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Reform Aspirations Of The Complex Litigation Project, Gene R. Shreve Jan 1994

Reform Aspirations Of The Complex Litigation Project, Gene R. Shreve

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Mandatory Disclosure And Local Abrogation: In Search Of A Theory For Optional Rules, Lauren K. Robel Jan 1994

Mandatory Disclosure And Local Abrogation: In Search Of A Theory For Optional Rules, Lauren K. Robel

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Bankruptcy-Based Discrimination, Douglass G. Boshkoff Jan 1992

Bankruptcy-Based Discrimination, Douglass G. Boshkoff

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Power And Legal Artifice: The Federal Class Action, Bryant Garth Jan 1992

Power And Legal Artifice: The Federal Class Action, Bryant Garth

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Using case studies and interviews with lawyers and representatives in class actions, this article explores the contribution that class actions make to their ostensible beneficiaries. The article first distinguishes the major types of class actions in terms of the roles of lawyers and class representatives, ranging from very passive representatives to individuals intensively involved with the dispute that gave rise to the litigation. The article next seeks to evaluate the class actions. On the basis of the results of the class actions, the article finds that class actions cannot be proclaimed major contributors to social change. The focus on results, …


Book Review. This Week On The Talk Shows: The Litigation Explosion, J. Alexander Tanford Jan 1992

Book Review. This Week On The Talk Shows: The Litigation Explosion, J. Alexander Tanford

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Viva Zapata!: Toward A Rational System Of Forum-Selection Clause Enforcement In Diversity Cases, Leandra Lederman Jan 1991

Viva Zapata!: Toward A Rational System Of Forum-Selection Clause Enforcement In Diversity Cases, Leandra Lederman

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Complex-Litigation Reform And The Legislative Process, Charles G. Geyh Jan 1991

Complex-Litigation Reform And The Legislative Process, Charles G. Geyh

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Case In Support Of Legislation Facilitating The Consolidation Of Mass-Accident Litigation: A View From The Legislature, Charles G. Geyh, Robert W. Kastenmeier Jan 1990

The Case In Support Of Legislation Facilitating The Consolidation Of Mass-Accident Litigation: A View From The Legislature, Charles G. Geyh, Robert W. Kastenmeier

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Constitutional Right To Expert Assistance For Indigents In Civil Cases, David Medine Jan 1990

The Constitutional Right To Expert Assistance For Indigents In Civil Cases, David Medine

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Equitable Discretion To Dismiss Congressional-Plaintiff Suits: A Reassessment, Sophia Goodman Jan 1990

Equitable Discretion To Dismiss Congressional-Plaintiff Suits: A Reassessment, Sophia Goodman

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has devised a doctrine called equitable
discretion to screen congressional-plaintiff suits. The Author argues that the doctrine should be abandoned. She proposes that the courts be guided by existing standng principles in deciding whether to hear these cases.


The Myth Of The Disposable Opinion: Unpublished Opinions And Government Litigants In The United States Courts Of Appeals, Lauren K. Robel Jan 1989

The Myth Of The Disposable Opinion: Unpublished Opinions And Government Litigants In The United States Courts Of Appeals, Lauren K. Robel

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Witness Preparation, John S. Applegate Jan 1989

Witness Preparation, John S. Applegate

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Mail Fraud After Mcnally And Carpenter: The Essence Of Fraud, Craig M. Bradley Jan 1988

Foreword: Mail Fraud After Mcnally And Carpenter: The Essence Of Fraud, Craig M. Bradley

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Institution Of The Private Attorney General: Perspectives From An Empirical Study Of Class Action Litigation, Bryant G. Garth, Ilene H. Nagel, S. Jay Plager Jan 1988

The Institution Of The Private Attorney General: Perspectives From An Empirical Study Of Class Action Litigation, Bryant G. Garth, Ilene H. Nagel, S. Jay Plager

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Closing Argument Procedure, J. Alexander Tanford Jan 1986

Closing Argument Procedure, J. Alexander Tanford

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Legal scholars have paid little attention to closing arguments. There are few publications that touch on this phase of the trial process, most focusing on the substance of prosecution arguments in criminal cases. As a result, too few of the legal principles and doctrines of closing argument procedure are understood, especially in civil trials. The purpose of this article is to set out a more comprehensive picture of this body of law than has been done previously, and to define and analyze its major doctrines.


