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Assessing Causation In Breast Implant Litigation: The Role Of Science Panels, Laural L. Hooper, Joe S. Cecil, Thomas E. Willging Oct 2001

Assessing Causation In Breast Implant Litigation: The Role Of Science Panels, Laural L. Hooper, Joe S. Cecil, Thomas E. Willging

Law and Contemporary Problems

In two recent cases, federal judges appointed panels of scientific experts to help assess conflicting scientific testimony regarding causation of systemic injuries by silicone gel breast implants. This article will describe the circumstances that gave rise to the appointments, the procedures followed in making the appointments and reporting to the courts, and the reactions of the participants in the proceedings.


Of Cherries, Fudge, And Onions: Science And Its Courtroom Perversion, David W. Peterson, John M. Conley Oct 2001

Of Cherries, Fudge, And Onions: Science And Its Courtroom Perversion, David W. Peterson, John M. Conley

Law and Contemporary Problems

The thesis of this article is that the Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s focus on the scientific method, however rigorously applied, invites certain classes of abuses. There are instances in which evidence can be made to look more scientific by a process that in fact and substance makes is utterly unscientific.


But Can She Keep The Car? Some Thoughts On Collateral Retention In Consumer Chapter 7 Cases, Marianne B. Culhane, Michaela M. White Jan 2001

But Can She Keep The Car? Some Thoughts On Collateral Retention In Consumer Chapter 7 Cases, Marianne B. Culhane, Michaela M. White

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of Derivatives Litigation, 1994 To 2000, John D. Finnerty Jan 2001

An Overview Of Derivatives Litigation, 1994 To 2000, John D. Finnerty

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Indian Religious Freedom: To Litigate Or Legislate?, Louis Fisher Jan 2001

Indian Religious Freedom: To Litigate Or Legislate?, Louis Fisher

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pressure From Abroad Against Use Of Capital Punishment In The United States, John Quigley Jan 2001

Pressure From Abroad Against Use Of Capital Punishment In The United States, John Quigley

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Foreign pressure on the United States on the capital punishment issue continues to build.


Statutory Limits On Punitive Damages In Nursing Home Negligence Tort Actions: Preventing The Collapse Of The Private Nursing Home, Terrance J. Shanahan Jan 2001

Statutory Limits On Punitive Damages In Nursing Home Negligence Tort Actions: Preventing The Collapse Of The Private Nursing Home, Terrance J. Shanahan

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


To Litigate Or Arbitrate - No Matter - The Credit Card Industry Is Deciding For You, Johanna Harrington Jan 2001

To Litigate Or Arbitrate - No Matter - The Credit Card Industry Is Deciding For You, Johanna Harrington

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Comment posits that consumers lose their legal protections in the credit industry when arbitration policies are favored over consumer credit protection policies. Part II will examine the language of credit card arbitration clauses including a discussion of the circumstances under which a credit card holder might bring a claim. Part III will discuss barriers to challenging the arbitration provisions. Part IV will summarize how the courts have addressed mandatory arbitration clauses in credit cards. Part V will examine traditional consumer credit protection laws, specifically whether the Truth-in-Lending Act is able to protect consumers from mandatory arbitration clauses. Finally, Part …