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Whose Duty Is It Anyway?: The Kennedy Krieger Opinion And Its Implications For Public Health Research, Diane E. Hoffmann, Karen H. Rothenberg Jan 2002

Whose Duty Is It Anyway?: The Kennedy Krieger Opinion And Its Implications For Public Health Research, Diane E. Hoffmann, Karen H. Rothenberg

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Parental Consent For Children's Participation In Biomedical Research: The Ethical, Regulatory, And Judicial Framework Of Grimes V. Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc., Karen Smith Thiel Jan 2002

Parental Consent For Children's Participation In Biomedical Research: The Ethical, Regulatory, And Judicial Framework Of Grimes V. Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc., Karen Smith Thiel

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


The Kennedy Krieger Case: Judicial Anger And The Research Enterprise, Jack Schwartz Jan 2002

The Kennedy Krieger Case: Judicial Anger And The Research Enterprise, Jack Schwartz

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Making Sense Of Pretext: An Analysis Of Evidentiary Requirements For Summary Judgment Litigants In The Fifth Circuit In Light Of Reeves V. Sanderson Plumbing Prodcuts, And A Proposal For Clarification., Eric S. Riester Jan 2002

Making Sense Of Pretext: An Analysis Of Evidentiary Requirements For Summary Judgment Litigants In The Fifth Circuit In Light Of Reeves V. Sanderson Plumbing Prodcuts, And A Proposal For Clarification., Eric S. Riester

St. Mary's Law Journal

Although the United States Supreme Court in Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. attempted to clarify the summary judgment landscape of Title VII employment discrimination cases, lower courts in the Fifth Circuit are still without guidance. Under Reeves, direct proof of discrimination is not required to defeat a motion for summary judgment as long as the circumstantial evidence allows a reasonable inference of discrimination. The required strength of the circumstantial evidence, however, remains a major issue in the Fifth Circuit. Since Reeves, the Fifth Circuit has not stated a uniform summary judgment standard, nor has it answered how much circumstantial …