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Remedies And Damages For Violation Of Constitutional Rights, Frank M. Mcclellan, Phoebe Haddon Northcross

Duquesne Law Review

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Righting Constitutional Wrongs: The Development Of A Constitutionally Implied Cause Of Action For Damages, Marilyn Sydeski

Duquesne Law Review

Until the Supreme Court's 1971 decision in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the cause of action for damages in a case arising directly under the Constitution had not been explicitly recognized. The author examines the Bivens decision and charts the extension of the Bivens remedy to other constitutional violations. She concludes that although it is still not completely clear when the damages remedy may be invoked, recent decisions provide assistance to courts confronted with damages claims arising under the constitution.

Mental Retardation - Federal Statutory Right To Habilitation - State Statutory Right To Habilitation - Remedies, Julianne Hallenbeck Palmer

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that federal and Pennsylvania statutory law grants mentally retarded persons a right to habilitation in the least restrictive environment.

Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital, 612 F.2d 84 (3d Cir. 1979), cert. granted, 100 S. Ct. 2984 (1980) (No. 79-1404).

Products Liability - Restatement (Second) Of Torts - Virgin Islands Comparative Negligence Statute Applied In Strict Products Liability Action, Clifford H. Lange

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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Ecology, Growth And Law, John W. Ragsdale Jr

Faculty Works

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Antitrust Law - Standing - Direct Purchasers From Defendants' Competitors Lack Standing To Bring Treble Damage Action, Indirect Purchasers From Defendants Have Standing To Seek Injunctive Relief, Robert C. Mickle

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Compensatory Contempt: Plaintiff's Remedy When A Defendant Violates An Injunction, Doug R. Rendleman

Faculty Publications

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Survival Of Rights Of Action After Corporate Merger, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Once a corporation ceases to exist, most courts permit neither primary nor derivative suits to be brought in its name. If a merger precipitates that corporate demise, courts usually hold that standing to sue, like other assets of the "merged" corporation, passes to the surviving corporation. This Note ponders the merit of that rule of passage.

Section I categorizes the cases defining the rule of passage. Some courts have steadfastly adhered to the rule and denied standing to the merged corporation's shareholders. Other courts, fearing that the rule would preclude meritorious actions, have created exceptions allowing these shareholders to sue …

The Spreading Of Interest Under The Actuarial Method., Frank A. St. Claire

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Regulation Of Interest; Practice And Procedure Early Regulation Student Symposium: A Study Of Texas Usury Law., Forrest M. Smith Iii

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Social Theory And Judicial Choice: Damages And Federal Statutes, Janet S. Lindgren

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Contractual Liability Of Physicians: The Interface Of Tort And Contract, David N. Wynn

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Title Iv Of The Labor Management Reporting And Disclosure Act - Should Intervening Plaintiffs Be Permitted To Recover Attorney's Fees?, Martin H. Malin

All Faculty Scholarship

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Probability Theory Meets Res Ipsa Loquitur, David Kaye

Michigan Law Review

This Article uses probability theory normatively in an effort to clarify one aspect of the famous tort doctrine known as res ipsa loquitur. It does not urge that jurors be instructed in probability theory or be equipped with microprocessors. Rather, it seeks an accurate statement of the res ipsa doctrine in ordinary language. In particular, this Article will show that the conventional formulation of the doctrine is misleading at best, and should be replaced with a more careful statement of the conditions warranting the res ipsa inference. To this end, Section I briefly surveys the legal doctrine, or, more precisely, …

Mutuality Of Estoppel: A Question, Stephen Millman, David Gruber

Michigan Law Review

A recent Note, "A Probabilistic Analysis of the Doctrine of Mutuality of Collateral Estoppel, " made excellent use of elementary probability theory to demonstrate the extent to which relaxation of the mutuality requirement will increase the damages suffered by a defendant subject to multiple suits in which there is common issue (or correspondingly, will decrease the total recovery of a plaintiff who has several suits litigating a common issue against different defendants). Although the author made a number of useful points concerning the case law and the arguments advanced by proponents on each side of the controversy, the central thesis …

Bolding V. Holshauser: What Remedy For Violation Of Prisoner's Eighth Amendment Rights, Marjorie Seiferheld

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Attempt To Develop An Appropriate Standard Of Liability For The Defamation Of Public And Private People: The Supreme Court And The Federalization Of Libel Law, Howard A. Gutman

