Yakima Herald-Republic articles from May 1999

Yakima Herald-Republic archives from May 1999

Introduction to Baxter Symposium.(testimonial to William Baxter)
May 1, 1999... Introduction to Baxter Symposium I met Bill Baxter more than 30 years ago, in the fall of 1967, when I interviewed for a job at the Stanford Law School. I was instantly, immensely, and permanently impressed by the power of his mind and the...

Second generation law and economics of conflict of laws: Baxter's comparative impairment and beyond.(William F. Baxter)(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... In his 1963 article in the Stanford Law Review, "Choice of Law and the Federal System," Professor William F. Baxter criticized the choice-of-law approach of the First Restatement of the Conflict of Laws. According to the Restatement, courts...

The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994: a surprising sequel to the break up of AT&T.(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... Professor Lillian R. BeVier examines the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) that Congress passed in 1994 as a framework for inquiring into the array of privacy issues raised by technological advances. The law essentially...

People or prairie chickens: the uncertain search for optimal biodiversity.(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... A quarter century ago, Professor William F. Baxter authored a widely read and influential book on the law and economics of pollution control. In People or Penguins: The Case for Optimal Pollution, Professor Baxter argued that environmental...

Essential facilities.(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... Since United States v. Terminal Railroad Association, the essential facilities doctrine has been applied to a wide variety of business contexts--from football stadiums to the New York Stock Exchange. However, courts have also declined to extend...

The Bell Doctrine: applications in telecommunications, electricity, and other network industries.(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... In this article, Professors Paul Joskow and Roger Noll examine Professor Baxter's most "visible" contribution to antitrust policy: the Bell Doctrine. The Bell Doctrine, so named because it underpins the 1983 break up of AT&T into the Baby...

Bill Baxter in the antitrust arena: an economist's appreciation.(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... During his career as an academic, a public servant, and an advocate, Professor William F. Baxter had a profound impact on the practice of antitrust law. This article provides an economist's perspective on his various contributions. Professor...

Electronic commerce revisited.(Baxter Symposium)
May 1, 1999... In 1977 William F. Baxter, Paul H. Cootner, and Kenneth E. Scott co-authored a book predicting the development of competitive networks of point of sale terminals and the significant growth of credit and debit cards which would displace the use...

The learned intermediary doctrine and patient package inserts: a balanced approach to preventing drug-related injury.
May 1, 1999... In this note, Catherine Paytash examines the validity of the learned intermediary doctrine as it is applied in the context of prescription drug therapy. She explores and analyzes the rationales advanced to support the rule and the criticisms...

The Man Who Once Was Whizzer White: A Portrait of Justice Byron R. White.(Review)
May 1, 1999... THE MAN WHO ONCE WAS WHIZZER WHITE: A PORTRAIT OF JUSTICE BYRON R. WHITE. By Dennis J. Hutchinson.([dagger]) New York: The Free Press. 1998. 577 pp. $30.00. Reviewing a biography of retired Justice Byron White and commenting on the...

Cardozo.(Review)
May 1, 1999... CARDOZO. By Andrew L. Kaufman.([dagger]) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1998. ix + 731 pp. $55.00. In this review, Professor John C.P. Goldberg examines Professor Andrew L. Kaufman's biography of Justice Cardozo. While Cardozo...