INTRODUCTION|United States antitrust laws exist to preserve competition and prevent monopoly. The intent of Congress in this area has always been to allow competition to regulate and stimulate the United States economy. ...

INTRODUCTION|The restoration of a damaged reputation may be of greater importance to the person who has been defamed than the recovery of damages. The immediate objective of many, if not most, defamation plaintiffs is not ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|As I sit down to write this dedication to my father, many fond memories come to mind. To most people, he has played many roles: lawyer, teacher, community leader and musician. To me, he has always been ...

INTRODUCTION|For the third time in less than ten years, we are witnessing the spectacle of Congress trying to come to grips with the obvious deficiencies in our system of regulating financial institutions but failing to ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|The relationship of church tithing and charitable contributions in the bankruptcy context has emerged in the following five fact patterns. First, in Chapter 13, the Trustee has scrutinized the debtor's ...

INTRODUCTION|The federal government's adoption of affirmative action programs has provoked much controversy. Governmental affirmative action programs have historically involved the government's use of racial classifications ...

INTRODUCTION|In October 1994, Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 ("BRA"), a broad package of amendments to the Bankruptcy Code. The BRA includes important changes to the treatment of home mortgages under ...

INTRODUCTION|The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 did not address an issue of vital importance in Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 cases - the so-called "direct payment" plan. In a direct payment plan, the debtor proposes to make ...