Emory Law: Electronic Resources The following is a list of subscription-based law related electronic resources and databases with a brief description of each. For a list arranged by subject, go here: Electronic Resources -- By Subject The symbols following most references to online resources indicate the access policies that apply to those databases: = Accessible on Emory campus = Accessible in Law School = Off-campus access via proxy server = Off-campus access requires password = Individual password required = Click to register for BNA e-mail update Licensing Agreements: BNA, CCH, Cambridge Books Online, ElgarOnline, Foreign Law Guide, Hein Online, LexisNexis, LLMC Digital, Oxford University Press, Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law, RIA Checkpoint, and Westlaw. American Law Yearbook 2005 . American Law Yearbook 2006 . Asian Journal of Law and Economics (BE Press) . Bloomberg BNA . Bloomberg Law . . Cambridge Books Online . Casemaker X . CCH IntelliConnect . Ch13online.com Chronicle of Higher Education . . . . . . . .
5 ways to make a bulletproof will In an ideal world, your final wishes would remain just that: final. But in reality, dissatisfied heirs might look for any opportunity to grab what they feel they deserve. Now more than ever, it’s essential to make a will that’s as bulletproof as possible. “People are living longer, and their lives are getting messier,” says Stephen Hartnett, associate director of education for the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. There’s more time for a second marriage, more time for valuables to pile up, more time for the family tree to sprout some unfamiliar branches — all of which can cloud who gets what after you’re gone. Here are five measures you can take to offset potential challenges to your will. 1. A no-contest clause is a stipulation that discourages people from disputing your will. No-contest clauses won’t disincentivize people who were already left out, as they have nothing to lose by challenging, Hartnett says. 2. 3. 4. “The internet is a terrible lawyer,” Bilderback warns. 5.
LII The problem of evil, as described circa 300 B.C. In about 300 B.C., Epicurus eloquently summed up the problem of the existence of evil. It has come to be known as the Riddle of Epicurus or the Epicurean paradox. It was translated by David Hume in the Dialogues concerning Natural Religion: If God is willing to prevent evil, but is not able to Then He is not omnipotent.If He is able, but not willing Then He is malevolent.If He is both able and willing Then whence cometh evil?If He is neither able nor willing Then why call Him God? Tags: Epicurus, problem of evil Category: Good and Evil, Quotes About the Author (Author Profile) Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on consumer law litigation and appellate practice. Emerging global networks for free access to law: WorldLII’s strategies Graham Greenleaf, Philip Chung and Andrew Mowbray Co-Directors, AustLII & WorldLII* 1. The emerging ‘free access to law’ network 1.1. Legal research increasingly has global dimensions. Commercial legal publishers have responded to these developments in a number of ways. Both the internationalisation of legal research and the decline of local control over legal information call for a response from those who value free access to legal information3, and who consider that free access to essential legal information should be part of a person’s civil rights everywhere. By 'essential legal information' (also called ‘public legal information’) we mean primary legal materials (legislation, case-law, treaties etc) and some secondary (interpretative) materials (law reform reports, travaux préparatoires, investigative commission reports etc). The main goal of the free access to law movement is to spread free access to such legal information to those countries that do not have it6. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4.
Security Supervision and Management: Theory and Practice of Asset Protection - IFPO - Google Books Unpublished Opinions in Federal Courts: An Interview with David Cleveland « Cornell Law Library's InSITE Website Reviews | Main | Google Reaches Tentative Settlement of Book Search Copyright Class Action » October 29, 2008 Unpublished Opinions in Federal Courts: An Interview with David Cleveland David Cleveland is an Assistant Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. Q: You have two forthcoming articles now on the issue of unpublished opinions in the federal circuit courts, is the issuance of unpublished opinions a common occurrence? A: Extremely common. Q: What specifically are we talking about when we say “unpublished opinions”? A: “Unpublished opinions” refers to court opinions that the court withholds from formal publication in the official reporter. Q: What was the reasoning behind this rule change? A: The limited publication plans, and the attending lack of citation and precedent accorded unpublished opinions, is, in my opinion, far greater than a mere rule change. A: No, they aren’t. A: Absolutely. A: Unfortunately, no.
Negligent Security Jury Verdicts and Settlements Statistics — Negligent Security Attorney No one industry dominated the negligent security rape cases. The study found that rape and wrongful death cases fetched higher jury verdicts when compared to robbery and assault cases. Apartment complexes and Condominiums lead the pack in rape cases (Defendants in 65 of the negligent security rape cases). Hospitals and nursing homes surprisingly were second (28 cases), and hotels and management companies were sued in 26 cases each. Both malls and private security companies were named Defendants in 23 cases each. The study shows that, while apartments lead the rape location statistics, rapes in hospital/nursing home/rehabilitation centers are drastically increasing. Rape Victim Lawsuit Examples McCann v. Niece v. Plaintiff alleged that the healthcare facility’s policies and procedures should have prevented the male employee from being alone with the female brain injured resident. Peterson v. Doe v.
Summary judgment in a “Solicitors from Hell” case This post originally appeared on Media Lawyer, the indispensable subscription service from the Press Association covering all aspects of media law. It is reproduced with permission and thanks. A solicitor who was defamed by an anonymous posting on the Solicitors from Hell website won summary judgment and libel damages of £17,500 from Rick Kordowski, the man who set up and runs the site. Courts rarely grant summary judgment in defamation cases, doing so only when a defendant has no defence to the action. Mr Justice Eady, sitting in the High Court on 11 October 2010, also ordered Mr Kordowski to pay costs of £28,000 to solicitor Megan Phillips, of law firm Bhatt Murphy, and issued an injunction banning him from repeating the allegations. The solicitors from Hell website states on its Home Page: “Name and shame those shady Solicitors. “I didn’t have any idea who could have written anything like this about me. Simon Creighton, the partner at Bhatt Murphy who acted for Ms Phillips, said: