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1991

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Construction Law, Brian J. Morrissey, Matthew W. Wallace Dec 1991

Construction Law, Brian J. Morrissey, Matthew W. Wallace

Mercer Law Review

Transactions within the construction industry are becoming increasingly complex as lawyers are required to consider intricate questions concerning such diverse areas as lender liability, insurance, and environmental law, along with the more traditional tort and contract principles. The recent economic downturn in the construction industry has changed the nature of the relationships between contractor, subcontractor, and developer, complicating the lawyer's task. This economic downturn has also sharpened the conflict in the Georgia Court of Appeals between age-old principles of contract and banking law and newer principles that may better reflect the increasingly complex legal environment. For example, Georgia courts have …


The Constitutional Case Against Intracircuit Nonacquiescence, Dan T. Coenen May 1991

The Constitutional Case Against Intracircuit Nonacquiescence, Dan T. Coenen

Scholarly Works

A cornerstone of the United States Constitution is its separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national government. The Framers of the Constitution reasoned that separated powers would guard against tyranny by blocking the undue concentration of authority in any single governmental department. In crafting the Constitution, however, the Framers could not anticipate every dispute their scheme of separated powers might engender. One modern separation-of-powers conflict not specifically anticipated by the constitutional text involves so-called "intracircuit nonacquiescence.”

Intracircuit nonacquiescence occurs when executive-branch decision makers refuse to follow a circuit court's precedents even when acting subject …


Airport Regulation, Law, And Public Policy: The Management And Growth Of Infrastructure, Robert M. Hardaway Jan 1991

Airport Regulation, Law, And Public Policy: The Management And Growth Of Infrastructure, Robert M. Hardaway

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Drawing on both the expertise of professionals in the field and a grounding in law and public policy, this book examines the laws governing airport development and addresses the complex regulatory and policy issues surrounding the construction, expansion and operation of airports.


University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1991

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Affirmative Action, Douglas Scherer, John Dunne Jan 1991

Affirmative Action, Douglas Scherer, John Dunne

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Construction Law, D. Stan Barnhill Jan 1991

Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Construction Law, D. Stan Barnhill

University of Richmond Law Review

This article will review recent legislation and judicial decisions in Virginia affecting owners, contractors, and design professionals in the construction context. The discussion will include legislative amendments to the Code of Virginia ("Code") by the General Assembly promulgated in 1990 and the first half of 1991, as well as important cases on construction law decided by Virginia's state and federal courts for the last half of 1989, 1990, and the first half of 1991.