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Incentivizing The Protection Of Personally Identifying Consumer Data After The Home Depot Breach, Ryan F. Manion

Indiana Law Journal

The breach of payment card systems at the Home Depot in 2014 resulted in the theft of a wealth of information. This Note will examine the facts and legal consequences of the Home Depot breach under three separate frameworks. First, this Note will examine the Home Depot’s responsibilities arising under existing data breach notification statutes. Second, this Note examines the Home Depot’s potential liability if the recent bill introduced by Senator Leahy of Vermont proposing a federal data breach notification framework becomes law; ultimately, however, this Note finds that state notification statutes fail to adequately protect consumers, and Senator Leahy’s …

Responding To Foreclosures In Cuyahoga County: An Assessment Of Progress, Alan Weinstein, Kathryn Hexter, Molly Schnoke

Kathryn W. Hexter

In August 2006, Cleveland State University was asked to conduct an initial assessment of the Cuyahoga County Commissioners' Report and Recommendations on Foreclosure that would assist the county in planning for future phases of the project. This report presents the findings of this initial assessment of the first 18 months of the initiative. It documents the process undertaken by the county, assesses the progress made toward reaching goals, identifies successes and concerns, and offers some preliminary recommendations about program operations. It also offers suggestions for a more formal evaluation process going forward

Responding To Foreclosures In Cuyahoga County: A Pilot Initiative, Interim Report, Alan Weinstein, Kathryn Hexter, Molly Schnoke

Kathryn W. Hexter

The Center for Civic Education and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law released their report, on May 12, 2008. The report, prepared for the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners, is an assessment of the County's comprehensive approach to addressing foreclosures on two levels: 1) Making foreclosure proceedings faster and fairer and 2) Creating an early intervention program to help residents prevent foreclosure.

The Finicky Computer, The Paperless Telex And The Fallable Swiss: Bank Technology And The Law, Mark Budnitz

Mark E. Budnitz

No abstract provided.

The Finicky Computer, The Paperless Telex And The Fallable Swiss: Bank Technology And The Law, Mark Budnitz

Mark E. Budnitz

No abstract provided.

How China Plans To Blacklist Financially Unstable Citizens, Caren Morrison

Caren Myers Morrison

No abstract provided.

China's Plan To Put Two-Faced Citizens On Credit Blacklist Isn't All That Foreign, Caren Morrison

Caren Myers Morrison

No abstract provided.

The International Banking Act Of 1978: Federal Regulation Of Foreign Banks In The United States, Patrick F. Mcmahon

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

The Global Architecture Of Financial Regulatory Taxes, Carlo Garbarino, Giulio Allevato

Michigan Journal of International Law

This Article endeavors to broaden the analysis of available policy tools to address the problems created by financial crises and discusses how, in addition to direct regulation, certain tax measures having a regulatory nature may operate to address the so-called “negative externalities” often associated with those crises. There is a negative externality when an economic agent making a decision does not pay the full cost of the decision’s consequences. In such cases, the cost to society as a whole is greater than the cost borne by the individuals creating the economic impact. In practice, negative externalities result in market inefficiencies …

The Failure Of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation: Where Is The Cost-Benefit Analysis?, Lanier Saperstein, Geoffrey Sant, Michelle Ng

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

Regulators have been punishing the banks not because of any actual money laundering, but rather because the banks did not meet the regulators’ own subjective vision of the ideal anti–money laundering or counter–terrorist financing program. However, no one has attempted to show that the supposedly ideal vision of an anti–money laundering or counter–terrorist financing program would actually be more effective than the programs the banks have in place.

