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The Ambulance Chasing Epidemic In Texas, Ronald Rodriguez

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

Barratry and solicitation of professional employment is illegal and unethical. The Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct define barratry as ethical misconduct and a serious crime. Unfortunately, for citizens and law-abiding attorneys of Texas, the criminal and ethical prohibitions against barratry have rarely been enforced. Consequently, barratry continues to proliferate rapidly throughout South Texas. For lawyers who engage in this unethical practice, the potential for large financial gain proves irresistible given the virtually nonexistent risk of prosecution. The lack of robust and successful prosecutions has created an optimal environment for barratry to proliferate. This Article discusses the current barratry epidemic …

Uniform Commercial Acts, Samuel Williston

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

No abstract provided.

The Uniform Commercial Acts, J.P. Mckeehan

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

The Commissioners on Uniform State Laws have had twenty- five annual conferences. The principal fruit of their labors is represented by the Negotiable Instruments Act, enacted in forty-seven jurisdictions; the Warehouse Receipts Act, enacted in thirty-one jurisdictions; the Sales Act, enacted in fourteen jurisdictions, the Bills of Lading Act enacted in thirteen jurisdictions, and the Stock Transfer Act, enacted in nine jurisdictions. They have also drafted acts relating to divorce, family desertion, probate of wills, marriage evasion, workmen’s compensation and partnership but these have not yet been enacted in more than a few states. All of the commercial acts are …

F17rs Eo No. 1 (Furniture), Jason Badeaux

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

AN EXECUTIVE ORDER

To Allocate a maximum of twelve thousand three hundred four dollars and one cent ($12,304.01) from the Student Government Surplus account to fund basic office furniture in the Student Government Executive Office

F17rs Sgb No. 2 (Honors College Council), Christina Black

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government College Council Constitution and Bylaws

F17rs Sgr No. 2 (Best Wishes Scalise), Jordan Landry, Bailey Allmon, Frederick Bell, Ahmad El-Rachidi, Maxwell Martin, Tyler Porche, Johnathon Price, Andrew Vaughn

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

Conveying Best Wishes to Rep. Steve Scalise on His Recovery

F17rs Sgb No. 1 (Grad School Attendance), Jordan Landry, Caitlin Mullaney

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To Amend the Student Government Bylaws Regarding Attendance Requirements for Senators Representing the Paul M. Hebert Law Center

F17rs Sgfb No. 1 (Water Monsters), Ahmad El-Rachidi

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A FINANCE BILL

To allocate a maximum of Four thousand dollars and zero cents ($4,000.00) from the Student Government Initiatives account to fund the Water Monsters Coolers Initiative for at least the first three (3) games of the 2017 football season

F17rs Sgr No. 5 (Summer School), Katherine Becquet

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge and request the Office of Academic Affairs to standardize all Academic Colleges in giving more opportunities than solely the summer semester in completing a course required for graduation.

F17rs Sgr No. 3 (Charlottesville), Jordan Landry, Wokil Bam, Frederick Bell, Ahmad El-Rachidi, Maxwell Martin, Johnathon Price, Andrew Vaughn

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

Standing in Solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia, and the University of Virginia following the Events of August 11-12, 2017

F17rs Sgr No. 4 (Medical Amnesty), Maxwell Martin, Austin Grashoff

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

URGING THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AMNESTY POLICY

F17rs Sgr No. 1 (Bus Route), Bret Chalpin, Grey Bianca

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge and request one bus be added to the Tiger Trails Purple Bus Route.

F17rs Sgb No. 5 (Budget), Cassidy Riley

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

to ammend the Student Government budget.

F17rs Sgb No. 4 (Reapportionment), Jordan Landry

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To Amend the Student Government Constitution Regarding the Effective Date of Student Senate Apportionment

F17rs Sgr No. 6 (Library Committee), Jaylon Bond, Sarah Oliver

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge and request the formation of a Student Committee to provide input on library renovations and other services offered by the library

F17rs Sgr No. 7 (Syllabus Database), Ahmad El-Rachidi, Cassidy Riley

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge and request Information Services to better promote the syllabus database to students as well as to make it more easily accessible to students by adding a link to the myLSU website homepage

F17rs Sgcr No. 26 (Bell Tower), Johnathon Price

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To place a referendum before the Louisiana State University Student Body in the Fall 2017 election that outlines a new student initiative to fund the LSU Military Excellence Commission for the Restoration of Memorial Tower.

F17rs Sgr No. 8 (Textbooks), Ahmad El-Rachidi, Cassidy Riley

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge and request Information Technology Services and Barnes & Noble at LSU to better promote the online feature which allows students to view the required and recommended texts for a course as well as making it easily accessible to students by adding a link to the myLSU website homepage

F17rs Sgr No. 14 (Honors Lists), Phoebe Fortenberry, Brittney Zhang

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

TO URGE AND REQUEST THE ADMISSIONS, STANDARDS, AND HONORS COMMITTEE OF THE FACULTY SENATE TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM CREDIT HOUR REQUIREMENT FOR PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL AND THE DEAN’S LIST FROM 15 HOURS TO 12 HOURS FOR THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS AND FROM 15 HOURS TO 9 HOURS FOR THE SUMMER TERM.

F17rs Sgfb No. 2 (Business Cards), Frederick Bell

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate one thousand three hundred dollars and zero cents ($1,300.00) from the Student Government Initiatives Account toward student business cards and student business card holders provided by the Olinde Career Center