Using a qualitative design, we develop a model of discrimination lawsuit resolution identifying type of discrimination, firms’ verbal and behavioral responses, and stakeholder mobilization as key. Data from media accounts of lawsuits reveal four paths to resolution, distinguishable largely by the type of discrimination they represent. Findings also highlight aspects of race discrimination and s...

The legal system depends on the medical expert for evidence. Doctors readily complain about frivolous cases that go to trial, yet a lawyer cannot bring a frivolous claim to trial without a physician expert witness stating that the claim is not frivolous. An insurance company cannot raise premiums without medical expert witnesses servicing the increasing litigation against the insured. Physician...

E-discovery refers generally to the process by which one party (e.g., the plaintiff) is entitled to “discover” evidence in the form of “electronically stored information” that is held by another party (e.g., the defendant) and that is relevant to some matter that is the subject of civil litigation (i.e., what is commonly called a “lawsuit”). This survey describes the emergence of the field, ide...

This paper estimates the total cost of patent litigation. We use a large sample of stock market event studies around the date of lawsuit filings for US public firms from 1984-99. Even though most lawsuits settle, we find that the total costs of lawsuits are large compared to estimated legal fees, estimates of patent value, and R&D spending. By the late 1990s, alleged infringers bore expected co...

E-discovery refers generally to the process by which one party (for example, the plaintiff) is entitled to “discover” evidence in the form of “electronically stored information” that is held by another party (for example, the defendant), and that is relevant to some matter that is the subject of civil litigation (that is, what is commonly called a “lawsuit”). This survey describes the emergence...

The various methods used by risk managers to assist clinicians in handling medicolegal risk, including improving communication with patients and better dealing with medical records issues, are not particularly of benefit to pathologists. An understanding of tort law, the theory of negligence, the principle of standard of care, and the role of the expert witness helps the pathologist generally a...

In today's litigious society, legal worries can cause Emergency practitioners to alter their delivery of clinical care. One clinical scenario in which this particularly true is in resuscitation of the so called "medically futile" patient. Patients who arrive to the Emergency Department in prolonged asystole have a uniformly dismal prognosis at best. Yet, many Emergency Physicians often continue...

The 1998 settlement of a lawsuit by the state of California required 19 pharmaceutical firms to provide $150 million worth of drugs free of charge to more than 150 California clinics and hospitals over a three-year period. We developed a decision-support system that utilizes a multiobjective optimization model and a heuristic solution taking into account the efficiency, effectiveness, and equit...

Actio Pauliana is a term for the cancellation of legal action carried out by debtor because can harm creditor and not required to be out. closely related bankruptcy law it have implications process settling bankrupt assets debtors who are undergoing process. In settlement assets, curator will conduct an examination ownership debtor's property which used resolve its creditors. If Pauliana's laws...

ou’re fired!” “Y These words can mark the beginning of lengthy legal problems for contractors deciding to terminate even unsatisfactory employees. Why? First, many of today’s employees have no qualms about initiating a lawsuit if they believe their employer is in the wrong. Second, employers may not realize the consequences their actions can have under federal, state or local employment laws. T...