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Products Liability--An Analysis Of The Law Concerning Design And Warning Defects In Workplace Products, Charles E. Carpenter Jr.

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Corporate Indemnification Of Directors And Officers: Time For A Reappraisal, K.G. Jan Pillai, Craig Tractenberg

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article evaluates the benefits and burdens of shifting litigation risk from management to the enterprise. The Article begins by considering the nature of the legal risks confronting the corporate executive, and the principles of common law that developed to counter those risks. The Article proceeds to assess the two statutory responses to threats of personal liability against the corporate executive: indemnification statutes, and director and officer insurance. Finally, after comparing the effective absolute immunity available to corporate executives with the qualified immunity enjoyed by high-level government officials, the Article concludes that indemnification practices have overinsulated the corporate officer from …

Hospice: The Legal Ramifications Of A Place To Die, Abigail Lawlis Kuzma

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Abolishing The "Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence" Threshold Of The Price-Anderson Act, Dean R. Tousley

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This article critically examines the extraordinary nuclear occurrence threshold in light of its congressional purpose. Part I surveys the Price-Anderson Act's nuclear liability scheme. Part II focuses on the extraordinary nuclear occurrence threshold, scrutinizing its content and its application to the Three Mile Island accident. Part III discusses the need for reform of the nuclear liability waiver of defenses scheme, concluding that the threshold should be abolished.

The Perils Of Writing An Intellectual History Of Torts, George C. Christie

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Tort Law in America: An Intellectual History by G. Edward White

Landlord Liability To Tenants For Crimes Of A Third Party: The Status In Florida, Theresa M. B. Van Vliet

Nova Law Review

In recent decisions,' Florida courts have allowed tenants to recover

damages from landlords resulting from criminal acts of third parties

which occurred on the landlord's premises.

Trustee Liability For Breach Of The Duty Of Loyalty: Good Faith Inquiry And Appreciation Damages, Barry L. Zins

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Business Purpose Doctrine: The Effect Of Motive On Federal Income Tax Liability, Harry Waizer

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Brooding Omnipresence Of The Federal Common Law: The Evisceration Of The Controlling Persons Provisions Of The Federal Securities Acts, James Duggan

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Case Digest--

Spouse of Injured Seaman May Recover Damages for Loss of Society under Maritime Common Law

Federal District Court Lacks Jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1350 over Fraud Action Brought by Alien when Claim Fails to Implicate a Treaty or Body of Rules Governing Relations between Foreign States

Jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Requires at Least a Finding of International Shoe "Minimum Contacts"

Appellate Court will not Review the Post-Settlement Appeal of a Pre-Settlement Provisional Remedy without District Court Consideration of the Intervening Events

Foreign States are Subject to Liability for Non-Commercial Torts arising from the Commercial …

Discharge Of Indebtedness Income And The Bankruptcy Tax Act Of 1980: An Economic Benefit Approach, Robert Goebel

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.