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Full-Text Articles in Law
An Ounce Of Prevention: Solving Some Unforeseen Problems With The Proposed Amendments To Rule 56 And The Federal Summary Judgment Process, Adam N. Steinman
An Ounce Of Prevention: Solving Some Unforeseen Problems With The Proposed Amendments To Rule 56 And The Federal Summary Judgment Process, Adam N. Steinman
NULR Online
No abstract provided.
A Unified Theory Of 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 Jurisdiction, Lumen N. Mulligan
A Unified Theory Of 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 Jurisdiction, Lumen N. Mulligan
Faculty Works
Title 28, section 1331 of the United States Code provides the jurisdictional grounding for the majority of cases heard in the federal courts, yet it is not well understood. The predominant view holds that section 1331 doctrine both lacks a focus upon congressional intent and is internally inconsistent. I seek to counter both these assumptions by re-contextualizing the Court's section 1331 jurisprudence in terms of the contemporary judicial usage of right (i.e., clear, mandatory obligations capable of judicial enforcement) and cause of action (i.e., permission to vindicate a right in court). In conducting this reinterpretation, I argue that section 1331 …
Summary Of Five Star Capital Corp. V. Ruby, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 88, Michelle D. Alarie
Summary Of Five Star Capital Corp. V. Ruby, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 88, Michelle D. Alarie
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court’s grant of summary judgment against petitioner Five Star Capital Corp. for bringing a second lawsuit barred by res judicata.
The Jurisprudence Of Pleading: Rights, Rules, And Conley V. Gibson, Emily Sherwin
The Jurisprudence Of Pleading: Rights, Rules, And Conley V. Gibson, Emily Sherwin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
In 1957, in the case of Conley v. Gibson, the Supreme Court announced a minimal standard for the contents of a complaint under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and endorsed what has come to be known as 'notice' pleading. This article, prepared for a symposium on Conley, reviews the debate over pleading requirements that preceded the case. Unlike modern discussions of pleading, which focus on the level of factual specificity required in complaints, the pre-Conley debate was about the legal content of complaints - an question largely forgotten in the years following Conley.
The early twentieth century debate over …
Pleading Civil Rights Claims In The Post-Conley Era, A. Benjamin Spencer
Pleading Civil Rights Claims In The Post-Conley Era, A. Benjamin Spencer
Faculty Publications
Much has been made of the Supreme Court's recent pronouncements on federal civil pleading standards during the latter half of the 2006-2007 Term. Specifically, what will be the fallout from the Court's decision in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, a case that abrogated Conley v. Gibson's famous "no set of facts" formulation and supplanted it with a new plausibility pleading standard? This Article attempts to examine and distill the impact of Twombly on the pleading standards that lower federal courts are applying when scrutinizing civil rights claims. Two main approaches emerge: that of courts choosing to continue to apply a …
Mandatory Rules, Scott Dodson
Mandatory Rules, Scott Dodson
Faculty Publications
Whether a limitation is jurisdictional or not is an important but often obscure question. In an article published in Northwestern University Law Review, I proposed a framework for courts to resolve the issue in a principled way, but I left open the next logical question: what does it mean if a rule is characterized as nonjurisdictional? Jurisdictional rules generally have a clearly defined set of traits: they are not subject to equitable exceptions, consent, waiver, or forfeiture; they can be raised at any time; and they can be raised by any party or the court sua sponte. This jurisdictional rigidity …
Summary Of Anse, Inc. V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court Of State Ex Rel. County Of Clark, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 74, Joanna M. Myers
Summary Of Anse, Inc. V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court Of State Ex Rel. County Of Clark, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 74, Joanna M. Myers
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
The Walker Process Doctrine: Infringement Lawsuits As Antitrust Violations, Herbert J. Hovenkamp
The Walker Process Doctrine: Infringement Lawsuits As Antitrust Violations, Herbert J. Hovenkamp
All Faculty Scholarship
Antitrust law's Walker Process doctrine permits a patent infringement defendant to show that an improperly maintained infringement action constitutes unlawful monopolization or an unlawful attempt to monopolize. The infringement defendant must show both that the lawsuit is improper, which establishes the conduct portion of the violation and generally satisfies tort law requirements, and also that the structural prerequisites for the monopolization offense are present. The doctrine also applies to non-patent infringement actions and has been applied by the Supreme Court to copyright infringement actions. Walker Process itself somewhat loosely derives from the Supreme Court's Noerr-Pennington line of cases holding that …
Summary Of Barney V. Mt. Rose Heating & Air Conditioning, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71, Elena Roberts
Summary Of Barney V. Mt. Rose Heating & Air Conditioning, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71, Elena Roberts
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
10th Annual Open Government Summit: The Access To Public Records Act & The Open Meetings Act, 2008, Department Of Attorney General, State Of Rhode Island
10th Annual Open Government Summit: The Access To Public Records Act & The Open Meetings Act, 2008, Department Of Attorney General, State Of Rhode Island
School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events
No abstract provided.
