Recent Articles
Myth of the Attorney Whistleblower
By Carliss Chatman Abstract Notwithstanding the political grandstanding and legal regimes put in place to prevent the next Enron, this article explores whether attorney whistleblower provisions provided in the Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys Appearing...
Tempering Bankruptcy Nondischargability to Promote the Purposes of Student Loans
By John P. Hunt Abstract Student loans, unlike other debts, are not dischargeable in bankruptcy unless the debtor starts a special proceeding and proves that repayment would cause “undue hardship.” This requirement probably accounts for the fact that only a tiny...
Righting the Ship: What Courts are Still Getting Wrong About Electronic Discovery
By Tanya Pierce Abstract What happens when law changes but courts and lawyers ignore the changes? On December 1, 2015, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. One of those amendments includes a sweeping change to Rule 37(e), dealing with...
Recent Student Work
Delaware Law, Friend or Foe? The Debate Surrounding Sandbagging and How Delaware’s Highest Court Should Rule on a Default Rule
By Seth Cleary Abstract Because Delaware is the choice of law used in a majority of M&A deals, certainty in default rules is a necessity for its contractarian approach to corporate law. As such, the new uncertainty from Eagle Force Holdings, LLC v. Campbell, if...
The Plague of Net Profits Payments: Possible Texas Solutions and Recommendations
By Christopher Gambini Abstract Due to the lucrative prospect of finding oil and gas, mineral estates are deeply fractionalized among multiple owners. The multiplicity of owners creates barriers of inefficiencies for oil and gas development and thus hinders Texas's...
Scoot Over: How Electric Scooters Violate the ADA and What Cities Can Do to Maintain Title II Compliance
By Jo Ann Mazoch Abstract While electric scooters are not a new concept, recent start-ups have enhanced the old scooter model through the addition of mobile apps. Electric scooters can now be found on nearby street corners through GPS tracking by using a smartphone....
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Corporate Counsel Symposium
The 28th Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium is tentatively scheduled for October 16, 2020. The one-day symposium features panel discussions addressing timely legal issues relevant to both in-house and outside counsel.
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