In This Edition: Autumn 2015
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL Vortex | Download PDF Version of Article
Departments
Editor’s Note, Letters To The Editor
Briefs
On the Hill: PATENT Act Aims To Curb Patent Trolls
When can judges engage in political activity?
The Storied Third Branch
A Passion For Justice
J. Michelle Childs
On Courts
Tightrope Act: Fisa Court Reforms
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
Case Note
Third Circuit Clarifies Ascertainability Standard
Lauren Sanders
Point / Counterpoint
Cost Shifting: Has Its Time Come?
John Vail and Alex Dahl
Book Review
A Judge’s Life
Scott D. Makar
Features
A Closer Look At New Pleading In The Litigation Marketplace
Scott Dodson
The Doctrine Of The Last Antecedent, The Example In Barnhart, And Why Both Are Weak
Joseph Kimble
Wrangling The Beast: Creating New Standards And Best Practices For Mdl
Jaime L. Dodge
The MDL Vortex Revisited
Thomas Metzloff
Bureaucratizing The Courts? Finding MDL’s Place In The Traditional Legal Culture
Patrick Higginbotham
Authentication: What Every Judge And Lawyer Needs To Know About Electronic Evidence
Gregory Joseph
Shooting from the Hip: Concealed Cameras in the United States Supreme Court
Kyle Kopko and Erin Krause