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Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
No abstract provided.
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
No abstract provided.
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Measurement Of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution With Compensatory Damages And Punitive Damages, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
No abstract provided.
Alternative Medicine And The Doctrine Of Patient Disclosure, Richard Haigh
Alternative Medicine And The Doctrine Of Patient Disclosure, Richard Haigh
Richard Haigh
No abstract provided.
The Corporate Conspiracy Vacuum (Formerly "Corporate Conspiracy: How Not Calling A Conspiracy A Conspiracy Is Warping The Law On Corporate Wrongdoing"), J.S. Nelson
J.S. Nelson
Remedies: A Guide For The Perplexed, Doug Rendleman
Remedies: A Guide For The Perplexed, Doug Rendleman
Doug Rendleman
Remedies is one of a law student’s most practical courses. Remedies students and their professors learn to work with their eyes on the question at the end of litigation: what can the court do for the successful plaintiff? Remedies develops students’ professional identities and broadens their professional horizons by reorganizing their analysis of procedure, torts, contracts, and property around choosing and measuring relief - compensatory damages, punitive damages, an injunction, specific performance, disgorgement, and restitution. This article discusses the law-school course in Remedies - the content of the Remedies course, the Remedies classroom experience, and Remedies outside the classroom through …
The Black Lung Problem, Brian C. Murchison
The Tort Foundation Of Duty Of Care And Business Judgment, Robert Rhee
The Tort Foundation Of Duty Of Care And Business Judgment, Robert Rhee
Robert Rhee
This Article corrects a misconception in corporation law – the belief that principles of tort law do not apply to the liability scheme of fiduciary duty. A board’s duty of care implies exposure to liability, but the business judgment rule precludes it. Tort law finds fault; corporation law excuses it. The conventional wisdom says that the tort analogy fails. This dismissal of tort prinicples is wrong. Although shareholder derivative suits and ordinary tort cases properly yield systemically antipodal outcomes, they are bound by a common analytical framework. The principles of board liability are rooted in tort doctrines governing duty, customs, …
Loss Of Chance, Probabilistic Cause, And Damage Calculations: The Error In Matsuyama V. Birnbaum And The Majority Rule Of Damages In Many Jurisdictions More Generally, Robert J. Rhee
Robert Rhee
This short commentary corrects an erroneous understanding of probabilistic causation in the loss-of-chance doctrine and the damage calculation method adopted in Matsuyama v. Birnbaum. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts is not alone. Many other common law courts have made the same error, including Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oklahoma. The consistency in the mistake suggests that the error is the majority rule of damages. I demonstrate here that this majority rule is based on erroneous mathematical reasoning and the fallacy of probabilistic logic.
Bond Limited Liability, Robert J. Rhee
Bond Limited Liability, Robert J. Rhee
Robert Rhee
Limited liability is considered a “birthright” of corporations. The concept is entrenched in legal theory, and it is a fixed reality of the political economy. But it remains controversial. Scholarly debate has been engaged in absolute terms of defending the rule or advocating its abrogation. Though compelling, these polar positions, often expressed in abstract arguments, are associated with disquieting effects. Without limited liability, efficiency may be severely compromised. With it, involuntary tort creditors bear some of the cost of an enterprise. Most other proposals for reforming limited liability have been incremental, such as modifying veil piercing. However, neither absolutism nor …
El Dominio Fiduciario Como Propiedad Ad Tempus Y La Responsabilidad Civil Del Fiduciario, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
El Dominio Fiduciario Como Propiedad Ad Tempus Y La Responsabilidad Civil Del Fiduciario, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
No abstract provided.
New Developments In The Illinois Law Of Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors, 23 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 407 (1992), Kenneth Kandaras
New Developments In The Illinois Law Of Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors, 23 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 407 (1992), Kenneth Kandaras
Kenneth Kandaras
No abstract provided.
Survey Of Illinois Law: Tort Developments, 17 S. Ill. U. L.J. 961 (1993), Kenneth Kandaras
Survey Of Illinois Law: Tort Developments, 17 S. Ill. U. L.J. 961 (1993), Kenneth Kandaras
Kenneth Kandaras
No abstract provided.
Actions And Remedies Against Government Units And Public Officers For Nonfeasance, Paul T. Wangerin
Actions And Remedies Against Government Units And Public Officers For Nonfeasance, Paul T. Wangerin
Paul Wangerin
No abstract provided.
¿Amores En Crisis O Crisis En El Amor? La Tutela Al Conviviente Perjudicado Tras La Ruptura De Una Unión De Hecho, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
¿Amores En Crisis O Crisis En El Amor? La Tutela Al Conviviente Perjudicado Tras La Ruptura De Una Unión De Hecho, Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
Marco Andrei Torres Maldonado
No abstract provided.
The Displacement Of Federal Due Process Claims By State Tort Remedies: Parratt V. Taylor And Logan V. Zimmerman Brush Company, Rodney A. Smolla
The Displacement Of Federal Due Process Claims By State Tort Remedies: Parratt V. Taylor And Logan V. Zimmerman Brush Company, Rodney A. Smolla
Rod Smolla
None available.
What Types Of Losses Are Recoverable Under Arkansas' Products Liability Law, Rodney A. Smolla
What Types Of Losses Are Recoverable Under Arkansas' Products Liability Law, Rodney A. Smolla
Rod Smolla
Not available.
Accounting For The Slow Growth Of American Privacy Law, Rodney A. Smolla
Accounting For The Slow Growth Of American Privacy Law, Rodney A. Smolla
Rod Smolla
Not available.
