Law Institute Is Dead In The Water, Frank J. Vandall Jan 1998

The American Law Institute Is Dead In The Water, Frank J. Vandall

Hofstra Law Review

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If Courts Are Open, Must Cameras Follow?, Dolores K. Sloviter Jan 1998

If Courts Are Open, Must Cameras Follow?, Dolores K. Sloviter

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Recognizing An Independent Tort Action Will Spoil A Spoliator's Splendor, Jay E. Rivlin Jan 1998

Recognizing An Independent Tort Action Will Spoil A Spoliator's Splendor, Jay E. Rivlin

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New Partnerships For A New World Order: Ngos, State Actors, And International Law In The Post-Cold War World, Robert O. Muller Jan 1998

New Partnerships For A New World Order: Ngos, State Actors, And International Law In The Post-Cold War World, Robert O. Muller

Hofstra Law Review

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"Thinking Like A Lawyer" Or Acting Like A Judge?: A Response To Professor Simon, David N. Yellen Jan 1998

"Thinking Like A Lawyer" Or Acting Like A Judge?: A Response To Professor Simon, David N. Yellen

Hofstra Law Review

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"Experimental Treatment": Legislating Against Unfair Denials, Elaine Reckner Sammon Jan 1998

"Experimental Treatment": Legislating Against Unfair Denials, Elaine Reckner Sammon

Hofstra Law Review

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Are We A Profession Or Merely A Business?: The Erosion Of The Conflicts Rules Through The Increased Use Of Ethical Walls, Neil W. Hamilton, Kevin R. Coan Jan 1998

Are We A Profession Or Merely A Business?: The Erosion Of The Conflicts Rules Through The Increased Use Of Ethical Walls, Neil W. Hamilton, Kevin R. Coan

Hofstra Law Review

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Campaign Finance Reform In The 105th Congress: The Failure To Address Self-Financed Candidates, Samuel M. Walker Jan 1998

Campaign Finance Reform In The 105th Congress: The Failure To Address Self-Financed Candidates, Samuel M. Walker

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Evidence, Race, Intent, And Evil: The Paradox Of Purposelessness In The Constitutional Racial Discrimination Cases, David Crump Jan 1998

Evidence, Race, Intent, And Evil: The Paradox Of Purposelessness In The Constitutional Racial Discrimination Cases, David Crump

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Lobbying And The American Law Institute: The Example Of Insurance Defense, William T. Barker Jan 1998

Lobbying And The American Law Institute: The Example Of Insurance Defense, William T. Barker

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The Restatement Of The Law Governing Lawyers: A View From The Trenches, Lawrence J. Latto Jan 1998

The Restatement Of The Law Governing Lawyers: A View From The Trenches, Lawrence J. Latto

Hofstra Law Review

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The Lost World: Of Politics And Getting The Law Right, Charles Silver Jan 1998

The Lost World: Of Politics And Getting The Law Right, Charles Silver

Hofstra Law Review

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Bismarck's Sausages And The Ali's Resatements, Charles W. Wolfram Jan 1998

Bismarck's Sausages And The Ali's Resatements, Charles W. Wolfram

Hofstra Law Review

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The Growing Financial Pie Of Online Publication: Tasini's New-Use Analysis Leaves Freelance Authors Less Than Crumbs, Dom F. Atteritano Jan 1998

The Growing Financial Pie Of Online Publication: Tasini's New-Use Analysis Leaves Freelance Authors Less Than Crumbs, Dom F. Atteritano

Hofstra Law Review

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The Cassandra Complex: An Employer's Dilemma In The Genetic Workplace, Joanne Seltzer Jan 1998

The Cassandra Complex: An Employer's Dilemma In The Genetic Workplace, Joanne Seltzer

Hofstra Law Review

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Foreword, Herbert P. Wilkins Jan 1998

Foreword, Herbert P. Wilkins

Hofstra Law Review

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The Restatement (Third) Of Torts: Products Liability-The American Law Institute's Process Of Democracy And Deliberation, Victor E. Schwartz Jan 1998

The Restatement (Third) Of Torts: Products Liability-The American Law Institute's Process Of Democracy And Deliberation, Victor E. Schwartz

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.