Influx Of Cases Research Articles

Welcome to Waco! The impact of judge shopping on litigation

Abstract We analyze the effect of judge shopping in patent litigation following the appointment of a former patent litigator as the sole district judge assigned to the Waco Division of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX). We find that patent enforcers’ ability to select, with certainty, a judge widely regarded as patentee-friendly increased the number of cases filed, especially by non-practicing entities. We show that the increase in litigation was driven by both an influx of cases that would not have been filed but for the judge’s appointment and a geographic reallocation of cases that would have been filed regardless. Overall, judge shopping in the WDTX induced over a 33-month period an increase of around 460 patent cases that otherwise would not have been filed. (JEL: K41, O34).

Country Conditions in Central America and Asylum Decision-Making: Report from a January 2017 Workshop

In recent years, cases involving Central American migrants, including unaccompanied children (UACs) and families, have inundated the U.S. immigration system. Many of these migrants have expressed a fear of persecution and have applied for asylum, initiating a resource and time-intensive adjudication process with high stakes. Since many of these claims rely on non-legal expertise – often relating to country conditions and/or mental health assessments – the influx of cases presents new opportunities for collaboration between social scientists and legal scholars. In order to foster the collaboration that could inform the equitable adjudication of these cases, a cross-disciplinary team at American University convened an international group of researchers and practitioners with expertise across three areas: 1) country conditions in Central America; 2) psychological assessment of asylum seekers; and 3) asylum adjudication and evolving jurisprudence on asylum law in the U.S. The workshop had multiple goals, including the development of cross-disciplinary professional networks, the articulation of plans for future research, and the identification of other collaborative efforts seeking to address challenges in asylum adjudication.

Épidémie de grippe A(H1N1/)2009 : description des cas et expérience de gestion de crise dans un service de réanimation réunionnais

ObjectivesTo describe the characteristics, treatment and outcome of critically ill patients with influenza A(H1N1) infection at St Pierre Hospital in Reunion Island during the 2009 outbreak, as well as the measures of care reorganization implemented to face them. Patients and methodsProspective observational study of probable and confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1)/2009 infection concerning hospitalized patients in a polyvalent intensive care unit (ICU). ResultsThirteen patients have been included between August and September 2009. Three (23 %) didn’t have any medical history. The median age was 42 [22–69]. Eleven have required pulmonary ventilation for 10.3 days (± 8). Three (23 %) have developed an ARDS. Three patients (23 %) died. To cope with the influx of cases and considering our situation of geographic isolation, it has been needed to totally rework the organization of care: set-up of a specific welcoming channel, division into sectors of the department, opening of additional beds, new on-duty assignment, inter and intra hospital cooperation. ConclusionReunion Island has been an experimental lab of crisis management during the H1N1/2009 epidemic, several months ahead of the mother country. To anticipate the reorganization of care in intensive care units during an outbreak period, particularly in small units or units isolated like ours, looks to us a must so to quietly face a sharp influx of patients.

Workers Dealing with Mother Blame in Child Sexual Assault Cases

ABSTRACT From the 1980s, and now into the 1990s, child sexual assault (CSA) has been recognized as an issue that affects a large number of adults and children. An unforeseen consequence of this growing awareness is that child sexual assault workers often are expected to cope with an influx of cases with little consistent or informed preparation. Often workers must rely primarily on their own beliefs and attitudes, particularly when dealing with incest. A pervasive belief that the mother is somehow to blame in incest cases is examined in this commentary. Research into workers' beliefs and attitudes reveals that a large majority believe the mother knew about the incest In this article a feminist analysis of power relationships is applied to the various manifestations among workers in CSA of mother blame. It was concluded that mother blame pervades much of the thinking and understanding of policy makers and workers and that therapeutic practice can be strongly biased by this belief to the detriment of both child and mother. State departments, agencies and other institutions must examine their programs for such a belief and explicitly address its consequences so as to ensure that the professions do not perpetuate this practice of mother-blame.