Litigating In America
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Litigating In America
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Author : Stephen N. Subrin
language : en
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Release Date : 2015-02-09
Litigating In America written by Stephen N. Subrin and has been published by Aspen Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-09 with Law categories.
Designed to introduce American civil litigation and process to a wide audience: foreign LL.M. students, beginning American law students, undergraduates interested in law, and foreign lawyers, judges, and law professors. This succinct new paperback Litigating in America: Civil Procedure in Context explains the institutional bases and legal meaning of our procedural system, and captures American civil process at a time of change. It presents American civil procedure from several vantage points: the procedural doctrine that has evolved over time; the practical implications of that doctrine; the social context in which the doctrine grew, is used and abused; and the global context of how other systems may have made different choices. It is an excellent supplement to any casebook.
The Litigation Explosion
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Author : Walter K. Olson
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Release Date : 1991
The Litigation Explosion written by Walter K. Olson and has been published by Dutton Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Law categories.
An in-depth examination of the litigation explosion in the United States.
A Nation Of Adversaries
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Author : Patrick M. Garry
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-11
A Nation Of Adversaries written by Patrick M. Garry and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Law categories.
Litigation Nation
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Author : Peter Charles Hoffer
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-09-20
Litigation Nation written by Peter Charles Hoffer and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-20 with History categories.
Americans have long been identified as a people of law and lawyers with an addiction to lawsuits. In Litigation Nation, Peter Charles Hoffer, one of America’s most preeminent legal historians, charts the history of civil litigation from the seventeenth century to the present, using key cases pursued by ordinary people to illustrate how the civil courts have been a battlefront to contest the boundaries of permissible personal conduct in times of social and political change. Using representative case studies from each period—from defamation suits in seventeenth-century America to recent civil rights and gender discrimination lawsuits, Hoffer’s concise and accessible history shows how litigation reflects the lives and values of ordinary Americans.
Litigating Morality
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Author : Wayne C. Bartee
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1992-02-20
Litigating Morality written by Wayne C. Bartee and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-02-20 with Law categories.
This volume is a thematic study in legal history that uses past and present landmark court cases to analyze the legal and historical development of moral regulatory policies in America and resulting debates. Using a critical variable approach, the book demonstrates how different elements of the legal process have historically influenced the litigation of various moral issues. Five moral policies are included: abortion, sodomy, pornography, criminal insanity, and the death penalty. The book's framework for analysis uses examples from English legal history and links them to American cases, demonstrating how moral regulatory policies are impacted by the legal process: by laws, by judges and juries, by legal scholars, and by attorneys. Following a brief introduction, Chapter 1 examines how protagonists in the bitter moral and legal controversy over abortion in America have sought to fortify their positions with the views of prominent English legal authorities. The authors discuss the role of English legal scholars in court opinion and oral arguments in Webster and in Roe v. Wade, and debates Roe's interpretation of the English legalists. Chapter 2 describes how attempts to expand a right of privacy under the federal Constitution to include sodomy failed the test for common law rights (Rights of Englishmen) in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), and includes a history of sodomy in early English and American law. Chapter 3 discusses pornography standards and laws, highlighting the history of legal actions taken against Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure in both England and the U.S., demonstrating the role of precedent in American judicial efforts to define pornography. In Chapter 4, which deals with the criminal insanity defense, the influential role of the defense attorney on case outcomes is illustrated in cases such as England's McNaughton case (1843) and America's Hinckley case (1982). Chapter 5 deals with cruel and unusual punishment throughout U.S. and English history. The book ends with an epilogue which ties together the idea of the American legal process as an inherited English process, reiterating how decisionmakers continually mine the past to find traditions and sources of moral values for justifying or criticizing current laws and policies.
International Aspects Of U S Litigation
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Author : James E. Berger (Lawyer)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
International Aspects Of U S Litigation written by James E. Berger (Lawyer) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Conflict of laws categories.
"[This book] addresses the topics that arise when international disputes find their way to U.S. courts, which they do with great frequency. The purpose of this book is to explain the authority and competence of American courts with regard to international disputes and explore the topics that arise most often―and cause practitioners the greatest amount of confusion and difficulty―in connection with those disputes. Topics covered include: a basic overview of the U.S. court system; concepts of subject matter and personal jurisdiction; concepts of forum and venue; governing law, and choice-of-law; discovery; judgment; arbitration; and sovereign litigation, bankruptcy, and trade disputes."--
In Praise Of Litigation
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Author : Alexandra Lahav
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-01-02
In Praise Of Litigation written by Alexandra Lahav and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-02 with Law categories.
