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Informed Consent In The Post-Modern Era, Wendy K. Mariner
Informed Consent In The Post-Modern Era, Wendy K. Mariner
Faculty Scholarship
The doctrine of informed consent' is intended to get physicians to talk to their patients so that patients can make reasonably knowledgeable choices about whether to undergo particular forms of medical care. Although the law has long prohibited treatment without the patient's consent,2 physicians have resisted the idea that treatment decisions ultimately are for the patient to make. Only recently have physicians been willing to disclose information about the benefits and risks of recommended therapies. 3 Even with the best of intentions, however, the discussions that do take place are often far from the law's ideal of reasonable disclosure …
Risk Communication Law And Implementation Issues In The United States And European Community, Michael S. Baram
Risk Communication Law And Implementation Issues In The United States And European Community, Michael S. Baram
Faculty Scholarship
Risk communication has become an important element of public policy in the United States and the European Community (E.C.) for reducing technological risks to workers, product users and community residents. The risk communication process involves disclosure by an industrial firm (or other party) of information about the hazardous attributes of its activity or product to a regulatory agency or to persons who may be at risk, thereby facilitating a shared understanding of the risk and enabling interpretation of various risk prevention and response measures.
There are two general patterns of risk communication. One involves industrial disclosure to a government agency, …
Duty To The Target: Is An Attorney's Duty To The Corporation A Paradigm For Directors?, Roberta S. Karmel
Duty To The Target: Is An Attorney's Duty To The Corporation A Paradigm For Directors?, Roberta S. Karmel
Faculty Scholarship
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Securities Law Fifth Circuit Symposium, Steve Thel
Securities Law Fifth Circuit Symposium, Steve Thel
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The Fifth Circuit decided some important securities cases during the survey period and issued some interesting opinions. Although the court consistently claimed a conservative reliance on precedent and seldom acknowledged making new law, it interpreted some well-established doctrine in surprising ways. The past year's opinions in fraud cases provide guidance in the related areas of reliance, damages, and plaintiff's due diligence. The year also witnessed important developments in the law governing the relationship between brokerage firms and their clients. The most spectacular development in this area during the survey year was the October collapse in security prices. In light of …
Women In The Law School: It's Time For More Change, Karen Czapanskiy, Jana B. Singer
Women In The Law School: It's Time For More Change, Karen Czapanskiy, Jana B. Singer
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Ethical Discretion In Lawyering, William H. Simon
Ethical Discretion In Lawyering, William H. Simon
Faculty Scholarship
In this Article, Professor Simon argues that conventional approaches to legal ethics are too categorical. Rather than operating within a system of formalized ethical rules, he argues, lawyers should exercise judgment and discretion in deciding what clients to represent and how to represent them. In exercising this discretion, lawyers should seek to "do justice." They should consider the merits of the client's claims and goals relative to those of opposing parties and other potential clients. They should also consider the substantive merits of the client's claims and the reliability of the standard legal procedures for resolving the problem at hand. …