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Abstracts: Treaties of friendship, commerce and navigation - effect on action for employment discrimination based on national origin - Civil Rights Act of 1964
Abstracts: Treaties of friendship, commerce and navigation - effect on action for employment discrimination based on national origin - Civil Rights Act of 1964. part 2
Abstracts: Treaties - Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - U.S.-Paraguay Treaty of Friendship - consular access to detained nationals - private right of action - Eleventh Amendment - International Court of Justice - provisional measures
Abstracts: Treaties - Warsaw Convention - international air transportation - recovery of damages - loss of society - death in air crash - Death on the High Seas Act - maritime and admiralty law
Abstracts: Treatment of hybrid arrangements under Subpart F. Benefits of customs planning. Mexico's maquiladora program: the new agreement
Abstracts: Treatment of retirement funds clarified. Bankruptcy proposal is bad medicine. Provision can cancel tax benefit; debtors' trap?
Abstracts: Treaty limits Title VII actions against foreign-owned companies. Epileptic drivers
Abstracts: Triage for e-mail clutter; prioritized filtered or unfiltered lists ensure important messages are seen first. Beware the sting of the ASP; application service providers are convenient, but control issues can be a pain
Abstracts: Trial lawyer's guide to CompuServe. New Amicus upgrade. Corel Web site creator
Abstracts: Trial lawyers set to get tough: at ATLA convention, group is told to 'get the message out' on tort bill. ATLA alters stance on implants
Abstracts: Trial nears for untested secrets law; some experts see trouble for Economic Espionage Act. Heating up cold crime squads; new emphasis on solving old murders puts defense lawyers in a difficult spot
Abstracts: Trials of the century. When cyberstalkers walk. Treading on titans' turf
Abstracts: Trial wins are hard to predict; survey results. A tightrope victory; nine more notable wins. What the members think; expectations and priorities solicited through an in-depth survey of the ABA membership
Abstracts: Trial wins are hard to predict; survey results. Good for civil rights, good for U.S.A. Styles contrast at Pan Am trial; Flight 103 civil case under way
Abstracts: Tribes v. states: zoning Indian reservations. Oil and water in the Indian country. The Blaze construction case: an analysis of the Blaze Construction tax cases and the implications on avoidance of taxation in Indian Country
Abstracts: Tribunal liberates Victorian newsagents and sub-agents. Exercising contractual rights and imposing restrictive conditions - a misuse of market power?
Abstracts: Tribunals cannot hear Franovich claims. Industrial Tribunals Act 1996. Industrial tribunals - options for reform
Abstracts: Tribunals give justice a chance; ex-prosecutor says support from free press is vital to the task. The power of the pen; judge contends colleagues become activists to please the press
Abstracts: Tribute to Chancellor William T. Allen. The roles of the Delaware courts in merger and acquisition litigation
Abstracts: Tribute to the human spirit: Anti-Monopoly's 2 decades in the U.S. courts. FTC-approved monopolization in the Anti-Monopoly case: killing an industry's infrastructure
Abstracts: Trickle-away economics? Cost of high first-year salaries may be borne by pro bono recipients. Go West, young lawyer
Abstracts: Trickle-down theory not hitting pro bono; roraring economy brings steady stream of public legal work, but not tidal wave expected
Abstracts: Triggering coverage under an "awareness clause" of a claims-made liability policy. The changing role of liability insurance: contract of indemnity or source of compensation?
Abstracts: Triple split dollar buy-sell: a new funding alternative for corporations. Annuities can be useful when life departs from the "normal" schedule
Abstracts: Troubled firms must act fast; Chicago's beleaguered Keck Mahin waited too long for turnaround help. Research is vital when pursuing a new market
Abstracts: Trouble in Transamerica: deferred compensation, contingent debt, and overstated basis. Which concept of depreciation should guide us? Trying to develop a consistent framework for the federal income tax system
Abstracts: Trust accounting for lawyers. Reliable remote access. Ecco Pro: 3-in-1
Abstracts: Trustbusters try to see through Windows 98; PC vendors still bundling Microsoft browser, despite Justice's action
Abstracts: "Trust but verify": verification in the joint implementation regime. Environmental justice without borders: the need for an international court of the environment to protect fundamental environmental rights
Abstracts: Trustee faulted for buying stock; former SEC chairman's purchase of 3,000 shares of bankrupt Bennett Funding unit raises eyebrows
Abstracts: Trustee liability: is there enough protection for these "arms of the court?" (bankruptcy trustees) Intentional torts and bankruptcy: an evaluation of Geiger v. Kawaauhau
Abstracts: Trustees' consideration of nonfinancial factors in tender of ESOP shares violates exclusive benefit rule. Sick leave payments found payroll practice exempted from ERISA despite trust established to administer benefits
Abstracts: Trustees do it better: analyzing Section 547(c)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code. A reformed economic model of consumer bankruptcy
Abstracts: Trust language didn't result in general power of appointment. CA-8 holds that estate tax lien is durational, not limitational
Abstracts: Truth be told; rejected job seekers challenge results of polygraph tests by feds. Perilous journey;legal fallout from Pan Am Flight 103 still smolders
Abstracts: Truth is the daughter of time: the real story of the Nestle case. Baby for sale; Mich. man tried to sell his daughter,
Abstracts: T-shirt war pits taverns against satirist. A new era for the ABA: bar group's first female president to take office faces a decline in membership
Abstracts: T-shirt war pits taverns against satirist. Minimalist approach ok; antitrust. Who's up, down in-house and out after Shearson sale
Abstracts: 'Tumultuous times' for this lawyer. (James E. Buckman, senior executive vice president and general counsel, Cendant Corp.)
