At today’s 95th Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute voted to approve Tentative Draft No. 3 of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm. Today’s vote marks the completion of this project.
Pauline Toboulidis Posts
The Role of Courts in the Arbitrator Selection Process – Part 2
Pauline Toboulidis | May 16 2018 | International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration
This is the second post presenting Sections from the 2018 International Commercial and Investment Arbitration Annual Meeting draft that deals with the roles that courts might play during the pendency of international arbitral proceedings. The previous post presented the Black Letter and Comments from § 3-2, Court Appointment and Removal of Arbitrators.
Interference with Contract
Pauline Toboulidis | May 9 2018 | Torts: Economic Harm
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.
Avoidance of Conflict of Interest On and After Leaving Public Service
Pauline Toboulidis | May 7 2018 | Government Ethics
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.
Gifts From and Financial Relationships With Prohibited Sources
Pauline Toboulidis | Apr 27 2018 | Government Ethics
In the video below, Government Ethics Associate Reporter Richard W. Painter discusses the treatment of gifts to and financial transactions and relationships with public servants. Included below the video is the Black Letter and Comment from the 2018 Annual Meeting draft.
Sick and Aging Prisoners: A Look Into Compassionate Release
Pauline Toboulidis | Mar 8 2018 | Sentencing
The New York Times examines the federal compassionate release program, a program designed to permit the release of sick, dying and elderly prisoners who are the least likely to re-offend and the most expensive to house.
Not-for-Profit Compliance: Doing More With Less
Pauline Toboulidis | Feb 16 2018 | Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations
Kitty Holt, ethics and compliance officer at Plan International USA, and Ray Justice, senior director of compliance operations and awards at Plan International USA, talk to The Wall Street Journal about how nonprofit organizations operate without all the resources available to big corporations and the compliance challenges of working with project partners.
D.C. Court of Appeals Cites Restatement Fourth of Foreign Relations
Pauline Toboulidis | Feb 6 2018 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
Reversing the District Court’s ruling, the Court of Appeals cited the Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relation Law of the United States in its discussion about currency conversion in federal court.
MPC: Sentencing Cited in EDNY Restitution Case
Pauline Toboulidis | Jan 19 2018 | Sentencing
Citing the Proposed Final Draft (PFD) of Model Penal Code: Sentencing, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York dismissed restitution claims due to lack of merit.
Finding the Balance in Title IX
Pauline Toboulidis | Dec 8 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
In “The Takedown of Title IX: Inside the fight over federal rules on campus sexual assault,” The New York Times highlights the tension between addressing sexual assault allegations and ensuring the due process rights of the accused during campus proceedings.