Over the past two years, the issue of Internet accessibility has received national attention. In 1999, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) filed a class action lawsuit against America Online, Inc. (AOL).1 NFB alleged that AOL’s Internet browser and services were inaccessible to the blind and did not comply with the accessibility requirements of Title III of the Americans with Disabilitie...

On April 10 economist John R. Lott, Jr., formerly of the American Enterprise Institute, filed a defamation lawsuit against economist Steven D. Levitt of the University of Chicago and HarperCollins, the publisher of Levitt's 2005 book, Freakonomics. At issue is what Levitt meant when he wrote that scholars could not "replicate" Lott's results, referring to Lott's 1998 book, More Guns, Less Crime...

One method by which corporations have attempted to prevent these results has been to institute self-evaluative or self-policing programs by conducting periodic internal investigations, in an effort to maximize safety and/or to comply with all local, state and federal laws. Additionally, corporations frequently conduct their own investigations into accidents that may have occurred as a result of...

The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) has filed a damage suit against tobacco producers KT&G, Philip Morris Korea, and BAT Korea (hereafter referred to as “Tobacco Lawsuit”). In the course of the ongoing lawsuit, heated debates are underway regarding the causal relationship between tobacco smoking and lung cancer. The affected individuals of this class action are those with one of three ...

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Given the current conditions of Ukraine's development as a legal state, administrative justice is institution that designed to guarantee protection human rights against possible arbitrariness and abuse by authorities. A lawsuit in proceedings instrument ensures initiation administrative-judicial freedoms citizens illegal decisions, actions inaction subjects authority, which implemented accordin...

Abstract Research suggests that earnings-disclosure-related litigation causes managers to reduce subsequent disclosure, perhaps stemming from a belief even their good faith disclosures will cause them trouble. This paper considers unexplored dimensions of disclosure and alternative channels provide additional evidence speaks how shapes managers’ strategies. Consistent with Skinner (1994)’s clas...

If Guinness World Records gave out an award for prolonged futility in successfully developing a US state government IT system, then South Carolina’s Department of Social Services would surely be a contender for the “honor,” in recognition of its protracted attempt to create an automated child-support enforcement system (CSES). The system, which is intended to aid courtordered child-support coll...

Oregon became the first state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide. Passage of Proposition 16 was a milestone in the campaign to make assisted suicide a legal option. The culmination of years of effort, the Oregon vote followed on the heels of failed referenda in California and Washington, and other unsuccessful attempts to enact state laws guaranteeing the right to suicide assistance. In...

Morgan Stanley has been hit, yet again, with a gender discrimination lawsuit. ... The suit comes two years after former Morgan broker Allison Schieffelin was awarded $12 million in her sexual discrimination suit against the firm. ... According to this latest complaint, ... ‘‘Morgan Stanley has engaged in a pattern and practice of gender discrimination with respect to compensation and promoting ...