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Museletter: November/December 1999, Gail F. Zwirner

Museletter

Table of Contents:

"A" in Ping-Pong, "F" in Torts: Dean William Taylor Muse, 1906-1971

UR Readies for Y2K: System Shutdown to Occur December 31 by Alison Merner, Network Administrator

Thanks Law Library Student Employees!

Internet Sites Give Bookstores Competition

Law Library Dedicates Virginia Collection to James C. Roberts

Let's Talk Turkey: Census Bureau Facts for Features

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Vol. 17, No. 10 (November 1, 1999)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Tools For Inclusion: Understanding The Ssi Work Incentives, John Butterworth

Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

Information about Social Security Administration programs that can help people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to retain benefits that can support and ensure long-term employment.

Standing For Animals, Cass R. Sunstein

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.

The Law And Economics Of 'Informed Voter' Ballot Notations, Elizabeth Garrett

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.

Insurance, Stephen L. Cotter, Charles M. Mcdaniel Jr.

Mercer Law Review

During this survey period, Georgia appellate courts reviewed the usual number of insurance cases, fine-tuned policy terms and refined the insured/insurer relationship. One area of intense interest concerned limiting subrogation. Another area of interest involved the "limited release" used in uninsured motorist litigation. The Georgia General Assembly primarily focused on managed care, with litigation sure to follow as courts apply the remedial tools. Overall, insurers managed to enforce most adequately articulated policy terms and successfully avoided embarrassing and costly "bad faith" decisions through the timely use of declaratory judgment proceedings.

Real Property, T. Daniel Brannan, William J. Sheppard

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys case law and legislative developments in the area of real property law in Georgia during the period from June 1, 1998, to May 31, 1999. As in past surveys, the authors do not attempt to chronicle each case and statute that affects real property law. Rather, the authors selected the decisions and statutes discussed in this Article for their significance and interest to participants in the everyday practice of real estate law in this state. Several cases decided during the survey period present issues on which the appellate courts were sharply divided and provide lively discussions of …

Voting Rights Act Litigation And Los Angeles County Judicial Elections: Myths And Realities, Robert L. Hess

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

Migratory Lawyers In Private Practice: Should California Approve The Use Of Ethical Walls, Dorothy M. Gibbons-White

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

Confidentiality, Privilege And Rule 408: The Protection Of Mediation Proceedings In Federal Court, Charles W. Ehrhardt

Scholarly Publications

No abstract provided.

Regulating Through Information: Disclosure Laws And American Health Care, William M. Sage

Faculty Scholarship

Efforts to reform the American health care system through direct government action have failed repeatedly. Nonetheless, an alternative strategy has emerged from these experiences: requiring insurance organizations and health care providers to disclose information to the public. In this Article, Professor Sage assesses the justifications for this type of regulation and its prospects. In particular, he identifies and analyzes four distinct rationales for disclosure. He finds that the most commonly articulated goal of mandatory disclosure laws-improving the efficiency of private purchasing decisions by giving purchasers complete information about price and quality- is the most complicated operationally. The other justifications-which he …

Reforming The Unbargained Contract: Avoiding Bondholder Claims For Surprise Par Calls, Robert S. Blanc, Randy D. Gordon

Faculty Scholarship

Until the last couple of decades, interest rates remained relatively stable, thus providing little incentive for corporate borrowers to seek novel ways of redeeming purportedly non-callable bonds at par. But with the advent of junk bonds and periods of great interest rate volatility, issuers have been provided with powerful incentives to explore the relatively uncharted waters of par calls. This Article examines the authority for and legality of such par calls and ultimately proposes a redefinition of the issuer-bondholder relationship. This redefinition accounts for the realities of the marketplace and should lead a return to more settled expectations in both …

The Opinion Volume 51 Issue 2 – November 1, 1999, The Opinion

The Opinion Newspaper (all issues)

The Opinion newspaper issue dated November 01, 1999

Second-Order Decisions, Cass R. Sunstein, Edna Ullmann-Margalit

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.

Fair Value And Fair Price In Corporate Acquisitions, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

In statutory corporate acquisitions, dissenters' rights entitle shareholders of acquired corporations to obtain a "fair value" for their consideration, while common-law fiduciary duties ensure that such shareholders receive a "fair price" in the transaction. Courts, however, have had difficulty defining and measuring fair value and fair price, leaving this area of the law in disarray. This Article reviews the current framework of appraisal rights and fiduciary duties and proposes refined definitions of fair value and fair price that are based on attractive moral and economic values widely shared by society. The proposal respects the expectations of shareholders and provides guidance …

Criminal Law, Franklin J. Hogue, Laura D. Hogue

Mercer Law Review

The Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court produce a prodigious number of opinions in criminal cases every year. We reviewed 940 cases for this reporting period. We refrained from straying outside the reporting period, even though one recent case of significance tempted us greatly. Look for it in next year's review. We are trial lawyers, so we organized this article in roughly the order in which issues may arise in the average case. If no opinions of note came out of the appellate courts in a given area of law, such as in the area of bonds and pretrial …

Wilderness No More: Alaska As The New "Offshore" Trust Jurisdiction, Bridget J. Crawford

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Alaska has made two sweeping reforms to its trust laws in an effort to position itself as the most sophisticated "offshore" trust jurisdiction for wealthy U.S. citizens and non-U.S. persons holding substantial U.S. property or stock. This article describes Alaska's departure from the venerated (if misinterpreted) rule against perpetuities and illustrates how the new Alaska law effectively allows taxpayers to make their own decision about the level at which a trust will be taxed. This article also details Alaska's approach to self-settled spendthrift trusts. In certain circumstances, an existing or future creditor will be prevented from satisfying a claim out …

Do Constitutional Amendments Matter?, David A. Strauss

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.

The Erie Doctrine In Equity, John T. Cross

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

One Trillion Dollars? An Analysis Ofy2k Employment Implications For Attorneys, David M. Kono

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Louisiana Law Review

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Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Louisiana Civil Law And Its Study, Robert A. Pascal

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Association Henri Capitant Louisiana Chapter Award

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Confidentiality, Privilege And Rule 408: The Protection Of Mediation Proceedings In Federal Court, Charles W. Ehrhardt

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Why Copyrights Are Not Community Property, Dane S. Ciolino

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Secrets And Lies: A Model Statute For Cooperative Adoption, Lucy S. Mcgough, Annette Peltier-Falahahwazi

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tops Scholarship Recipients Who Failed To Claim The Education Tax Credits For 1998 Should Consider Filing Amended Returns, Susan Kalinka

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Forum Non Conveniens In Louisiana, John W. Joyce

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Students, Beware: Gebser V. Lago Vista Independent School District, Kelly Titus

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.