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The Psychology of Punishment and the Puzzle of Why Tortfeasor Death Defeats Liability for Punitive Damages

found in the likelihood that punitive damages would be awarded or in the sizes of the punitive damage awards of judges and jury-eligible citizens

Financing the Class: Strengthening the Class Action Through Third-Party Investment

percentage of fund awards “may be over-compensating the lawyer (as an award from a common fund represents a zero-sum exercise) and thus under-compensating the

Forum: Implementing Aggregation in Law: The Median Outcome Rule

damages awards for claims A and B, or award the plaintiff damages according to the largest-remedy method, the defendant would be better off conceding

Disability Law and HIV Criminalization

Criminalization: A Challenge to Public Health and Ending AIDS, AIDSWatch, https://www.aidsunited.org/data/files/Site 18/AW2015-Criminalization Web.pdf

Forum: The Case for a Federal Defamation Regime

courts have awarded all of the top ten final awards in history against media defendants. And while initial awards are higher in federal court, the

Let the Burden Fit the Crime: Extending Proportionality Review to Sex Offenders

America, Inc. v. Gore, the Supreme Court invalidated a punitive damage award in a civil lawsuit as “grossly excessive” compared to the injury done. The

Forum: Hayek Goes to Family Court

fault divorce and the modern twilight of alimony awards—illustrate how predictability promotes evolution in the family-law context. 1. Example 1: No-Fault

Diffusing Disputes: The Public in the Private of Arbitration, the Private in Courts, and the Erasure of Rights

award. Moreover, FINRA does not provide data on unpaid awards, although it can suspend members who fail to pay. A brief consideration of Europe—once

Forum: Sexual Harassment Law After #MeToo: Looking to California as a Model

quietly tolerate the abuse, and upper management was aware of Paul’s conduct but did nothing to stop it. Over several months, Laura found that the

Forum: The Ethics and Challenges of Legal Personhood for AI

AI). We have had various forms of AI for more than two decades, though public awareness of its enormous and potential future capabilities came to the