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Abstracts: Unfair dismissal. No qualifying period for transfer dismissal claim. Dismissal for pregnancy-related illness not discriminatory
Abstracts: Uniform Federal Rules of Attorney Conduct: a flawed proposal. Federal prosecutors, state ethics regulations, and the McDade Amendment
Abstracts: Uniform law for computer info transactions is offered. Domain-name deals demand diligence in drafting; the transfer agreement can be essential in avoiding IP disputes and other pains in the domain
Abstracts: Unifying tort and contract law in the age of data: what principles of liability are applicable when defective information causes physical harm or economic loss?
Abstracts: Unionization efforts in banking: is the Delaware experience a guide to the future? The relevance of ratification elections to a union's presumption of majority status after merger or affiliation
Abstracts: Unionization efforts in banking: is the Delaware experience a guide to the future? part 2 The Major League Umpires Association: a study in pragmatism and opportunism
Abstracts: Union membership and activities - the latest case law. Certification Officer keeps busy. CROTUM reports busiest year ever
Abstracts: Unions in Mexico and U.S. have striking distinctions; laws of both countries guarantee workers; rights, but in Mexico, registration with the government is prerequisite to unionization
Abstracts: Unique deal struck to find water polluter(s): two oil giants dodge litigation under city pact that may become model
Abstracts: United Kingdom - exemption of agents of foreign states from UK taxation - recognition of states - status of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - nationality of Turkish Cypriots - effect of nonrecognition on application of municipal law
Abstracts: United Kingdom - extradition - extraterritorial jurisdiction - criminal law - abuse of process - judicial discretion - distinguishing U.S. precedent
Abstracts: United States antifraud jurisdiction over transnational securities transactions: merger of the conduct and effects tests
Abstracts: United States laws, regulations and methodology for calculating dumping margins ("Zeroing"): report of the appellate body
Abstracts: United States v. Carlton: retroactive application of tax legislation meets the Due Process Clause in the Supreme Court
Abstracts: United States v. Microsoft, antitrust consent decrees, and the need for a proper scope of judicial review. Indirect purchaser litigation: ARC America's chickens come home to roost on the Illinois Brick wall
Abstracts: United States v. O'Hagan: pragmatism returns to the law of insider trading. Unsettled standing: who (else) should enforce the duties of charitable fiduciaries?
Abstracts: United they sit; last term suggests 5-4 splits likely in areas of federalism, civil rights, religion. States rights gamble: tribal casino gambling triggers federalism issues for Supreme Court
Abstracts: Universal access to health care. Reinsurer's access to cedent's records. New law on access to criminal records
Abstracts: Universal business organization legislation: will it happen? Why and when. The uncertainty of U.C.C. section 2-302: why unconsciounabilty has become a relic
Abstracts: Universal health coverage, rationing and HIV care: lessons from the Oregon Health Plan Medicaid reform. Careproviders' adherence to HIV standards of care is uniformly high in an integrated HIV care system
Abstracts: Universal prosecutor. A circle kept unbroken; eminent domain saves rare U.S. archaeological site. Afloat on legal seas; Cuban boy's case could restrict immigration agency's authority
Abstracts: Unlimited liability; accountants' legal exposure is fuzzy, but the bottom line is clear: damages are exploding
Abstracts: Unlocking encryption and digital signatures. Presenting the Internet. Fighting back against junk e-mail
Abstracts: UN membership of the "new" Yugoslavia: continuity or break? Correspondents' agora: UN membership of the former Yugoslavia
Abstracts: Unnamed fiduciary may be liable under ERISA for failure to disclose reasons for discharging investment advisor
Abstracts: Unnamed fiduciary may be liable under ERISA for failure to disclose reasons for discharging investment advisor. part 2
Abstracts: Unpredictability factor narrows biotech patents; courts have held biotechnology inventions nonenabled when results are deemed unreliable
Abstracts: U.N. prosecutor applauds 'innovations.' (Louise Arbour). Prosecutors end-run guidelines; senior judge applauds
Abstracts: Unravel the tax treatment of financial instruments. Make an offer the IRS is now less likely to refuse. The year 2000: a tax preparation software development odyssey
Abstracts: Unreasonable suspicion: relying on refusals to support Terry stops. Marijuana hot spots: infrared imaging and the Fourth Amendment
Abstracts: Unsavory speech; a pedophile murder case drags the First Amendment back into court. Leading by example; U.S. handling of Cuban boy will influence foreign policy
Abstracts: Unsigned and vague disclaimer did not shift assets out of estate. Qualified disclaimer does not stymie tax collection effort
Abstracts: Untangling the Web is the key to 'Net legal research; devising an effective research strategy requires a familiarity with the Internet's capabilities.](Legal Tech)
Abstracts: Update on DOL enforcement of annual filing requirement. ERISA S204(h) notification requirement applied in case of first impression
Abstracts: Update on troubled insurers, rating changes. Single life policies cannot be exchanged tax-free for second-to-die policies, rules IRS
Abstracts: Updating our ethics rules. Ensuring high-quality education; accreditation of law schools is one of the ABA's most important projects
