Leveraging public finance to achieve endgame for tobacco - possible national and global strategies
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Calls for institutional investors to divest (sell off) tobacco stocks threaten the industry´s share values, publicise its bad behaviour, and label it as a politically unacceptable ally. The rise of the socially responsible investment movement,
Pranay Lal
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Cartel deterrence and settlements: the brazilian experience [PDF]
Settlements are an important part of a program of cartel deterrence, particularly when the likelihood ofconviction and the litigation costs are higher.
Azevedo, Paulo Furquim de +1 more
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Uncertain litigation cost and seller behavior: Evidence from an auditing game [PDF]
, 1998 This paper reports the results of two experiments, each consisting of six sessions, designed to investigate difficulties that arise in estimating expected litigation costs in an auditing game.
Ackert, Lucy F. +2 more
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State Public-Law Litigation in an Age of Polarization [PDF]
, 2018 Public-law litigation by state governments plays an increasingly prominent role in American governance. Although public lawsuits by state governments designed to challenge the validity or shape the content of national policy are not new, such suits have ...
Lemos, Margaret H., Young, Ernest A.
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Comparison of Methods for Resolving Child Custody Disputes After Parental Divorce
Al-ManhajThis research aims to analyze the comparison of two post-divorce child custody dispute resolution methods (litigation and non-litigation) along with the obstacles and challenges faced in finding a solution.
Nadia Rezky, Arino Bemi Sado
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A Pair of Testicular Torsion Medicolegal Cases with Caveats: The Ball’s in Your Court
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018 In this article, we present two medicolegal cases illustrating medical and diagnostic pitfalls that can lead to litigation for missed testicular torsion. Testicular torsion (TT) is a urologic emergency with potentially devastating consequences and costs,
John B. Bass +3 more
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Judges and Courts Respond to Opioid Litigation Engulfing U.S. Court Systems
International Journal for Court Administration, 2019 This editorial summarizes the epidemic in the U.S. of opioid addiction, its lethality in the addict community, and its impact on the justice and social-services sectors.
Markus Zimmer
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Pre-litigation Mediation as a Privacy Policy: Exploring the Interaction of Economics and Privacy [PDF]
Pre-litigation mediation is a perfect example of the economic trade-offs that exist in privacy policy. In pre-litigation mediation, costs and confidentiality work independently.
Costello, Thomas J (TJ)
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Uncertainty of Law and the Legal Process. [PDF]
There is extensive literature on whether courts or legislators produce efficient rules, but which of them produces rules efficiently? Is there an optimal mix of litigation and legislation?
Bruno Deffains, Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
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Securities Litigation Risk for Foreign Companies Listed in the U.S. [PDF]
, 2013 We study securities litigation risk faced by foreign firms listed on U.S. exchanges. We find that U.S. listed foreign companies experience securities class action lawsuits at about half the rate as do U.S.
Cheng, Beiting +2 more
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