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A Constitutional Right To Safe Foster Care - Time For The Supreme Court To Pay Its I.O.U., Daniel L. Skoler Nov 2012

A Constitutional Right To Safe Foster Care - Time For The Supreme Court To Pay Its I.O.U., Daniel L. Skoler

Pepperdine Law Review

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Rethinking Principals Of Comparative Fault In Light Of California's Proposition 51, James A. Gash Nov 2012

Rethinking Principals Of Comparative Fault In Light Of California's Proposition 51, James A. Gash

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Big Business Beware: Punitive Damages Do Not Violate Fourteenth Amendment According To Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. V. Haslip, Christopher V. Carlyle Nov 2012

Big Business Beware: Punitive Damages Do Not Violate Fourteenth Amendment According To Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. V. Haslip, Christopher V. Carlyle

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Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress: A Proposal For A Consistent Theory Of Tort Recovery For Bystanders And Direct Victims, Julie A. Greenberg Nov 2012

Negligent Infliction Of Emotional Distress: A Proposal For A Consistent Theory Of Tort Recovery For Bystanders And Direct Victims, Julie A. Greenberg

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Corporations As Ships: An Inquiry Into Personal Accountability And Institutional Legitimacy , Art Wolfe Nov 2012

Corporations As Ships: An Inquiry Into Personal Accountability And Institutional Legitimacy , Art Wolfe

Pepperdine Law Review

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Vaccines And The Law, Michael Sanzo Ph.D. Nov 2012

Vaccines And The Law, Michael Sanzo Ph.D.

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The last twenty years have seen a sea-change in the area of proving causation in the toxic tort setting, with courts demanding stronger, scientifically tested evidence. At the same time, a closely related debate has been raging about separating cause from coincidence under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act compensation program for injuries that might have been the result of vaccinations. The Vaccine Act created a no-fault compensation fund financed by a tax on childhood vaccines to address harms resulting from those vaccines. Unfortunately, Congress gave little direction with regard to the level of causal certainty that would be required …


An Ind. Run Around The U.C.C.: The Use (Or Abuse?) Of Indemnity, Paul J. Wilkinson Nov 2012

An Ind. Run Around The U.C.C.: The Use (Or Abuse?) Of Indemnity, Paul J. Wilkinson

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Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse And The Statute Of Limitations: The Need For Consistent Application Of The Delayed Discovery Rule, Gregory G. Gordon Nov 2012

Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse And The Statute Of Limitations: The Need For Consistent Application Of The Delayed Discovery Rule, Gregory G. Gordon

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An Analysis Of Warranty Claims Instituted By Non-Privity Plaintiffs In Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-318 (Alternative A), William L. Stallworth Nov 2012

An Analysis Of Warranty Claims Instituted By Non-Privity Plaintiffs In Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Uniform Commercial Code Section 2-318 (Alternative A), William L. Stallworth

Pepperdine Law Review

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Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose Nov 2012

Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose

Pepperdine Law Review

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Reimbursing Hazardous Waste Cleanup Costs Under Cercla: A Move Toward Re-Establishing A Faithful Application Of State Insurance Law, Gary M. Miller Nov 2012

Reimbursing Hazardous Waste Cleanup Costs Under Cercla: A Move Toward Re-Establishing A Faithful Application Of State Insurance Law, Gary M. Miller

Pepperdine Law Review

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According To An Unnamed Official: Reconsidering The Consequences Of Confidential Source Agreements When Promises Are Broken By The Press, Peri Z. Hansen Nov 2012

According To An Unnamed Official: Reconsidering The Consequences Of Confidential Source Agreements When Promises Are Broken By The Press, Peri Z. Hansen

Pepperdine Law Review

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Masson V. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.: Permission For Journalists To Quote What I Mean, Not What I Say, Kevin M. Erwin Nov 2012

Masson V. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.: Permission For Journalists To Quote What I Mean, Not What I Say, Kevin M. Erwin

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Walking The Invisible Line Of Punitive Damages: Txo Production Corp. V. Alliance Resources Corp. , Nancy G. Dragutsky Nov 2012

Walking The Invisible Line Of Punitive Damages: Txo Production Corp. V. Alliance Resources Corp. , Nancy G. Dragutsky

Pepperdine Law Review

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Split-Recovery: A Constitutional Answer To The Punitive Damage Dilemma, Clay R. Stevens Nov 2012

Split-Recovery: A Constitutional Answer To The Punitive Damage Dilemma, Clay R. Stevens

Pepperdine Law Review

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Exposure, Manifestation Of Loss, Injury-In-Fact, Continuous Trigger: The Insurance Coverage Quagmire , Nicolas R. Andrea Nov 2012

Exposure, Manifestation Of Loss, Injury-In-Fact, Continuous Trigger: The Insurance Coverage Quagmire , Nicolas R. Andrea

Pepperdine Law Review

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It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye: An Analysis Of University Liability For Actions Of Student Organizations, Jennifer L. Spaziano Nov 2012

It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye: An Analysis Of University Liability For Actions Of Student Organizations, Jennifer L. Spaziano

Pepperdine Law Review

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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

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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

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

Wide View Of Tort Reform, Ronald D. Krist

Pepperdine Law Review

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Inside The Restatement, Aaron D. Twerski Oct 2012

Inside The Restatement, Aaron D. Twerski

Pepperdine Law Review

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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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