Abstracts: Updating RU486 development. Introduction of abortion technologies: a quality of care management approach. RU 486: what physicians know, think and (might) do - a survey of California obstetrician/gynecologists
Abstracts: Upgrade again? Redax 3.5. Scanning at its best
Abstracts: Uphill but satisfying struggles of an animal rights attorney; federal legislation to aid animals is sadly lacking
Abstracts: Upholding our oath: ABA members who shrug off attacks on the judiciary endanger democracy. Ending the violence; with cooperation and commitment, we can banish domestic abuse
Abstracts: Ups and downs: the first steps of going solo. Draft guide proposed on sustainable brownfields; it stresses the identification of key factors and parties and many steps of redevelopment
Abstracts: Upside down and inside out: appellate review of discretion under the supplemental jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C. s. 1367
Abstracts: U.S. Adopts Restrictive Interpretation of Nondiscrimination Article of the Philippines Treaty. Proposed Legislation to Limit Tax Benefits Available for Property Leased to Foreign Persons
Abstracts: US Airways fights punitives in crash; Carolina crash victims claim the airline acted recklessly in flying through a violent thunderstorm
Abstracts: USA v China in the revaluation of the Renminbi: Exchange rate pegs and international law. Financial holding company: Organizational choice for China's financial sector reform
Abstracts: USA v China in the revaluation of the Renminbi: Exchange rate pegs and international law. part 2 Adapting the European community legal structure to the international trade
Abstracts: USB devices. Synchronicity; file synchronization applications that will keep your notebook in line with your desktop
Abstracts: U.S. bill would weaken WTO dispute process; requiring a judicial review of adverse decisions by the WTO might delay a U.S. response
Abstracts: U.S. cocaine lord faces challenge; a buyer of medical cocaine wants the DEA to end a seller's longtime sales lock
Abstracts: U.S. copyright holders can expect greater protection from infringement and international piracy following the recent congressional passage of GATT
Abstracts: U.S. courts must guide interstate custody. Jurisdiction Act seeks consistency; the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act attempts to cure the problems earlier laws failed to resolve
Abstracts: Useful suggestions for building an estate planning practice. Guidelines for reviewing an drevising an estate plan
Abstracts: Use of electronic media by broker-dealers, transfer agents, and investment advisers for delivery of information: additional examples under the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Investment Company Act of 1940
Abstracts: Use of "enterprise value" when an ESOP purchases less than a "majority" of a company's outstanding stock. Avoiding problems with IRC 409(n) and 4979A in IRC 1042 multi-investor ESOP LBOs
Abstracts: Use rises in midsize law firms; computer survey. Teamwork is essential in systems management; administrators and lawyers face challenges in keeping firms' technology on the cutting edge
Abstracts: Users' rights and the probation service: some opportunities and obstacles. Thinking about the future of probation inspection
Abstracts: U.S. firms benefit from Japan's 'Big Bang' reforms; U.S. financial services firms soon may be able to enter Japanese markets with ease
Abstracts: Using a community foundation to achieve charitable goals. Comparing a charitable remainder trust with an outright sale
Abstracts: Using a community foundation to achieve charitable goals. Estate tax marital and charitable deductions need not be reduced by the amount of expenses that would have gone to a spouse or charity
Abstracts: Using a CRAT to pay for long-term care insurance. Pooled income funds: a good vehicle for smaller charitable gifts
Abstracts: Using ADR to satisfy ADA compliance issues. AAA's large, complex case dispute resolution program. An introductory primer on pre-litigation ADR counseling for the outside lawyer
Abstracts: Using Amicus Assembly in WordPerfect: this combination offers easy template assembly. Counting on WordPerfect: numbering paragraphs and other items is easy with counters
Abstracts: Using arbitration to avoid litigation. Waiver of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act: implications of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990
Abstracts: Using a split-off in estate planning for a closely held business. Mediation: an effective method to resolve estate and trust disputes
Abstracts: Using charitable lead or remainder trusts for noncharitable purposes. The impact of investment volatility on wealth transfer strategies
Abstracts: Using electronic technologies in the administration of qualified retirement and welfare benefit plans. Correcting errant 403(b) plans - new IRS program
Abstracts: Using family values to expand lesbian rights; lobbying group moves out of the shadows by focusing on custody, visitation issues
Abstracts: Using government's guidance to structure a compliance plan; environmental policies are measured against three key benchmarks
Abstracts: Using home equity for retirement income. Planning for retirement: defined benefit plans and planner due diligence
Abstracts: Using life insurance to fund a donor's charitable gifts. Designing and drafting charitable remainder trusts after TRA '97
Abstracts: Using local area unemployment statistics in federal program administration. Congress can disapprove federal agency rules
Abstracts: Using non-binding mediation to strengthen the justice system. Non-adversarial mediation
Abstracts: Using section 1782 in international arbitration. International financial services conference: has London met the challenge?
