Talking points: Colorado and Africa

Discussion of relationship between Colorado and Africa

Talking points: Texas and Africa

Comparison on multiple fronts between Texas and South Afric

Talking points: Arizona and Africa

Comparison between Arizona and Southern Africa, especially regarding militarization and technology

Talking points

Our civil liability system affords numerous defenses against every single violation of the law. Against every single claim raised by the plaintiff the defendant can assert two or more defenses, each of which gives her an opportunity to win the case. As a result, when a court erroneously strikes out a meritorious defense, it might still keep the defendant out of harm's way by granting her another defense. Rightful plaintiffs, on the other hand, must convince the court to deny each and every defense asserted by the defendant. Any rate of adjudicative errors random and completely unbiased consequently increases the prospect of losing the case for meritorious plaintiffs while decreasing it for defendants. This prodefendant bias forces plaintiffs to settle suits below their expected value. Worse yet, defendants can unilaterally reduce the suit's expected value and extort a cheap settlement from the plaintiff through a strategic addition of defenses. We uncover and analyze this problem and its distortionary effect on settlements and primary behavior. Subsequently, we develop three alternative solutions to the problem and evaluate their pros and cons

OpenSIUC Talking Points

Answers to common questions about institutional repositorie

INSPIRE Talking Points

INSPIRE is an innovative, high-tech service with 26 databases designed to meet the information needs of all the citizens of Indiana. Through INSPIRE, Indiana residents have access to 10,000 magazines, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other materials for research, school projects, business information, and lifelong learning. INSPIRE is used by students doing course assignments; business people planning for future developments in their companies; and citizens seeking information on government, health, finance, travel, and business and educational opportunities. INSPIRE is the foundation for a statewide information infrastructure for business and education for the 21st century

Talking Points, Taxes

Talking Points, Taxe

NSF Talking Points

S1D - NSF Talking Points, 200

Talking Points, Amtrak

Talking Points, Amtra