Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co.: Justice Whitten, Nagging in Part and Declaring a Pox on All Houses
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Whitten, Ralph U.
Issue Date
2011
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Journal Article
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FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|The doctrine known as the "Erie doctrine" does not often garner attention from the mass media-it does not, so to speak, raise "Hollywood Constitutional Law" issues of the sort that produce banner headlines or hysterical and ill-informed op-ed columns and letters to the editor that are the staple of modern print and electronic journalism. Perhaps this is why this Court's recent decisions under the doctrine have demonstrated such a remarkable lack of attention to precedent, craftsmanship, and professionalism. In the collective minds of the members of this Court, there is seemingly no profit in writing carefully researched or reasoned opinions that are not destined to gain their authors the praise or outrage of society's opinion makers...
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44 Creighton L. Rev. 115 (2010-2011)
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Creighton University School of Law