Empirical Research And The Shareholder Derivative Suit: Toward A Better-Informed Debate, Bryant G. Garth, Ilene H. Nagel, Sheldon J. Plager Jan 1985

Empirical Research And The Shareholder Derivative Suit: Toward A Better-Informed Debate, Bryant G. Garth, Ilene H. Nagel, Sheldon J. Plager

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Federal Injunctions And The Public Interest, Gene R. Shreve Jan 1983

Federal Injunctions And The Public Interest, Gene R. Shreve

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Business Papers Rule: Personal Privacy And White Collar Crime, John S. Applegate Jan 1982

The Business Papers Rule: Personal Privacy And White Collar Crime, John S. Applegate

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Conflict And Dissent In Class Actions: A Suggested Perspective, Bryant G. Garth Jan 1982

Conflict And Dissent In Class Actions: A Suggested Perspective, Bryant G. Garth

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


A Historical Inquiry Into The Right To Trial By Jury In Complex Civil Litigation, Morris S. Arnold Jan 1980

A Historical Inquiry Into The Right To Trial By Jury In Complex Civil Litigation, Morris S. Arnold

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Representation On A Claimant's Success Rate -- Three Study Designs, William D. Popkin Jan 1979

Effect Of Representation On A Claimant's Success Rate -- Three Study Designs, William D. Popkin

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Assumption Of Risk In A Comparative Negligence System-- Doctrinal, Practical, And Policy Issues, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1978

Assumption Of Risk In A Comparative Negligence System-- Doctrinal, Practical, And Policy Issues, Daniel O. Conkle

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The adoption of a new principle of law invariably impinges upon related legal concepts, raising issue that were not considered when the law was changed. The adoption of comparative negligence, a drastic departure from the long-held principle of contributory negligence, has forced courts to consider how the related concept of assumption of risk is affected by the change. Because there are different types of assumption of risk, and various doctrinal, practical, and policy issues, a proper determination of the role for assumption of risk in a comparative negligence system depends upon a thorough examination of many relevant considerations. Unfortunately, two …


The Effect Of Representation In Nonadversary Proceedings -- A Study Of Three Disability Programs, William D. Popkin Jan 1977

The Effect Of Representation In Nonadversary Proceedings -- A Study Of Three Disability Programs, William D. Popkin

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Classroom Litigation In The First Semester Of Law School -- An Approach To Teaching Legal Method At Harvard, Gene R. Shreve Jan 1977

Classroom Litigation In The First Semester Of Law School -- An Approach To Teaching Legal Method At Harvard, Gene R. Shreve

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Lawyers And Involuntary Clients: Attorney Fees From Funds, John P. Dawson Jan 1974

Lawyers And Involuntary Clients: Attorney Fees From Funds, John P. Dawson

Addison Harris Lecture

No abstract provided.


The Contingent Fee Contract In Massachusetts, Kenneth B. Hughes Jan 1963

The Contingent Fee Contract In Massachusetts, Kenneth B. Hughes

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Victim's Fault In Wrongful Death Actions In French Law, Wencelas J. Wagner Jan 1963

The Victim's Fault In Wrongful Death Actions In French Law, Wencelas J. Wagner

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


A Lecture On Appellate Advocacy, Karl N. Llewellyn Jan 1962

A Lecture On Appellate Advocacy, Karl N. Llewellyn

Addison Harris Lecture

No abstract provided.


Economic Considerations In The Enforcement Of The Antitrust Laws Of The United States, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1950

Economic Considerations In The Enforcement Of The Antitrust Laws Of The United States, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Liability In Anglo-American Law For Damage Done By Chattels, Fowler V. Harper Jan 1938

Liability In Anglo-American Law For Damage Done By Chattels, Fowler V. Harper

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.