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Hari M. Osofsky, Multidimensional Governance and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Posted on September 15, 2011 by zhyman

63 Fla. L. Rev. 1077 (2011)| | | ARTICLE :: This Article explores the governance challenges posed by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and proposes strategies for developing more inclusive, responsive institutions to help meet them. It begins by … Continue reading →

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Stewart E. Sterk and Kimberly J. Brunelle, Zoning Finality: Reconceptualizing Res Judicata Doctrine in Land Use Cases

Posted on September 15, 2011 by zhyman

63 Fla. L. Rev. 1139 (2011)| | | ARTICLE :: Zoning disputes provide many Americans with their only firsthand exposure to the workings of democratic government. Land use issues trigger participation because neighbors perceive the wrong kind of development as … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Witmer-Rich, Interrogation and the Roberts Court

Posted on September 15, 2011 by zhyman

63 Fla. L. Rev. 1189 (2011)| | | ARTICLE :: Through 2010, the Roberts Court decided five cases involving the rules for police interrogation under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments: Kansas v. Ventris; Montejo v. Louisiana; Florida v. Powell; Maryland … Continue reading →

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Benjamin J. Steinberg and Dwayne Antonio Robinson, Making BP’s Blood Curd-Le: Duty, Economic Loss, and the Potential Cardozian Nightmare after Curd v. Mosaic Fertilizer

Posted on September 15, 2011 by zhyman

63 Fla. L. Rev. 1245 (2011)| | | ARTICLE :: The traditional economic loss rule precludes plaintiffs-such as those affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill-from recovering losses not resulting from damage to person or property. Most states have … Continue reading →

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The Inaugural Allen L. Poucher Legal Education Series

Posted on August 18, 2011 by zhyman

The Florida Law Review is pleased to announce the inaugural lecture of the Allen L. Poucher Legal Education Series on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 10:30am. The event will feature a conversation about Judicial Reform with the following distinguished panelists: … Continue reading →

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Eugene Volokh Discusses Andrew Blair-Stanek’s Article Twombly is the Logical Extension of the Mathews v. Eldridge Test to Discovery on The Volokh Conspiracy

Posted on August 17, 2011 by fischman

Read Professor Volokh’s commentary on the article’s “enlightening” title at The Volokh Conspiracy. 62 Fla. L. Rev. 1 (2010) |   |   |   | ABSTRACT :: The Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly has … Continue reading →

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