105 research outputs found
Introduction: Contingency Fee Financing of Litigation in America - Third Annual Clifford Seminar on Tort Law and Social Policy
Introduction: After Disaster: The September 11th Compensation Fund and the Future of Civil Justice - Ninth Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy
Death of an Accountant: The Jury Convicts Arthur Andersen of Obstruction of Justice
Since at least the time of Peter Zenger, American juries have served as agents of legal and social change. When and how juries become involved in transformative decision making has only occasionally been examined. This Article seeks to explore the jury as change agent in the context of the recent conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm on a charge of obstruction of justice. It analyzes the erroneous belief that the case would be a slam-dunk for the government, detailing why the jury found the matter so difficult to decide. It then considers the reasons for the government\u27s hard-won victory as well as the legal and social implications of the jury\u27s verdict
Introduction: Judges as Tort Lawmakers - Fifth Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy
Mad about \u3cem\u3e12 Angry Men\u3c/em\u3e
12 Angry Men is the product of a world that has vanished. This article presents twelve reasons why we might consider placing 12 Angry Men on the refuse heap of history along with the Ford Edsel, hula hoop, and Soviet Union—things that a changing world rendered outmoded. Despite all this, the article concludes that 12 Angry Men should not be discarded but cherished because it makes dramatically real the invaluable service to society performed by jury deliberations in validating the workings of our justice system and spreading the rule of law
Introduction: Export/Import: American Civil Justice in a Global Context - Eighth Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy
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