Is That All There Is? "The Problem" In Court-Oriented Mediation, Leonard L. Riskin, Nancy A. Welsh
Is That All There Is? "The Problem" In Court-Oriented Mediation, Leonard L. Riskin, Nancy A. Welsh
Faculty Scholarship
The alternative process of mediation is now well-institutionalized and widely (though not universally) perceived to save time and money and satisfy lawyers and parties. However, the process has failed to meet important aspirations of its early proponents and certain expectations and needs of one-shot players. In particular, court-oriented mediation now reflects the dominance and preferences of lawyers and insurance claims adjusters. These repeat players understand the problem to be addressed in personal injury, employment, contract, medical malpractice and other ordinary civil non-family disputes as a matter of merits assessment and litigation risk analysis. Mediation is structured so that litigation issues …
Is That All There Is? "The Problem" In Court-Oriented Mediation, Leonard L. Riskin, Nancy A. Welsh
Is That All There Is? "The Problem" In Court-Oriented Mediation, Leonard L. Riskin, Nancy A. Welsh
UF Law Faculty Publications
The alternative process of mediation is now well-institutionalized and widely (though not universally) perceived to save time and money and satisfy lawyers and parties. However, the process has failed to meet important aspirations of its early proponents and certain expectations and needs of one-shot players. In particular, court-oriented mediation now reflects the dominance and preferences of lawyers and insurance claims adjusters. These repeat players understand the problem to be addressed in personal injury, employment, contract, medical malpractice and other ordinary civil non-family disputes as a matter of merits assessment and litigation risk analysis. Mediation is structured so that litigation issues …
Cafa's Impact On Litigation As A Public Good, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Cafa's Impact On Litigation As A Public Good, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Scholarly Works
Class actions regulate when government fails. Perhaps this use as an ex post remedy when ex ante regulation founders explains the fervor and rhetoric surrounding Rule 23's political life. In truth, the class action does more than aggregate; it augments government policing and generates external societal benefits. These societal benefits - externalities - are the spillover effects from facilitating small claims litigation. In federalizing class actions through the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), Congress, in some ways, impeded class action practice, thereby negating its positive externalities and inhibiting backdoor regulation. This Article critically considers those effects on the common good. …
The Importance Of E-Discovery, Scott Dodson
The Importance Of E-Discovery, Scott Dodson
Faculty Publications
This short essay explores the increasing importance of e-discovery to litigants in both federal and state courts in Arkansas.
The Verdict On Juries, Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
The Verdict On Juries, Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
In reviewing debates and research evidence about jury trials for our book, American Juries: The Verdict (Prometheus Books, 2007), we have had the chance to reflect on the status of the jury system in the United States. High profile jury trials put the spotlight on the American practice of using its citizens as decision makers. When jury verdicts are at odds with public opinion, criticisms of the institution are common. The civil jury has been a lightning rod for those who want tort reform. This article draws together some of our reflections about the health of the jury system …
Mapping Proportionality Review: Still A "Road To Nowhere", Rachel A. Van Cleave
Mapping Proportionality Review: Still A "Road To Nowhere", Rachel A. Van Cleave
Publications
This article examines how a majority of the Supreme Court went out of its way to vacate a punitive damages award in Philip Morris and further reinforced the inconsistency with which it applies the principle of proportionality. When it comes to punitive damages awards, a majority of Justices continue to convey distrust of juries and of trial and appellate court judges who review these awards. However, when it comes to terms of imprisonment, the Court has eschewed substantive review under the Eighth Amendment while insisting that the Sixth Amendment requires that all facts supporting an increase in a sentence be …
The Monumental Ally: Chief Justice John Marshall And The Protection Of The United States Constitution, Mattea C. Carver
The Monumental Ally: Chief Justice John Marshall And The Protection Of The United States Constitution, Mattea C. Carver
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The culmination of this particular research intends to analyze U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall's judicial opinions with historical perspectives. Special emphasis is placed upon Marshall's motives for promoting the interests of the national government over the interests of the individual states and their respective governments and the interests ofthe federal judiciary over its fellow branches. Overall, it can be successfully argued that Marshall's influence was not to promote the individual branch of the federal judiciary, but rather promote the necessity of a strong national government. The research utilizes primary and secondary sources including Marshall's judicial opinions, his personal …
Review: Voices Of American Law: Us Supreme Court Cases Meet The 21st Century, Lauren M. Collins
Review: Voices Of American Law: Us Supreme Court Cases Meet The 21st Century, Lauren M. Collins
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
Review of documentary series Voices of American Law (Thomas B. Metzloff & Sarah Wood, producers)
Summary Of Torrealba V. Kesmetis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 10, Barbara Mcdonald
Summary Of Torrealba V. Kesmetis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 10, Barbara Mcdonald
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court summary judgment in a tort action.
