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Howard V. Nasser: The Relative Burdens For Wills Contested On The Basis Of Confidential Relationships And Undue Influence, Heyward Rebecca Dodkin

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Irs Audits And Appeals, Emily A. Parker, Robert D. Probasco

Robert Probasco

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An Idea Whose Time Has (Sort Of) Come: Bapcpa Provides Direct Appeals From Bankruptcy Courts To Circuit Courts In Limited Situations, David George

ExpressO

This article deals with a provision in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 that allows direct appeals from bankruptcy courts to circuit courts. For years, many have sought direct appeals to circuit courts, contending that it will increase certainty in bankruptcy proceedings and make them more efficient. This article describes the new direct-appeal provision and discusses the procedures that are being developed.

Irs Audits And Appeals, Robert D. Probasco

Robert Probasco

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Calculating Lost Profit Damages: The Missouri Supreme Court Semi-Fixed The Variable Appellate Caselaw, Jennifer Koboldt Bukowsky

Missouri Law Review

Prior to Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. v. Dodson International Parts, Inc., a split of authority existed among appellate cases in Missouri as to how to calculate lost profit damages. One line of cases stood for the proposition that all overhead expenses, including fixed expenses, should be deducted from estimated lost revenues to determine lost profit damages. Another set of cases explicitly refused to deduct all overhead; those courts only deducted variable expenses from estimated lost revenue to determine lost profit damages. The Missouri Supreme Court resolved this conflict in a unanimous decision in Ameristar. The court held that fixed expenses …

Introduction, Lenni Benson

NYLS Law Review

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Building Law, Not Libraries: The Value Of Unpublished Opinions And Their Effects On Precedent, Anika C. Stucky

Oklahoma Law Review

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The View From The Trenches: Report On The Breakout Sessions At The 2005 National Conference On Appellate Justice, Arthur D. Hellman

Articles

In November 2005, four prominent legal organizations sponsored the second National Conference on Appellate Justice. One purpose was to take a fresh look at the operation of appellate courts 30 years after the first National Conference. As part of the 2005 Conference, small groups of judges and lawyers gathered in breakout sessions to discuss specific issues about the operation of the appellate system. This article summarizes and synthesizes the participants' comments. The article is organized around three major topics, each of which builds on a different contrast with the 1975 conference.

First, the participants in the earlier conference apparently assumed …