Vol. 73, Issue 1, 2010

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LEGAL AUTOPSIES: ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF LEADING CONTRACT CASES

Gerald Caplan

This essay opens the door to a novel field of research: the assessment of performance by lawyers and judges.

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ETHICS OF LAWYER SOCIAL NETWORKING

Steven C. Bennett

This article addresses some of the ethics issues lawyers may face when they use social networking tools.

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TO (B) OR NOT TO (B): IS THAT THE QUESTION? TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHIZOID PLANS UNDER SECTION 403(B) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
David Pratt
This article discusses reform proposals, and whether retention of section 403(b) plans can be justified on policy (as opposed to historical) grounds.
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BIG BAD PHARMA: AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS OF PHYSICIAN-DIRECTED AND CONSUMER-DIRECTED MARKETING TACTICS
Amanda L. Connors
This comment provides background on direct-to-consumer advertising and discusses the ethical issues and consequences of direct-to-consumer ads.
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PLAYING THE ODDS OR PLAYING GOD? LIMITING PARENTAL ABILITY TO CREATE DISABLED CHILDREN THROUGH PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS
Karen E. Schiavone
This comment argues why parents do not have a constitutional right to use preimplantation genetic diagnosis to create disabled or diseased children.
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A SAFE HARBOR FOR DRUGS MADE OFFSHORE: THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT RENDERS THE BOLAR AMENDMENT AVAILABLE IN § 337 ACTIONS IN AMGEN V. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Teige P Sheehan
This comment articulates the current state of patent law as it pertains to importation and the pharmaceutical industry, in light of Amgen, Inc. v. U.S. Int'l Trade Comm'n.

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ANNOYANCETECH VIGILANTE TORTS AND POLICY

Robert F. Blomquist

This paper discusses how policymakers should start the process of coming to pragmatic terms with the troubling rise in the popularity of annoyancetech devices.

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THE EXTRAPOLATION OF DEFENDANTS’ LIABILITIES UNDER CPLR ARTICLE 16 WHERE THE PLAINTIFF IS CONTRIBUTORILY NEGLIGENT: AN UPDATE TOWARD RESOLVING A PERCEIVED AMBIGUITY OF CPLR 1601

Mark C. Dillon

This article considers whether, under CPLR 1601, the percentage of contributory negligence assessed against the plaintiff is to be included within, or deducted from, the total assigned liability.

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CPLR 3211(A)(7): DEMURRER OR MERITS-TESTING DEVICE?

John R. Higgitt

This article reviews the law prior to CPLR 3211 and the legislative history of that statute and provides a picture of the current state of the law on this subject.

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