Tag Archives: Doors

Opinion analysis: When the federal government acts as a commercial enterprise, the courthouse doors open wider

In Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority, the federal government asked for broad policy immunity to shield choices by the Tennessee Valley Authority about the safety measures the TVA employed when stringing a power line across a river. In today’s decision, … Continue reading

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Open Doors for Small or Medium Sized Enterprises to Investor State Dispute Resolution?

Simon WeberOn 19 October 2018, the European Commission concluded three agreements with Singapore that will govern the relations between the two markets.[1] In particular, the EU-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement EUSIPA, a mixed agreement that needs to be ratified not only … Continue reading

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A Decade of Procedural Despair: Denying Access to Justice and Closing the Courthouse Doors

Michael Vitiello, Animating Civil Procedure (2017). Linda S. Mullenix For civil procedure teachers seeking to accompany their casebook with an insightful account of procedural justice, Michael Vitiello’s Animating Civil Procedure provides an excellent complement to case-centric courses. Among its many virtues, … Continue reading

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Why I Close My Doors For a Conference

After three years of attending the Clio Cloud Conference, the jazzy, New Orleans legal tech conference hosted by leading cloud-based practice management software provider Clio, Billie Tarascio had had it. Not with the conference, but with being the only staffer … Continue reading

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N.J. Supreme Court Holds that Res Ipsa Loquitor Applies When Elevator Doors Malfunction

  By:  Stanley J. Zator In McDaid v. Aztec W. Condo. Ass’n, No. 079325, 2018 WL 3431322 (N.J. July 17, 2018), decided on July 17, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that res ipsa loquitor applied to a condominium … Continue reading

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