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Unmasking Judicial Extremism, Carl Tobias May 2009

Unmasking Judicial Extremism, Carl Tobias

University of Richmond Law Review

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Courting Specialization: An Empirical Study Of Claim Construction Comparing Patent Litigation Before Federal District Courts And The International Trade Commission, David L. Schwartz Apr 2009

Courting Specialization: An Empirical Study Of Claim Construction Comparing Patent Litigation Before Federal District Courts And The International Trade Commission, David L. Schwartz

All Faculty Scholarship

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has recently become an important adjudicator of patent infringement disputes, and the administrative law judges (ALJs) on the ITC are widely viewed as experts on patent law. This Article empirically examines the performance of the ITC in patent claim construction cases. The Article also compares the performance of the ITC on claim construction with that of federal district courts of general jurisdiction. This study does not find any evidence that the patent-experienced ALJs of the ITC are more accurate at claim construction than district court judges or that the ALJs learn from the …


A View From The Immigration Bench, Noel Brennan Jan 2009

A View From The Immigration Bench, Noel Brennan

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Black Robe And Healing Words: Constants In A Changing World, Sallie Thieme Sanford Sanfords@Uw.Edu Jan 2009

A Black Robe And Healing Words: Constants In A Changing World, Sallie Thieme Sanford Sanfords@Uw.Edu

Articles

This narrative article describes a bedside hospital hearing to compel surgery, notes the applicable legal standards, and considers the potential impact of the judge in this type of proceeding. The patient, whose back was badly burned, adamantly and vocally refused skin graft surgery. Her physicians believed she lacked decisional capacity; that belief was borne out during the hearing at which the judge did enter an order for surgery. The judge’s handling of the hearing was central to the patient’s expressed agreement with the decision and subsequent successful treatment.


Dean’S Message, Lawrence Raful Jan 2009

Dean’S Message, Lawrence Raful

Touro Law Review

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United States V. Leveto, Jennifer Steward Jan 2009

United States V. Leveto, Jennifer Steward

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Destroyed Community Property, Damaged Persons, And Insurers’ Duty To Indemnify Innocent Spouses And Other Co-Insured Fiduciaries: An Attempt To Harmonize Conflicting Federal And State Courts’ Declaratory Judgments, Willy E. Rice Jan 2009

Destroyed Community Property, Damaged Persons, And Insurers’ Duty To Indemnify Innocent Spouses And Other Co-Insured Fiduciaries: An Attempt To Harmonize Conflicting Federal And State Courts’ Declaratory Judgments, Willy E. Rice

Faculty Articles

Perhaps because of habit or a strong aversion to risks, consumers purchase a considerable amount of insurance generally, and consumers purchase property, indemnity, and liability insurance in particular. Typically, national property and casualty insurers sell property, indemnity, and liability insurance contracts. As a result, those insurers sales and revenues increase from year to year. At the dawn of the 21st century, foreign property and casualty insurers are realizing similar successes.

It is expected that anxious or prudent consumers would insure themselves and their various property interests against strangers, strange events, and perils over which consumers have little control or influence. …


Representation For Immigrants: A Judge's Personal Perspective, Denny Chin Jan 2009

Representation For Immigrants: A Judge's Personal Perspective, Denny Chin

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.