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1983

University of Richmond Law Review

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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A Frivolous Lawsuit May Destroy The Career Of A Professional: Is There No Remedy?, Alice T. Meadows Jan 1983

A Frivolous Lawsuit May Destroy The Career Of A Professional: Is There No Remedy?, Alice T. Meadows

University of Richmond Law Review

The decade of the 1970's saw an increase of crisis proportions in the number of medical malpractice claims, and this crisis has lingered into the 1980's. Furthermore, lawyers, architects, engineers, accountants, and other professionals are becoming increasingly aware that malpractice litigation has not been limited to attacks on health care practitioners.


Agency "Capture": The "Revolving Door" Between Regulated Industries And Their Regulating Agencies, Edna Earle Vass Johnson Jan 1983

Agency "Capture": The "Revolving Door" Between Regulated Industries And Their Regulating Agencies, Edna Earle Vass Johnson

University of Richmond Law Review

Public confidence in the integrity of our public officials is necessary for effective government. The independence of the federal regulatory process is a crucial element of that confidence. When this independence is examined, however, a major concern arises about the inherent appearance of impropriety and conflict of interest in the "revolving door" practice of federal agencies.