Recent Articles

Symeonides on Choice of Law

February 03, 2010 15:45

Professor Symeon C. Cymeonides (Willamette University College of Law) has posted "Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2009: Twenty-Third Annual Survey" on SSRN. It will be published in the American Journal of Comparative Law. The abstract states: This...

CAFA and the Home State Exception

February 03, 2010 12:50

(Cross posted at Prawfsblawg). Even if you're not a civ pro buff you've probably heard of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). Enacted in 2005, CAFA allows some class actions based in state law to proceed in federal court, even...

Decision of Interest on the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA)

February 02, 2010 19:23

BNA's U.S. Law Week reports today on the Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Ferrell v. Express Check Advance, No. 09-2401, ___ F.3d ___, 2010 WL 60903, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 424 (Jan. 8, 2010). The panel held that a limited...

Faculty Hiring Announcement

February 01, 2010 20:19

Readers may be interested in the following announcement from Drake Law School, which is seeking to fill curricular needs in (among other areas) civil procedure and federal jurisdiction: DRAKE LAW SCHOOL may have one or more tenure-track or visiting positions...

Lande on Early Case Handling and Private Dispute Resolution

February 01, 2010 14:55

John Lande has posted The Movement Toward Early Case Handling in Courts and Private Dispute Resolution to SSRN. Abstract: This article identifies early case handling (ECH) as an important general phenomenon in dispute system design theory and practice, catalogs the...

Call for Presentations: Summer Conference for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning

January 30, 2010 21:20

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Summer Conference of the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning “Teaching Law Practice Across the Curriculum” June 16-18, 2010; Topeka, Kansas The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning invites proposals for conference workshops on techniques for teaching...

Hot Off The Presses: Recent Articles Of Interest

January 29, 2010 16:34

With hat tip to the Current Index of Legal Periodicals, here are some recent articles that may be of interest: Brian T. Fitzpatrick, The End of Objector Blackmail? 62 Vand. L. Rev. 1623 (2009) Jonathan Lahn, The Demise of the...

11th Circuit hears arguments on preclusive effect of tobacco litigation

January 28, 2010 18:49

At issue is whether some of the factual findings of a 2006 state court verdict in favor of a plaintiff can be applied to around 4000 cases pending in federal court. The Fulton County Daily Report provides a good account...

Sheyn on Jury Trials in Ukraine

January 28, 2010 14:40

Elizabeth R. Sheyn has posted "A Foothold for Real Democracy in Eastern Europe: How Instituting Jury Trials in Ukraine Can Bring About Meaningful Governmental and Juridical Reforms and Can Help Spread These Reforms Across Eastern Europe" on SSRN. The article...

NY Times highlights role of courts in fights over climate change

January 27, 2010 13:21

This article highlights the role that courts play in adjudicating climate disputes, as well as the different tort and environmental doctrines at play. RJE