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2 Nov 2009, 12:33 am
Helm examine the unfolding events surrounding the alleged extortion of late-night talk show host David Letterman. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 7:14 am
David Kopel, also writing for Volokh, previews his own forthcoming piece, which will appear in the December 2009 issue of the Connecticut Law Review. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 9:22 am
Third, the program is operated by the school of journalism and likely qualifies for protection by state journalism shield laws and the First Amendment. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 5:48 am
  The "alternative contract" offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is a global payment contract with risk adjustments, quality bonuses, and other bells and whistles, per Andrew Dreyfus (from BCBSMA) designed to fairly compensate and avoid perverse incentives for providers. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 9:19 pm
Says David Arkush, director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch division, "Congress should work on curing this epidemic [medical malpractice and negligence], not compounding the damage by shielding bad doctors and limiting the rights of victims. [read post]
21 Oct 2009, 7:26 am
  But there is indeed a fundamental difference between (a) launching an attack that unintentionally causes disproportionate harm to civilians and civilian objects and (b) intentionally attacking civilians with rockets and intentionally using civilians as human shields. [read post]
11 Oct 2009, 3:47 pm by Shannon Sims
UT Law Spring 2010 coastal courses: Climate Change Law & PolicyClass Unique #: 28633 Course #: 179M Instructor: Benjamin/Gholz Credits: 1Wednesday 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Friday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Exam type: Early CLASS MEETS JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 5.What the course is about. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 2:24 am
A followup to the ERISA post from yesterday -- as I mentioned David did a nice job with the 10b-5 arguments, as well as the PSLRA heightened, Iqbal-esque pleading standard.It's funny now to see corporations who for many years used the PSLRA as a shield are now finding it used against them in the auction-rate security debacle:The biggest losers so far are corporations that bought the paper but now find they are not covered by settlements some Wall Street firms made to… [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 7:34 am
It also shields its protocols, considering them related to security, said Larry Traylor, spokesman for the Virginia Department of Corrections.Texas also doesn't permit anyone to witness the placement of the IVs.Broom's case is likely to affect inmates whose cases most closely resemble his, such as condemned killers who argue they also have veins that might be difficult to find, said David Dow, litigation director for the Texas Defender Service.Broom's… [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 3:31 am
., PHILIP BOBBIT, THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES: WAR, PEACE, AND THE COURSE OF HISTORY 509-15 (2003); Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks, War Everywhere: Rights, National Security Law, and the Law of Armed Conflict in the Age of Terror, 153 U. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 7:35 am
       Assumption of Risk Although courts generally hold that cheerleaders assume the risk of injuries while cheerleading, this assumption may not completely bar them from recovery.[44] However, some courts still find that since there is a high and definite risk of physical harm involved, a school does not owe a duty to cheerleaders to provide adult supervision and monitor their activities.[45]  To build a case for assumption of risk,… [read post]
19 Sep 2009, 6:24 am
Tort reform subsidizes wrongdoing by shielding wrongdoers from accountability for the consequences of their misconduct. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 2:14 am
Reference to selected articles: NEWS ANALYSISMissile Defense Shifts From Star Wars VisionBy DAVID E. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 1:51 pm
  It is also an important precedent for those defendants who may want to shield some of the more salacious details of their alleged wrongdoing from public voyeurism.FactsIn lines that beg a key chicken and egg question, the Court states:  “In March 2008, the government charged four people with running a prostitution ring called the ‘Emperor’s Club. [read post]
7 Sep 2009, 7:09 am
(Editor's Note: This post comes to us from David Matsa of the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.) [read post]