Some Jurisdictional Limitations on Federal Procedure

Caseload Burdens and Jurisdictional Limitations: Some Observations from the History of the Federal Courts

Judge Newman has asked that we talk not about him today but about the federal courts. Naturally, I will honor his request, but I must also say that I can think of no better place to start such a discussion than with the exceptionally valuable contributions he has made over the past two decades in examining the institutional problems that confront the federal courts and in proposing thoughtful a...

Some Comments on the Proposed Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Removal of Defendants in Federal Criminal Procedure

The Class Action Fairness Act in Perspective: the Old and the New in Federal Jurisdictional Reform

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was the product of an extended and well-organized political campaign. In Congress, its passage required a grinding eight-year effort, several modifications to the original proposal, numerous committee hearings, multiple reports by both Houses, political compromises that drew some Democratic support, two unsuccessful attempts to terminate debate in th...

Some reflexions on the modified Appleby procedure.

CONTEXT Resection of pancreatic cancer with vascular invasion is a controversial issue, especially when the arterial trunks, such as the celiac axis, are involved. The modified Appleby procedure deals with the problem of encasement of the celiac trunk. CASE REPORT Two patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer are reviewed: a 65-year-old female and a 78-year-old male with pancreatic can...