{"title":"Discrimination in the Age of Social Media: The New Dangers of Cat's Paw Liability","authors":"Taylor N. Brailey","doi":"10.5195/JLC.2017.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/JLC.2017.119","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"38 1","pages":"271-288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76292114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Constitutionality of Panhandling Ordinances: Making \"Cents\" Out of Reed v. Town of Gilbert","authors":"M. Smith","doi":"10.5195/JLC.2017.123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/JLC.2017.123","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"67 1","pages":"255-270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87263857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On Parr: The Use and Propriety of Appraisal Methods in Computing Fracking Awards","authors":"H. Goldberg, Ray R. Calnan","doi":"10.5195/JLC.2016.118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/JLC.2016.118","url":null,"abstract":"Parr v. Aruba Petroleum, Inc. made headlines in 2014 for being the first hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) case to result in a jury verdict. In Parr , a Texas jury awarded $2.925 million to compensate the Parr family for injuries sustained as a result of Aruba Petroleum’s nearby fracking activities. Of the nearly $3 million verdict, the jury awarded $275,000 for diminution in property value. Thanks to the fiercely litigated and highly publicized trial and appeal, scholars, practitioners and academics received a rare glimpse into an area of litigation otherwise insulated from public view by out of court resolutions and confidential settlement agreements. In this interdisciplinary paper we will provide an overview of the valuation process, addressing issues specific to diminution in value in the context of fracking and similar incidences of environmental contamination. We will then explain the various appraisal methods within the context of real estate litigation, including the Sales Comparison Approach, Income Approach and Cost Approach. Using Parr as a test case, we will then analyze the unique appraisal challenges presented by the hydraulic fracturing and analogous toxic torts fact patterns, evaluating the probative value and persuasive necessity of each approach. Finally, we will make predictions about the rapidly evolving fracking litigation sphere, analyzing new challenges presented to homeowners, energy companies and the judiciary when faced with allegations of diminished property values.","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81338576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clearing the Air: How an Effective Transparency Policy Can Help the U.S. Meet its Paris Agreement Promise","authors":"H. Baldwin","doi":"10.5195/jlc.2016.115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/jlc.2016.115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85855242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corporate Manslaughter by Industrial Robots at Work: Who Should Go on Trial under the Principles of Common Law Australia?","authors":"S. M. Solaiman","doi":"10.5195/jlc.2016.117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/jlc.2016.117","url":null,"abstract":"Industrial robots have been increasingly used for decades and the International Federation of Robotics predicts that 1.3 million more of such humanoids will be installed in factories across the globe between 2015 and 2018. While robots are deemed beneficial for industrial production, they pose a serious threat to our health and safety. Meanwhile, robots have killed many people and gravely injured numerous others in different countries. Policymakers around the world remain largely unmoved about resolving the uncertainty over the specificity of which persons should go on trial for such killings. This article examines the principles of common law governing manslaughter by criminal negligence with particular reference to Australia; however, it will generally apply to other common law countries as well. It finds that while it would be theoretically possible to identify the potential accused of workplace deaths caused by robots, we consider that the common law identification doctrine in practice will be a bar to successful prosecutions against corporate employers given the specific complexities associated with the usage of industrial robots. This article therefore submits a recommendation with justifications for dealing with this serious offence by enacting appropriate manslaughter law for the effective regulation of robots provoked fatalities.","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"40 1","pages":"21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82511029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hardly Room for Hardship - A Functional Review of Article 79 of the CISG","authors":"David Kuster, C. Andersen","doi":"10.5195/jlc.2016.116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/jlc.2016.116","url":null,"abstract":"Over a decade ago, Francesco Mazzotta penned a penetrating article on the issue of determination of interest rate under Article 78 of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which pierced academic discussions at the time, and won a much deserved Schmitthoff research award. It was appropriately entitled: \"CISG Article 78: Endless disagreement among commentators, much less among the courts.\" After finding a similar phenomenon of \"much ado about nothing,\" in relation to the application of Article 79 and the issue of hardship, the authors were inspired to undertake a similar debunking of a similar myth, in Mazzotta's vein. We hope it may inspire others to pursue pragmatic and empirical research issues.","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"112 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80034350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transitioning Into Modern Society: Why The Law Is Not \"Keeping Up\" With Gender Identity","authors":"G. M. Kelly","doi":"10.5195/JLC.2016.114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/JLC.2016.114","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79974705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Approach to the Regulation of Spanish Banking Foundations","authors":"Miguel Muñoz","doi":"10.5195/jlc.2016.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/jlc.2016.104","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal framework governing banking foundations as they have been regulated by Spanish Act 26/2013, of December 27, on savings banks and banking foundations. Title 2 of this regulation addresses a construct that is groundbreaking for the Spanish legal system, still of paramount importance for the entire financial system insofar as these foundations become the leading players behind certain banking institutions given the high interest that foundations hold in the share capital of such institutions.","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76247539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Fracking: How Robinson Township Alters Pennsylvania Municipal Zoning Rights","authors":"Christian C. Hagen-Frederiksen","doi":"10.5195/JLC.2016.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/JLC.2016.101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75960459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nursing Homes and Mandatory Arbitration Clauses","authors":"A. Mathieu","doi":"10.5195/jlc.2016.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5195/jlc.2016.100","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35703,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87068851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}