Aids: Testing Democracy - Irrational Responses To The Public Health Crisis And The Need For Privacy In Serologic Testing, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 835 (1986), Michael L. Closen, Susan Marie Connor, Howard L. Kaufman, Mark E. Wojcik
Aids: Testing Democracy - Irrational Responses To The Public Health Crisis And The Need For Privacy In Serologic Testing, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 835 (1986), Michael L. Closen, Susan Marie Connor, Howard L. Kaufman, Mark E. Wojcik
Mark E. Wojcik
No abstract provided.
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
In 2004, just five years after introducing the drug, Vioxx, pharmaceutical company, Merck, voluntarily withdrew the prescription pain-killer after a clinical study suggested that the drug increased the risk of heart attack and stroke. But in that relatively short time, an estimated 20 million Americans had already taken the drug. By late 2007, Merck announced it would pay $4.85 billion — the largest drug settlement ever — in “global settlements” for Vioxx-related claims. These settlements ultimately included roughly 47,000 individual lawsuits and about 265 potential class actions, but the Vioxx settlements were far from global.
In 2012, a purported parallel …
Law And Economics And Tort Law: A Survey Of Scholarly Opinion, Andrew P. Morriss, John C. Moorhouse, Robert Whaples
Law And Economics And Tort Law: A Survey Of Scholarly Opinion, Andrew P. Morriss, John C. Moorhouse, Robert Whaples
Andrew P. Morriss
Recent litigation brought against cigarette manufacturers, software companies over potential year 2000 computer problems, and a fast food restaurant for serving coffee that was allegedly too hot reminds us of the importance and dynamic nature of tort law in the United States. Judging from ongoing coverage by newspapers and television, tort law is newsworthy. Yet, as with other legal issues, it is within the covers of law reviews and specialty journals in economics that much of the debate over the social utility of various tort rules and their reform takes place. In that debate law and economics exercises great influence. …
Legal Malpractice Insurance: Surviving The Perfect Storm, Susan Saab Fortney
Legal Malpractice Insurance: Surviving The Perfect Storm, Susan Saab Fortney
Susan S. Fortney
This article serves as a practical guide to legal malpractice insurance. Part I introduces the topic of legal malpractice insurance with a brief overview of the changes that occurred in market conditions in 2000 and the subsequent effect on insurance premiums and coverage. Part II outlines the different types of insurance coverage that are available to legal professionals by describing common policy terms, exclusions, and conditions that affect coverage. Part III describes changes in law firms that may affect coverage. Part IV provides legal professionals with useful advice to consider when choosing an insurance policy. Part V reveals important factors …
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
In a bench trial, the district court awarded appellant Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. (“Goodrich & Pennington”) damages arising from a negligent appraisal executed by J.R. Woolard, Inc. (“Woolard”). Goodrich & Pennington appealed, alleging that the district court failed to take into account all of the damages caused by the negligent appraisal.
Summary Of Olson V. Aztech Plastering Co., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Olson V. Aztech Plastering Co., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, Angela Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
This case was an appeal from an order denying a new trial on a construction defects case brought under Chapter 40 of Nevada Revised Statutes. The district court held that under Calloway v. City of Reno,2 a plaintiff cannot bring a negligence action for economic loss arising from a construction defects claim.
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. V. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison
Angela D. Morrison
In a bench trial, the district court awarded appellant Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. (“Goodrich & Pennington”) damages arising from a negligent appraisal executed by J.R. Woolard, Inc. (“Woolard”). Goodrich & Pennington appealed, alleging that the district court failed to take into account all of the damages caused by the negligent appraisal.
Texas Bucks The Trend - No Cause Of Action For Lost Chance Of Survival In The Medical Malpractice Context: Kramer V. Lewisville Memorial Hospital, Wayne Barnes
Wayne R. Barnes
Jennie Kramer visited her gynecologist in August 1985 complaining of unusual discharges and intermittent bleeding. At that time, her doctor informed her that she tested negative for cancer. Her irregular bleeding continued, but on two subsequent visits to another doctor in November and December, Ms. Kramer was again informed that she did not have cancer. During February of 1986, after continued bleeding, Ms. Kramer detected a hard spot in her vagina. She returned to the second doctor a third time, at which time she was diagnosed with cancer. In spite of subsequent exploratory surgery and chemotherapy, Ms. Kramer died on …
What Is Troubling About The Tortification Of Employment Discrimination Law?, William Corbett
What Is Troubling About The Tortification Of Employment Discrimination Law?, William Corbett
William R. Corbett
No abstract provided.
The Moral Foundations Of Products Liability Law: Toward First Principles, David G. Owen
The Moral Foundations Of Products Liability Law: Toward First Principles, David G. Owen
David Owen
No abstract provided.
Reflections On The Theory And Administration Of Strict Tort Liability For Defective Products, John Montgomery, David Owen
Reflections On The Theory And Administration Of Strict Tort Liability For Defective Products, John Montgomery, David Owen
David Owen
No abstract provided.
Tortious Interference And The Law Of Contract: The Case For Specific Performance Revisited, Deepa Varadarajan
Tortious Interference And The Law Of Contract: The Case For Specific Performance Revisited, Deepa Varadarajan
Deepa Varadarajan
What is the role of contract law in remedying breach? The question of the appropriate legal remedy, specific performance versus money damages, has provided adequate fodder for three decades of debate in the law and economics discourse. In the legal discipline at large, the topic has spurred centuries of debate, as illustrated by Oliver Wendell Holmes's famous line: “The only universal consequence of a legally binding promise is, that the law makes the promisor pay damages if the promised event does not come to pass.” Holmes's approach to contractual remedy would evolve during the latter half of the twentieth century …