Student Sexual Misconduct: Introductory Note
Principles of the Law, Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities will be presented for discussion at ALI’s 95th Annual Meeting. Below is the Introductory Note included in the draft.
The Role of Courts in the Arbitrator Selection Process – Part 1
On May 21, ALI membership will be presented with Tentative Draft No. 6 of the Restatement of the Law, The U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration. This draft includes Chapter 3, which addresses the roles that courts might play during the pendency of international arbitral proceedings.
Interference with Contract
When is it a tort to interfere with somebody else’s contract? In this video, project Reporter Ward Farnsworth discusses the development of the tort of interference with economic interests since the Restatement Second of Torts.
Lawmakers Group Discusses Controversial Liability Insurance Restatement
Weeks away from the American Law Institute’s annual meeting in Washington D.C., where the group’s controversial Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance will once again be up for approval, a representative from the group recently said the ALI is trying to “stay in our lane.”
Avoidance of Conflict of Interest On and After Leaving Public Service
What restrictions, if any, should apply to former government officials who seek or accept private employment? Chapter 5 of the Government Ethics project examines the ethical concerns that arise when public servants move on to private sector employment.
Plain Meaning and Ambiguous Terms
Since the 2017 Annual Meeting, many changes have been made to the Liability Insurance project draft. Sections 3 and 4, The Plain-Meaning Rule and Ambiguous Terms, have both been significantly revised to reflect the decision to adopt a plain meaning rule.
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