While the right to have one's day in court is a cherished feature of the American democratic system, alarms that the United States is hopelessly litigious and awash in frivolous claims have become so commonplace that they are now a fixture in the popular imagination. According to this view, litigation wastes precious resources, stifles innovation and productivity, and corrodes our social fabric and the national character. Calls for reform have sought, often successfully, to limit people's access to the court system, most often by imposing technical barriers to bringing suit. Alexandra Lahav's In Praise of Litigation provides a much needed corrective to this flawed perspective, reminding us of the irreplaceable role of litigation in a well-functioning democracy and debunking many of the myths that cloud our understanding of this role. For example, the vast majority of lawsuits in the United States are based on contract claims, the median value of lawsuits is on a downward trend, and, on a per capita basis, many fewer lawsuits are filed today than were filed in the 19th century. Exploring cases involving freedom of speech, foodborne illness, defective cars, business competition, and more, the book shows that despite its inevitable limitations, litigation empowers citizens to challenge the most powerful public and private interests and hold them accountable for their actions. Lawsuits change behavior, provide information to consumers and citizens, promote deliberation, and express society's views on equality and its most treasured values. In Praise of Litigation shows how our court system protects our liberties and enables civil society to flourish, and serves as a powerful reminder of why we need to protect people's ability to use it. The tort reform movement has had some real successes in limiting what can reach the courts, but there have been victims too. As Alexandra Lahav shows, it has become increasingly difficult for ordinary people to enforce their rights. In the grand scale of lawsuits, actually crazy or bogus lawsuits constitute a tiny minority; in fact, most anecdotes turn out to be misrepresentations of what actually happened. In In Praise of Litigation, Lahav argues that critics are blinded to the many benefits of lawsuits. The majority of lawsuits promote equality before the law, transparency, and accountability. Our ability to go to court is a sign of our strength as a society and enables us to both participate in and reinforce the rule of law. In addition, joining lawsuits gives citizens direct access to governmental officials-judges-who can hear their arguments about issues central to our democracy, including the proper extent of police power and the ability of all people to vote. It is at least arguable that lawsuits have helped spur major social changes in arenas like race relations and marriage rights, as well as made products safer and forced wrongdoers to answer for their conduct. In this defense, Lahav does not ignore the obvious drawbacks to litigiousness. It is expensive, stressful, and time consuming. Certainly, sensible reforms could make the system better. However, many of the proposals that have been adopted and are currently on the table seek only to solve problems that do not exist or to make it harder for citizens to defend their rights and to enforce the law. This is not the answer. In Praise of Litigation offers a level-headed and law-based assessment of the state of litigation in America as well as a number of practical steps that can be taken to ensure citizens have the right to defend themselves against wrongs while not odiously infringing on the rights of others.
Civil Litigation In Comparative Context
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Author : Oscar G. Chase
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Civil Litigation In Comparative Context written by Oscar G. Chase and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Actions and defenses categories.
Softbound - New, softbound print book.
The Rule Of Lawyers
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Author : Walter K. Olson
language : en
Publisher: Truman Talley Books
Release Date : 2004-06-01
The Rule Of Lawyers written by Walter K. Olson and has been published by Truman Talley Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Law categories.
Big-ticket litigation is a way of life in this country. But something new is afoot--something typified by the $246 billion tobacco settlement, and by courtroom assaults that have followed against industries ranging from HMOs to gunmakers, from lead paint manufacturers to "factory farms." Each massive class-action suit seeks to invent new law, to ban or tax or regulate something that elected lawmakers had chosen to leave alone. And each time the new process works as intended, the new litigation elite reaps billions in fees--which they invest in fresh rounds of suits, as well as political contributions. The Rule of Lawyers asks: Who picks these lawyers, and who can fire them? Who protects the public's interest when settlements are negotiated behind closed doors? Where are our elected lawmakers in all this? The answers may determine whether we slip from the rule of law to the rule of lawyers.
World Aerospace
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
World Aerospace written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with categories.