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Righting the Ship: Implications of J. McIntyre V. Nicastro and How to Navigate the Stream of Commerce in its Wake

55 Ariz. L. Rev. 499 (2013)

Greg Saetrum Note View PDF

A foreign manufacturer attempts to develop a market in the United States and, to that end, hires a U.S. distributor to sell its products across the United States. The manufacturer…

Making Sense of the Linchpin to Medical Malpractice Litigation: Expert Medical Witness Qualification

55 Ariz. L. Rev. 539 (2013)

Athan P. Papailiou Note View PDF

Section 12-2604 of the Arizona Revised Statutes governs the qualification of expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases. Although section 12-2604 requires the testifying physician to share the specialty of the…

In re Estate of Kirkes: Non-Spouse Beneficiaries and Community Property Retirement Accounts

Ariz. L. Rev. Syl. (2013)

Stuart D. Kottle View PDF

The Arizona Supreme Court in In re Estate of Kirkes held that a deceased spouse can leave more than one-half of a community-owned retirement account to a non-spouse beneficiary, so…

Sue on Pay: Say on Pay’s Impact on Directors’ Fiduciary Duties

55 Ariz. L. Rev. 1 (2013)

Lisa M. Fairfax Article View PDF

This Article advances a normative case for using say on pay litigation to enhance the state courts’ role in policing directors’ compensation decisions. Outrage over what many perceive to be…

Don’t “Screw Joe The Plummer”: The Sausage-Making of Financial Reform

55 Ariz. L. Rev. 53 (2013)

Kimberly D. Krawiec Article View PDF

This Article examines agency-level activity during the preproposal rulemaking phase—a time period about which little is known despite its importance to policy outcomes—through an analysis of federal agency activity in…

Agency Costs in the Era of Economic Crisis: The Enhanced Connection Between CEO Compensation and Corporate Cash Holdings

55 Ariz. L. Rev. 105 (2013)

Mira Ganor Article View PDF

This Article reports the results of an empirical study that suggest that the current economic crisis has changed managerial behavior in the United States in a way that may impede…