Abstracts: TUPE requires employee's knowledge of transfer. Fundamental changes in business preclude transfer. Contracting-out and contracting-in covered by TUPE
Abstracts: Turning off the power on employees: using surreptitious tape-recordings and e-mail intrusions by employees in pursuit of employer rights
Abstracts: Turning users on to technology: hurdles of law tech evangelists. Legal tech grows more complex, and so do tech hiring decisions
Abstracts: TValue: interest calculations for Windows. Legalize WordPerfect for Windows. Gryphon: Windows case management for litigators
Abstracts: TV diminishes judges. D.C.'s illusory changes. O.J. helped my media's changing view of cops
Abstracts: Twilight of the cartel. Defending securities fraud class actions in state courts raises many procedural and substantive issues different from those being litigated in federal court
Abstracts: Two agencies review forced arbitration: EEOC gets injunction against company that told workers: accept ADR or quit
Abstracts: Two branches ponder 'SARE' role in Ch. 11; single-asset real estate insolvency is the subject of reform bills and will be affected by a Supreme Court ruling on 'new value.'(Bankruptcy)
Abstracts: Two cheers for shifting the presumption of validity: a reply to Professor Hopperton. The presumption of validity in American land-use law: a substitute for analysis, a source of significant confusion
Abstracts: Two circuits reject mass tort classes; opinions by the 5th and 7th circuits and proposals to revise Rule 23 may signal an industry-protective stance by the courts
Abstracts: Two conceptions of emotion in criminal law. The secret ambition of deterrence. Is Chevron relevant to federal criminal law?
Abstracts: Two concepts of mediation in the FmHA's farmer-lender mediation program. Implementation of the children's health insurance program: HHS, states, and lessons for national health reform
Abstracts: Two controversial incidents said to spotlight Harvard woes. Big names put selves on block for public interest fund-raising
Abstracts: Two faces of progress: fairness and flexibility in arbitral procedure. Arbitral precedent: dream, necessity or excuse? The 2006 Freshfields lecture
Abstracts: Two federal courts differ on whether a company has the right to refuse to deal with a company, and the rulings may affect the FTC's case against Intel Corp
Abstracts: Two litigators who went solo; conflicts, love of the courtroom spark a trend. D.C. branches grow into power centers; government may be shrinking, but clients want full-service firms and partners with capital clout
Abstracts: Two new schools pop up in Fla., but some doubt they're needed. Educators, lawyers and judges discuss implementing 'MacCrate.' (ABA's MacCrate Report calling for changed relationship between practicing attorneys and law schools)
Abstracts: Two paths for Ginsburg; the trailblazing women's rights litigator became a moderate judge. Ginsburg gains easy confirmation; Supreme Court designee discussed abortion, but not the death penalty
Abstracts: Two recent, but unrelated, proposals will alter spinoffs. The first, affecting Morris Trusts, has generated opposition, while the second is largely procedural
Abstracts: Two recent decisions address OSHA's ability to bring enforcement proceedings under the general duty clause for ergonomic injuries in the workplace
Abstracts: Two-step stock acquisitions and reverse subsidiary mergers. Beware of AMT on incentive stock options. New safe harbor promotes reverse exchanges
Abstracts: Two views of America's obsession with death: cavalier defense leads to the death penalty for many. It can take a pile of cash to fight in criminal court
Abstracts: Two wars, Contras and a Ponzi sheme; tale of fraud, politics puts privilege issue before high court. Spy suspect, lawyer can't talk alone; navy says he's not cleared to talk with co-counsel, either
Abstracts: Tying law and policy: a decision-theoretic approach. The competitive dynamics of distribution restraints: the efficiency hypothesis versus the rent-seeking, strategic alternatives
Abstracts: Typical life insurance planning mistakes and some suggested solutions. Avoiding common mistakes in the use of life insurance
Abstracts: Uh, like, he's the dude at MTV. Cool. 'Therapizing' divorce; a new type of counselor helps clients, which helps attorneys
Abstracts: U.K. court deals a mixed hand: not all lawyers insured. Insureds will pay in U.K. failure. Law firm bankruptcies shook bank confidence
Abstracts: U.K. House of Lords rules compound interest applies to ACT compensation claims. AG rules on UK Thin Cap regime
Abstracts: U.K. Internet services seek legal change; Internet service providers in the United Kingdom lobby to change 1996 Defamation Act in order to curb their potential liability
Abstracts: U.K. reforms its transfer pricing rules; legislation, sparked by self-assessment, calls for taxpayers to figure arm's-length prices on their own
