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The Functional Operation Of Workers’ Compensation Covid Presumptions, Michael C. Duff

All Faculty Scholarship

During 2020, a number of U.S. states implemented workers' compensation COVID-19 presumptions. This short informal paper defines and explains legal presumptions generally and then discusses the workers' compensation presumptions. The paper contends that at this juncture it is not clear whether states intended to enact "Thayer-Wigmore" or "Morgan" presumptions; but if they operate as Thayer-Wigmore presumptions they will not do workers' compensation claimants much good in the context of non-jury proceedings presided over by administrative law judges.

Workers Compensation: Presenting Medical Evidence In Heart Cases, Gerald J. Haas, Lowell A. Reed Jr, Irvin Stander

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.

A Complete Property Right Amendment, John H. Ryskamp

ExpressO

The trend of the eminent domain reform and "Kelo plus" initiatives is toward a comprehensive Constitutional property right incorporating the elements of level of review, nature of government action, and extent of compensation. This article contains a draft amendment which reflects these concerns.

Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor

ExpressO

No abstract provided.

Litigating A Novel Course And Scope Of Employment Issue: Ina Of Texas V. Bryant, J. Thomas Sullivan

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The History Of Pennsylvania's Juvenile Instituions: A Sesquicentennial Review, Leonard Packel

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Compensation For Loss Of Earning Capacity, Robert R. Wright

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

The National Probation and Parole Association has been working for over 35 years to improve the administration of justice and in the publication of "Guides for Sentencing" it has provided one of its most important services to judges who are charged with the administration of criminal justice and to juvenile and domestic relations courts. The book is the first of a series of practical manuals for all of the above named courts and it is the result of the combined labors of 37 specially selected United States, state and juvenile judges for a period of about five years. Bolitha J. …

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

Recent Cases

Conflict of Laws--Jurisdiction--Assumption of Personal Jurisdiction over Non-Resident Insurer on the basis of a Single Insurance Contract

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Constitutional Law--Taxation--Tax Immunity of Federal Government not Infringed by Local Taxes upon Possession of Government Property

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Evidence--Hearsay--Utterance of Employee under Emotional Stress Admissible to Establish Scope of Employment and Render Employer Vicariously Liable

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Insurance--Automobile--Duplicating Recoveries allowed under Liability and Medical Payment Clauses of Automobile Liability Insurance Policy

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Insurance--Business Indemnity--Radiation Decontamination Expenses not Recoverable under a Business Interruption Clause

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Insurance--Life--Variable Annuity Contracts not Subject to Regulation by Securities and Exchange Commission

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Physicians--Unprofessional Conduct--Willful Evasion of Federal …

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

A Commentary on Recent Case Law --By Subject:

Constitutional Law--Due Process--Use in State Prosecution of Evidence obtained by Illegal Invasion of Privacy

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Constitutional Law--Unlawful Search and Seizure--Admissibility of Evidence for Impeachment Purposes

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Evidence--Radar Evidence of Speed--Coincidence of Radar and Speedometer Readings as Hearsay

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Federal Courts--State NonResident Motorist Statute--Waiver of Federal Venue Privilege

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Federal Jurisdiction--Diversity of Citizenship--Retroactive Effect of Amendments to Perfect Jurisdiction

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Income Taxation--Deductions--Periodic Alimony Payments

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Labor Law--Preemptive Effect of Taft-Hartley--Scope of State Jurisdiction

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Torts--Dog Bite--Owner's Scienter

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Workmen's Compensation--Accident Arising out of Employment--Pre-Existing Heart Disease

Finality Of Appeal On Finds Of Fact Found By The State Compensation Commissioner, John D. Alderson

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.