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Managerial Judging: The 9/11 Responders' Tort Litigation, Aaron D. Twerski, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, James A. Henderson, Jr Nov 2012

Managerial Judging: The 9/11 Responders' Tort Litigation, Aaron D. Twerski, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, James A. Henderson, Jr

Faculty Scholarship

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California Supreme Court Survey - A Review Of Decisions: September 1995-December 1996, Roger Shaar Oct 2012

California Supreme Court Survey - A Review Of Decisions: September 1995-December 1996, Roger Shaar

Pepperdine Law Review

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Celotex Corp. V. Edwards: The Supreme Court Expands The Jurisdiction Of Bankruptcy Courts By Barring Collateral Attacks Against Their Injunctions, But Some Questions Remain Unanswered, Daniel Mccloskey Oct 2012

Celotex Corp. V. Edwards: The Supreme Court Expands The Jurisdiction Of Bankruptcy Courts By Barring Collateral Attacks Against Their Injunctions, But Some Questions Remain Unanswered, Daniel Mccloskey

Pepperdine Law Review

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Romer V. Evans: Gay Americans Find Shelter After Stormy Legal Odyssey, Gary Alan Collis Oct 2012

Romer V. Evans: Gay Americans Find Shelter After Stormy Legal Odyssey, Gary Alan Collis

Pepperdine Law Review

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When Is A Biological Father Really A Dad?, Tracy Cashman Oct 2012

When Is A Biological Father Really A Dad?, Tracy Cashman

Pepperdine Law Review

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Alternative Dispute Resolution, L. Randolph Lowry Oct 2012

Alternative Dispute Resolution, L. Randolph Lowry

Pepperdine Law Review

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Punitive Damages, J. Donald Bowen, Kim Brown, Oliver S. Howard Oct 2012

Punitive Damages, J. Donald Bowen, Kim Brown, Oliver S. Howard

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Appeals Process, Thomas M. Reavley, Thomas E. Baker, William M. Richman Oct 2012

The Appeals Process, Thomas M. Reavley, Thomas E. Baker, William M. Richman

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


2020 Year-End Report On The Judiciary By The Chief Justice Of The United States, Thomas E. Baker Oct 2012

2020 Year-End Report On The Judiciary By The Chief Justice Of The United States, Thomas E. Baker

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wide View Of Tort Reform, Ronald D. Krist Oct 2012

Wide View Of Tort Reform, Ronald D. Krist

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inside The Restatement, Aaron D. Twerski Oct 2012

Inside The Restatement, Aaron D. Twerski

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Smoking Out Big Tobacco: Some Lessons About Academic Freedom, The World Wide Web, Media Conglomeration, And Public Service Pedagogy From The Battle Over The Brown & Williamson Documents, Clay Calvert Oct 2012

Smoking Out Big Tobacco: Some Lessons About Academic Freedom, The World Wide Web, Media Conglomeration, And Public Service Pedagogy From The Battle Over The Brown & Williamson Documents, Clay Calvert

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Fda Sends Smoke Signals To Big Tobacco: Will The Fda Suffer Backlash, Will Alcohol Be Regulated Next, And Will The Health Of Americans Prevail?, Angela Turriciano Oct 2012

The Fda Sends Smoke Signals To Big Tobacco: Will The Fda Suffer Backlash, Will Alcohol Be Regulated Next, And Will The Health Of Americans Prevail?, Angela Turriciano

Pepperdine Law Review

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Medtronic, Inc. V. Lohr: Is Federal Pre-Emption A Heartbeat Away From Death Under The Medical Device Amendments?, Mark E. Gelsinger Oct 2012

Medtronic, Inc. V. Lohr: Is Federal Pre-Emption A Heartbeat Away From Death Under The Medical Device Amendments?, Mark E. Gelsinger

Pepperdine Law Review

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Irreconcilable Differences: Why The Doctor-Patient Relationship Is Disintegrating At The Hands Of Health Maintenance Organizations And Wall Street, Mark O. Hiepler, Brian C. Dunn Oct 2012

Irreconcilable Differences: Why The Doctor-Patient Relationship Is Disintegrating At The Hands Of Health Maintenance Organizations And Wall Street, Mark O. Hiepler, Brian C. Dunn

Pepperdine Law Review

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Is The United States V. Olin Decision Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing?: The Future Of Retroactive Liability Of The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act, Kevin J. Slattum Oct 2012

Is The United States V. Olin Decision Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing?: The Future Of Retroactive Liability Of The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act, Kevin J. Slattum