Even if the regulators’ ideal vision of an anti–money laundering and counter–terrorist financing program would in fact be more effective than what exists now, it is unclear if the benefits of such …

Equity Crowdfunding: A Market For Lemons?, Darian M. Ibrahim

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The New Road To Serfdom: The Curse Of Bigness And The Failure Of Antitrust, Carl T. Bogus

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article argues for a paradigm shift in modern antitrust policy. Rather than being concerned exclusively with consumer welfare, antitrust law should also be concerned with consolidated corporate power. Regulators and courts should consider the social and political, as well as the economic, consequences of corporate mergers. The vision that antitrust must be a key tool for limiting consolidated corporate power has a venerable legacy, extending back to the origins of antitrust law in early seventeenth century England, running throughout American history, and influencing the enactment of U.S. antitrust laws. However, the Chicago School’s view that antitrust law should be …

Political Uncertainty And The Market For Ipos, Jay B. Kesten, Murat C. Mungan

Faculty Scholarship

This Article presents a simple theory and model of the effects of political uncertainty on the market for IPOs. Our model generates four central predictions: (i) increased political uncertainty reduces the frequency of IPOs; (ii) firms that choose to conduct an IPO during periods of political uncertainty are, on average, of higher quality and generate greater return on investment in the secondary market; (iii) political uncertainty increases the cost of capital for IPO firms; but (iv) underpricing is less pronounced during periods of heightened political uncertainty. We demonstrate that each of these predictions is consistent with available empirical evidence.

Our …

Al Bai Bithaman Ajil- The Grant Of Ibra In Customer Default Situations, Jonathan Chen Yeen Muk

Jonathan Muk

The Al Bai Bithaman Ajil (“BBA”) facility is an Islamic financing facility based on underlying purchase and sales agreements. When bank customers default on their instalment obligations under the facility, the grant of ibra (rebate) in Al Bai Bithaman Ajil (“BBA”) facilities is a contentious issue. This article provides an analysis of the Malaysian judgments with respect to ibra and BBA facilities. It seeks to identify the best way for courts to approach ibra in the absence of legislation or executive direction. It is suggested that while implied terms, unconscionability and even recharacterisation of the BBA facilities have been used …

International Securities Regulation, Stavros Gadinis

Stavros Gadinis

No abstract provided.

Introduction: The International Financial System, Steven Solomon, Stavros Gadinis

Stavros Gadinis

Lack of overarching institutions, comparison with the WTO Fragmentation among multiple international bodies

Sovereign Debt And Collective Action Clauses, Stavros Gadinis

Stavros Gadinis

No abstract provided.

Count The Limbs: Designing Robust Aggregation Clauses In Sovereign Bonds, Anna Gelpern, Ben Heller, Brad Setser

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

On August 29, 2014, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) published new recommended terms for sovereign bond contracts governed by English law. One of the new terms would allow a super majority of creditors to approve a debtor’s restructuring proposal in one vote across multiple bond series. The vote could bind all bond holders, even if a series voted unanimously against restructuring, so long as enough holders in the other series voted for it. An apparently technical change, awkwardly named “single-limb aggregated collective action clauses (CACs)” promised to eliminate free-riders for the first time in the history of sovereign bond …

Understanding Grantor Trusts, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

The Best Arrow In The Quiver: Qualified Personal Residence Trusts In Contemporary Estate Planning, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

Basic Federal And State Tax Relevant To Estate Planning, Samuel Donaldson, Karen Boxx

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

The Estate Planner's Guide To S Corporations, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

Contemporary Estate Planning Paradigms For Married Couples, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

A Hitchhiker's Guide To International Estate Planning: Estate Planning For United States Citizens With Assets Abroad And For Nonresidents With United States Assets, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

This article offers an overview of the common estate planning issues faced by practitioners when their clients are U.S. citizens with business and investment activates outside the U.S. or nonresidents with U.S. business or investment activities.

International Taxation: Corporate And Individual, Philip Postlewaite, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

Recent Developments - 2009, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

Recent Developments - 2013, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

three of the nation’s foremost estate planning experts, will guide you through the most significant legislative, regulatory and case law developments of 2013

Recent Developments - 2012, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

three of the nation’s foremost estate planning experts, will guide you through the most significant legislative, regulatory and case law developments of 2012

The Expanded Role Of (Defective) Grantor Trusts, Samuel Donaldson, M. Moore

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.

Federal Wealth Transfer Taxes, Kevin Yamamoto, Samuel Donaldson

Samuel A. Donaldson

No abstract provided.