Abstracts: Using statistics to measure insurer financial strength. A rational approach to life insurer ratings. The quandary of the life insurance agent in a time of uncertainty
Abstracts: Using the ADR toolbox to repair mass torts. Men as mediators in cases of sexual harassment. ADR program checklist: what government agencies need to know
Abstracts: Using the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - a primer for life insurance companies and professionals. Overview of the Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation
Abstracts: Using the WordPerfect 7 Legal Suite. Internet: WordPerfect Mail. Customization methods: working with WordPerfect outlines
Abstracts: Using unfiled dischargeable tax liens to attach to ERISA-qualified pension plan interests after Patterson v. Shumate
Abstracts: U.S.-Italy extradition treaty - challenge regarding constitutionality - protection of fundamental human rights, including right to life - prohibition of death penalty in requested party's constitution - inadmissibility of assurances that death penalty shall not be imposed or enforced
Abstracts: U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Agreement. State regulatory measures. Handicapping freedom: the Americans with Disabilities Act
Abstracts: U.S. Justice Department on 'attempted' monopolization: anticompetitive practices are lawful without 'market power.'
Abstracts: U.S. law firms in U.K. face a risk of new taxes; revolutionary change in U.K. law may increase compliance costs
Abstracts: U.S. law firms in U.K. face a risk of new taxes; revolutionary change in U.K. law may increase compliance costs. part 2
Abstracts: U.S. legal considerations affecting global offerings shares in foreign companies. International securities offerings - resent developments and current issues
Abstracts: U.S. legal system: a burden on trade. Hong Kong: on trial; the Chinese takeover of the colony in 1997 puts its legal system in doubt
Abstracts: U.S. patent policy and biotechnology: growing pains on the cutting edge. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1992
Abstracts: U.S. patent policy vs. the harmonization treaty patent policy. Essay: patent harmonization, protectionism, and legislation
Abstracts: U.S. pension law reform under GATT: Retirement Protection Act trims benefits in Congressional effort to recover lost tariff revenues
Abstracts: U.S. securities regulation: the need for modification to keep pace with globalization. implementation of international disclosure standards
Abstracts: U.S. seeks market to halt global warming; pollution credits in form of securities on Kyoto agenda. An upcoming UN special session will assess the progress of the global agenda for sustainable development adopted at the 1992 UN Conference in Rio
Abstracts: U.S. seen as taking a dive in forest suit; Bush pro-wilderness policy is undercut by weak stance in court. INS will upgrade its detainees' treatment; it promises lawyers access, end to routine strip searches
Abstracts: U.S. Supreme Court: former employees are entitled to Title VII protection. The resolution of the after-acquired evidence controversy
Abstracts: USTA considers revisions to model state bill. Licensing of products poses new challenges; the courts are redrawing the lines defining rights
Abstracts: U.S. takings jurisdiction favors the defendants. Even conservative judges bow to takings laws. Do-gooders' designs twist takings clause
Abstracts: U.S. taxation of foreign nationals. The foreign sales corporation: optimizing the benefits
Abstracts: U.S. taxation of international athletes: a reexamination of the Artiste and Athlete Article in tax treaties. Game theory, signalling, and international legal relations
Abstracts: U.S. tax planning for international charitable giving. Interaction of long-term care insurance and the estate tax
Abstracts: US tax scene. Appellate court affirms foreign tax credit reduction from indirect subsidy
Abstracts: US tax scene. China tax scene
Abstracts: US tax scene. Final Regulations issued on attributing E&P to stock of a foreign corporation. US tax scene: final portfolio interest exemption regulations released
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