Plausibility Pleading, A. Benjamin Spencer
Plausibility Pleading, A. Benjamin Spencer
Faculty Publications
Last Term, in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, the U.S. Supreme Court dramatically reinterpreted Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a) (2), which requires a "short and plain" statement of a plaintiffs claim. The Court was unabashed about this change of course: it explicitly abrogated a core element of its 1957 decision in Conley v. Gibson, which until recently was the bedrock case undergirding the idea that ours is a system of notice pleading in which detailed facts need not be pleaded. Departing from this principle, the Court in Twombly required the pleading of facts that demonstrate the plausibility of the …
Summary Of Loomis V. Whitehead, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Charles R. Peterson
Summary Of Loomis V. Whitehead, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Charles R. Peterson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from an order granting partial summary judgment in a contract action. Summary judgment was based on NRS 602.070, barring persons who fail to file a fictitious name certificate from suing on any contract or agreement made under the fictitious name. Nevada Supreme Court (the “Court”) reversed and remanded.
Summary Of Dancer V. Golden Coin, Ltd., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No.2, Tyler Ure
Summary Of Dancer V. Golden Coin, Ltd., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No.2, Tyler Ure
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court’s order dismissing claims and counterclaims in a labor law dispute.
Summary Of Lioce V. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 1, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Lioce V. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 1, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This is an en banc rehearing of Lioce v. Cohen.1 This case involves the consolidated appeals of four district court orders, two granting new trials because of attorney misconduct and two denying new trials because of attorney misconduct.
Has The Erie Doctrine Been Repealed By Congress?, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Has The Erie Doctrine Been Repealed By Congress?, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Is Transnational Litigation A Distinct Field? The Persistence Of American Exceptionalism In Procedural Law, Paul R. Dubinsky
Is Transnational Litigation A Distinct Field? The Persistence Of American Exceptionalism In Procedural Law, Paul R. Dubinsky
Law Faculty Research Publications
No abstract provided.
Jurisdiction, Merits, And Procedure: Thoughts On A Trichotomy, Howard M. Wasserman
Jurisdiction, Merits, And Procedure: Thoughts On A Trichotomy, Howard M. Wasserman
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Forum Shopping And The Infrastructure Of Federalism., James E. Pfander
Forum Shopping And The Infrastructure Of Federalism., James E. Pfander
Faculty Working Papers
The recent effort of environmentalists and others to secure progressive social change at the state level enacts a familiar ritual in the history of American federalism. Political actors who have found their initiatives blunted at the national level have often turned to the states. With the ebb and flow of political power between two parties over time, arguments about the relative authority of federal and state governments display far more expediency than principle, far more mutability than predictability. States may be more or less progressive than the national government, depending in good measure on the temper of the times and …
Boundary Waters Treaty Of 1909 As A Model For Interjurisdictional Water Governance, Robert H. Abrams
Boundary Waters Treaty Of 1909 As A Model For Interjurisdictional Water Governance, Robert H. Abrams
Journal Publications
In an age of increasing interjurisdictional water conflict and water management concern, the list of accomplishments of the Boundary Water Treaty of 1909 (BWT), reached in a harmonious manner, raises the possibility that, perhaps, the management mechanisms of the BWT might beneficially be used in other contexts. This Article will take up that possibility in the context of three contemporary American interstate water allocation disputes. These disputes are (1) a relatively simple cross-border complaint by a downstream state, South Carolina, that North Carolina cities are using too much water of the Catawba River; (2) the basin-wide dispute regarding water use …
Chinese And Western Worldviews: Implications For Law, Policy,, Jeffrey C. Tuomala
Chinese And Western Worldviews: Implications For Law, Policy,, Jeffrey C. Tuomala
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
The Bible And American Law: A Response To Dean Herbert W. Titus, Jeffrey C. Tuomala
The Bible And American Law: A Response To Dean Herbert W. Titus, Jeffrey C. Tuomala
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.