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Jan. 2013, Vol. 65, No. 1
Articles
David Haddock, Tonja Jacobi, & Matthew Sag, League Structure &Stadium Rent Seeking— the Role of Antitrust Revisited
Steven J. Cleveland, Resurrecting Deference to the Securities and Exchange Commission: Mark Cuban Trading on Inside information
Janai S. Nelson, The First Amendment, Equal Protection and Felon Disenfranchisement: A New Viewpoint
Sergio J. Campos, Erie as a Choice of Enforcement Defaults
Hanah Metchis Volokh, Constitutional Authority Statements in Congress
Sapna Kumar, The Accidental Agency?
Christian Turner, State Action Problems
Category Archives: Business & Corporate Law
Kimon Korres, Bankrupting Bankruptcy: Circumventing Chapter 11 Protections Through Manipulation of the Business Justification Standard in § 363 Asset Sales, and a Refined Standard to Safeguard Against Abuse
63 Fla. L. Rev. 959 (2011)| | | NOTE :: Of the twenty largest public company bankruptcy filings from 1980 to the present, seventeen have taken place since 2001, and ten of those seventeen were filed between March of 2007 and … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, Business & Corporate Law, Employment Law, Government Contracts, Tax Law, Uncategorized
Tagged 363, 363(b), asset sales, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Code, Bankrupting Bankruptcy, business justification, Chapter 11, Chrysler, claims, defeating, economic crisis, In re Chrysler LLC, Kimon, Korres, lease, power creditors, property, safeguarding abuse, Section 363, secured claims, sell, seventeen bankruptcies, Sub rosa, subordinating, traditional guide, use
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Henry N. Butler & Joshua D. Wright, Are State Consumer Protection Acts Really Little-FTC Acts?
63 Fla. L. Rev. 163 (2011) | | | | ABSTRACT :: State Consumer Protection Acts (CPAs) were designed to supplement the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) mission of protecting consumers and are often referred to as “Little-FTC Acts.” There is … Continue reading
George D. Brown, Accountability, Liability and the War on Terror—Constitutional Tort Suits as Truth and Reconciliation Vehicles
63 Fla. L. Rev. 193 (2011)| | | | ABSTRACT :: This Article examines the role of civil suits in providing accountability for the Bush administration’s conduct of the “war on terror.” There have been calls for a “Truth and … Continue reading
Posted in Antitrust & Trade Law, Business & Corporate Law, Civil Procedure, Governments and Legislation, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse of power, Arar, Ashcroft, Brown, Government Accountibility, Iqbal, Obama, Padilla, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, War on Terror
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Melanie B. Leslie, The Wisdom of Crowds? Groupthink and Nonprofit Governance
62 Fla. L. Rev. 1179 (2010)| | | | ABSTRACT :: Scandals involving nonprofit boards and conflicts of interest continue to receive considerable public attention. Earlier this year, for example, musician Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti charity became the target of … Continue reading
Posted in Business & Corporate Law, Estates & Trusts Law, Governments and Legislation, Uncategorized
Tagged Crowds, directors, disclosure of conflicts, fiduciary duty, flat prohibition, fuzzy standards, Groupthink, inside transactions, investigation of alternatives, Leslie, Nonprofit Governance, relationships, scandals, self-dealing, Social Norms, Wisdom, Wyclef Jean, Yele Haiti charity
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Andrew S. Brown, Breaking Up and Making Out (Rich): Recommendations for Revision of the Bankruptcy Code Provisions Governing Break-Up Fees Used by Stalking Horse Bidders in § 363 Bankruptcy Asset Sales
62 Fla. L. Rev. 1463 (2010) | | | | INTRODUCTION :: Since December 2007, the United States has suffered through a “Great Recession.” The stock market had plummeted more than 40% from its peak as investors pulled their money … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, Business & Corporate Law, Governments and Legislation, Tort Law
Tagged 11 U.S.C., 363, Bankruptcy Asset Sales, break-up fee, Breaking UP, Brown, economic crisis, Making out Rich, Revision, sale of companies
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Usha Rodrigues, From Loyalty to Conflict: Addressing Fiduciary Duty at the Officer Level
61 Fla. L. Rev. 1 (2009) | | | | ABSTRACT :: Conflicts of interest are the quintessential agency cost-the constant, lurking danger that agents may seek their own personal gain, rather than the good of the corporation. Yet many … Continue reading
Posted in Antitrust & Trade Law, Business & Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Governments and Legislation, Judicial Systems, Labor & Employment Law, Uncategorized
Tagged agency cost, Code of ethics, conflicts of interest, Corporate Officers, Education, fiduciary duty, fradulent behavior, Loyalty, Rodrigues, Sarbenes Oxley Act, SEC, senior officers
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