Abstracts: UK's environmental watchdog brought to heel. Waste recovery: Salvaging some meaning from waste definitions? Contaminated land: The impact of two UK landmark cases
Abstracts: U.K. to sign on to EU labor law pact; Social Charter adherence to boost business cost. Foreign language skill pays off; client development boost
Abstracts: Unabomber's pen pal: Ted wants a new trial; Theodore Kaczynski writes to law prof, enlists his help. Pushing tough state health laws; the CDC proposes a model statute
Abstracts: Unauthorized practice of law barred bequest. Impact of S/L on legal malpractice. Strict privity rule adopted in Maryland
Abstracts: Uncapped award for failure to reinstate employee dismissed on racial grounds. No damages for failure to follow disciplinary procedure
Abstracts: Uncivil temptations; lawyers who indulge in hardball tactics could face suspension, fee reduction or other penalties
Abstracts: Uncle Sam no longer struck blind by heir's disclaimer to defeat tax liens. IRS rules on QTIP IRA and conduit trust
Abstracts: Uncommon credentials; these minority female lawyers make a rare class of e-business partners. Try all trial styles; trial lawyers recommend a balance between technology and emotion
Abstracts: Unconscionability taken one step too far? Taking up a corporate opportunity without proper authority and getting some reward for it!
Abstracts: Uncontrolled U.S. entry threatens public safety. Proposed law would imperil refugees. Airlines don't want to foot bill for aliens
Abstracts: Uncoupling free speech. Abortion counseling as vice activity: the free speech implications of Rust v. Sullivan and Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Abstracts: Under cloud in Oregon, lawyers sue the media; a former prosecutor and a recalled judge have separate defamation claims pending
Abstracts: Under construction: LatCrit consciousness, community and theory. Rodrigo's eleventh chronicle: empathy and false empathy
Abstracts: Under covered; proponents say fewer lawyers will go bare if forced to disclose their insurance status. Inexpert witness; lies, resume fraud takes down 'expert' before he takes stand again
Abstracts: Under regulations that recently went into effect, the U.S. may claim a share of a federal contractor's accrued pension surplus when a business is sold or closed
Abstracts: Underreporting defects is risky. The current federal product-safety requirements for reporting potentially dangerous products have caused confusion among the nation's manufacturers
Abstracts: Understanding a sham: when is recycling, treatment? It's a bird, it's a plane - what is it? Understanding Customs classifications
Abstracts: Understanding the purpose of a corporation: an introduction. The conception that the corporation is a nexus of contracts, and the dual nature of the firm
Abstracts: Understanding the right to an undiluted vote. State courts and "passive virtues": rethinking the judicial function
Abstracts: Under strict rules, electronic records can enter; PTO allows electronic evidence in patent interferences now, but FRE must still be followed
Abstracts: Under the Amateur Sports Act, all disputes between American athletes and the U.S. Olympic Committee must be submitted to arbitration for resolution
Abstracts: Under the congressional microscope: Judicial Conference responds to senator's request to curb judiciary's expenses
Abstracts: Under the hood. Hold on tight; as amusement park rides get wilder, lawsuits proliferate. Cases built on fake stucco; synthetic material often damaged by water; lawyers see flood of suits
Abstracts: Undoing done deals; outsiders object to settlements in asbestos, derivative suits. Putting the brakes on junk analysis; a tire case pumps up judicial power over opinion testimony
Abstracts: Unemployment compensation: a proposal for an optional system of self-insurance. State high risk pools for the uninsurable - a critical analysis
Abstracts: Unemployment compensation benefits for employees who voluntarily leave: a human resource manager's guide. SSDI benefits and reasonable accommodation: interpretations since Cleveland
Abstracts: Unenforced boundaries: illegal immigration and the limits of judicial federalism. America must remain a haven
Abstracts: Unenumerated rights: whether and how Roe should be overruled. Legal reasoning from the top down and from the bottom up: the question of unenumerated constitutional rights
Abstracts: Unequal loyalty. Running bases, winning cases; why the grand old game of baseball is much like the legal profession
Abstracts: Unequal partners; it's tough at the top for minority lawyers. Paradigms lost; changes in the legal-talent market
Abstracts: Unfair dismissal. Dismissal for refusing change in terms may be automatically unfair. Dismissal and other matters
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