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Limitation Borrowing In Federal Courts, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note studies limitations on federal actions in light of Occidental Life. Part I discusses the reasons for limiting actions and presents a short history ·of the limitation of actions. Part II analyzes the alternatives for the federal courts when no statute of limitations applies directly. Finally, the Note suggests a solution that will achieve a result most nearly consistent with both the reasons for limiting actions and the proper role of the judiciary. It suggests, notwithstanding Occidental Life, that in some situations courts should borrow specific federal statutes of limitations and that in the remainder they should …

A Source Of Revenue For The Improvement Of Legal Services, Part Ii: A Recommendation For The Use Of Clients' Funds Held By Attorneys In Non-Interest-Bearing Trust Accounts To Support Programs Of The Texas Bar Association And An Analysis Of The Federal Income Tax., Taylor S. Boone

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Reflections On Unconstitutionality In Futuro: Shavers V. Attorney General And Robinson V. Cahill, Philip H. Hecht

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This article will argue that holdings of unconstitutionality in futuro are difficult to reconcile with the separation of powers doctrine because they foster impermissible intrusions on the ability of the legislative and executive branches to act independently of the judiciary. It is further argued that in the two cases where courts have adopted the unconstitutionality in futuro approach, the failure to satisfy all of the proposed standards for the appropriateness of unconstitutionality in futuro and the further considerations of judicial legitimacy and competency should have led the courts to consider other less drastic alternatives before deciding to use unconstitutionality in …

Negligence - Recovery For Negligently Inflicted Mental Distress Permitted To Mother Who Witnessed The Violent Death Of Her Child Even Though The Mother Was Outside Zone Of Danger, Bruce A. Issadore

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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Products Liability--Functionally Imposed Strict Liability, David A. Fischer

Faculty Publications

Many manufacturers and insurance companies claim that a products liability crisis exists. This is evidenced by soaring products liability insurance rates. They express the fear that as insurance becomes unavailable or prohibitively expensive, useful products will be withheld from the market and some manufacturers may even be forced out of business. Such critics of the tort system are calling for modifications of the common law in order to give greater protection to manufacturers. A more drastic approach, vigorously championed by Professor Jeffrey O'Connell, calls for total or partial abolition of the tort system and substitution with various forms of no-fault …

Kentucky Law Survey: Remedies, Jillena Warner

Kentucky Law Journal

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Measuring Sellers' Damages: The Lost-Profits Puzzle, Charles J. Goetz, Robert E. Scott

Faculty Scholarship

A buyer repudiates a fixed-price contract to purchase goods, and the seller sues for damages. How should a court measure the seller's loss? The answer seems simple: The seller should be awarded damages sufficient to place it in the same economic position it would have enjoyed had the buyer performed the contract. But the seductive conceptual simplicity of the compensation principle disguises substantial practical problems in measuring seller's damages.

Contract law has traditionally minimized measurement difficulties by basing damages in most cases on the difference between the contract price and market value of the repudiated goods. The common law courts …

Punitive Surcharges Against Disloyal Fiduciaries--Is Rothko Right?, Richard V. Wellman

Michigan Law Review

This Article criticizes the award of a penalty surcharge in the name of appreciation damages. Contrary to the statements in the Rothko opinions, neither precedent nor treatises offers clear support for the shocking awards made against Rothko's disloyal executors. Furthermore, even if appreciation damages were to be viewed, against the thesis here advanced, as an appropriate remedy for some kinds of fiduciary breach, the measure is inappropriate for cases which, like Rothko, involve hidden conflicts of interest. This is so because the threat of severe penalties in hidden-conflict cases adds unacceptable legal costs to honest administrations-costs that cannot be …

Califano V. Yamasaki (Elliott), Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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The Infliction Of Emotional Distress As An Independent Tort: The Necessity Of Physical Injury - Mcdowell V. Davis, 33 N.C. App. 529, 235 S.E. 2d 896 (1977), Wayne O. Clontz

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Wrongful Life And A Fundamental Right To Be Born Healthy: Park V. Chessin; Becker V. Schwartz, Harry F. Klodowski Jr.

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Uncertainty And The Law Of Damages, Elmer J. Schaefer

William & Mary Law Review

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Tort Claims Under The Present And Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, Stephen Allen Edwards

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Congress may soon enact the first complete revision of the United States bankruptcy laws in almost four decades. Among the numerous changes proposed by the legislature is a major alteration of the provability and dischargeability of tort claims asserted against the bankrupt's estate. This article will discuss the treatment of tort claims in the present Act and the changes to be made by the proposed Act, and will evaluate alternative approaches to compensating victims of bankrupt tortfeasors.