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The Forum Selection Clause: A Tale of Two Concepts
(1993)
This article posits that lack of discussion is a principal reason why the parameters of the forum selection clause remain ill-defined, and that the struggle to construct a standard for enforcement has proven difficult. ...
Pregnant Dads: The Crimes and Other Misconduct of Expectant Fathers
(1993)
Toward the end of the last millennium, there was a surge in state action seeking to protect potential human life. This activity chiefly occurred ín two fields. One was quite fertile, the other barren. A third field still ...
Disciplinary Referrals Under New Federal Civil Rule 11
(1993)
The 1983 amendments to Federal Civil Procedure Rule 11, concerning sanctions for frivolous litigation papers, prompted much controversy and satellite litigation. By the latter 1980s many called for further changes to the ...
Fines Under New Federal Civil Rule 11: The New Monetary Sanctions for the "Stop-and Think-Again" Rule
(1993)
The 1983 amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 11, which dealt with frivolous litigation papers, prompted much controversy, satellite litigation, and a new cottage industry, Rule amendments in 1983 increased ...
Legislative Term Limitation Under A "Limited" Popular Initiative Provision?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-11)
This article addresses the need for change in a seniority-based political system which fosters and is dominated by self-serving career politicians who rarely appear to serve the public interest. Campaign finance reforms ...
Characterization and Assignment of Corporate and Shareholder Income
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-11)
A fertile group for the development of differentials arises in dividend distributions made by corporations to their shareholders. Professor Schneider analyzes the way in which differentials in dividend income have been ...
United States v. Nixon, Twenty Years After: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly-an Exploration of Executive Privilege
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-11)
The following article attempts to conceptualize United States v. Nixon and the strengthened doctrine of Executive Privilege it beget. This is accomplished through the examination of Executive Privilege's historic roots, ...
Providing Creative Remedies to Bystander Emotional Distress Victims: A Feminist Perspective
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-11)
This article discusses the tort of bystander emotional distress from a feminist perspective. The Article concentrates on emotional distress which flows from witnessing the physical injury or death of a loved one. The article ...
The Cents of it: Dischargeability and Environmental Claims Under the Bankruptcy Code
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-11)
Courts have been unable to develop a consistent body of precedent as to the point at which a CERCLA claim arises under the Bankruptcy Code due to the competing policy interests involved. This comment analyzes the current ...
An Equitable Approach to Products Liability Statutes of Repose
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1993-11)
This comment addresses the applicability of the doctrine of equitable estoppel to products liability statutes of repose. The comment specifically focuses upon the situation where the injury caused by the defective product ...