AEI.Org: Outlook Outlooks List http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100012?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:48 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI The Trouble with the Civil Gideon Movement http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/28441 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Aside from the tremendous cost to taxpayers, civil Gideon will be counterproductive in its supposed goals of helping the poor and making the legal system more accessible. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 Zombie Litigation http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27753 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If the legislature will not act responsibly, courts should aggressively protect the constitutional rights of parties when retroactive legislation creates new liabilities for past conduct. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 There Is a Role for Congress in Patent Litigation Reform http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27550 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Patent litigation is broken, and Congress is every bit as qualified as--and often more qualified than--the courts to fix it. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 A Billion-Dollar "Harm-Less" Lawsuit http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27043 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Unless Congresscaps damages, many businesses may be bankrupted forminor violations of the Fair Credit Transactions Act. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 Should Trial Lawyers Make Terror Policy? http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/26784 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The civil justice system is structured to create incentives for individuals and state governments to interfere with national policy goals. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 The Roberts Court and Liability Reform http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/26528 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We should be cautiously optimistic about future developments as important cases about federal preemption and the scope of securities laws come before the SupremeCourt in 2007. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 The Class Action Fairness Act Two Years Later http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/25851 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Has the Class Action Fairness Act curbed abusive class actions, and will it do so in the future? </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 Rollover Economics http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/25395 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Noneconomic damages should be capped and objective safety standards established in order to provide a safe harbor for manufacturers from unfair liability. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 Faulty Studies from Center for Justice &amp; Democracy Are Stunting the ... http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/24273 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How has the national debate over medical-malpractice and medical liability reform been affected by a set of faulty studies? </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 Making the FAIR Act Fair http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/23973 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The inauguralLiability Outlook joins AEI's series of Outlook publications. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500 1999-11-30T00:00:00-0500