Pepperdine Law Review

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Misapplication Of The Attorney Malpractice Paradigm To Litigation Services: "Suit Within A Suit" Shortcomings Compel Witness Immunity For Experts, Adam J. Myers Iii Oct 2012

Misapplication Of The Attorney Malpractice Paradigm To Litigation Services: "Suit Within A Suit" Shortcomings Compel Witness Immunity For Experts, Adam J. Myers Iii

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fanning An Old Flame: Alienation Of Affections And Criminal Conversation Revisited, Jill Jones Oct 2012

Fanning An Old Flame: Alienation Of Affections And Criminal Conversation Revisited, Jill Jones

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cigarette Litigation's Offspring: Assessing Tort Issues Related To Guns, Alcohol, & Other Controversial Products In Light Of The Tobacco Wars , Gary T. Schwartz Oct 2012

Cigarette Litigation's Offspring: Assessing Tort Issues Related To Guns, Alcohol, & Other Controversial Products In Light Of The Tobacco Wars , Gary T. Schwartz

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Remoteness Doctrine: A Rationale For A Rational Limit On Tort Liability, Victor E. Schwartz Oct 2012

The Remoteness Doctrine: A Rationale For A Rational Limit On Tort Liability, Victor E. Schwartz

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transcript From Beyond Tobacco Symposium, Comments On Hamilton V. Accu-Tek, Denise Dunleavy Oct 2012

Transcript From Beyond Tobacco Symposium, Comments On Hamilton V. Accu-Tek, Denise Dunleavy

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Economic And Causation Issues In City Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Frank J. Vandall Oct 2012

Economic And Causation Issues In City Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Frank J. Vandall

Pepperdine Law Review

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Taking Aim: The Impetus Driving Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Mark Barnes Oct 2012

Taking Aim: The Impetus Driving Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Mark Barnes

Pepperdine Law Review

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From Cigarettes To Alcohol: The Next Step In Hedonic Product Liability?, Robert F. Cochran Jr. Oct 2012

From Cigarettes To Alcohol: The Next Step In Hedonic Product Liability?, Robert F. Cochran Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

While generally courts seem to have stopped and in many cases reversed the expansion of product liability, cigarette litigation is one of the few areas where there are signs of expanding tort liability. Cochran looks at the similarities between cigarettes and alcohol in considering whether alcohol manufacturers may be the next target of product liability lawsuits. The similarities between cigarettes and alcohol are numerous. Both are hedonic products, or products whose primary purpose is to provide pleasure. They are also both dangerous to users and bystanders, and society as a whole. Currently, many of the costs created by hedonic products …


State Medical Reimbursement Lawsuits After Tobacco: Is The Domino Effect For Lead Paint Manufacturers And Others Fair Game? , Richard L. Cupp Jr. Oct 2012

State Medical Reimbursement Lawsuits After Tobacco: Is The Domino Effect For Lead Paint Manufacturers And Others Fair Game? , Richard L. Cupp Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

In 1998 the tobacco industry reached a settlement with the government for $246 billion. The massive size and scope of the states' tobacco settlement will inevitably exert a powerful influence on tort litigation for decades. The proliferation of copycat lawsuits, such as lead paint claims, seeking to emulate the spectacular success of the tobacco lawsuits will be one of the first aftershocks. The appropriate legislative response to this copycat litigation is to enact legislation limiting mass tort claims by states and other government entities. Because politics and economics may be influencing the filing of these lawsuits, rather than a purer …


Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown Oct 2012

Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lead Paint Public Entity Lawsuits: Has The Broad Stroke Of Tobacco And Firearms Litigation Painted A Troubling Picture For Lead Paint Manufacturers?, Amber E. Dean Oct 2012

Lead Paint Public Entity Lawsuits: Has The Broad Stroke Of Tobacco And Firearms Litigation Painted A Troubling Picture For Lead Paint Manufacturers?, Amber E. Dean

Pepperdine Law Review

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Political Question Or Judicial Query: An Examination Of The Modern Doctrine And Its Inapplicability To Human Rights Mass Tort Litigation, Nancy S. Williams Oct 2012

Political Question Or Judicial Query: An Examination Of The Modern Doctrine And Its Inapplicability To Human Rights Mass Tort Litigation, Nancy S. Williams

Pepperdine Law Review

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Selling Structured Settlements: The Uncertain Effect Of Anti-Assignment Clauses , Gregory Scott Crespi Oct 2012

Selling Structured Settlements: The Uncertain Effect Of Anti-Assignment Clauses , Gregory Scott Crespi

Pepperdine Law Review

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Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat Oct 2012

Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat

Pepperdine Law Review

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