Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Illustrative Laws ... A. Federal Securities Claims ... B. New Jersey and Georgia Professional Malpractice Claims ... C. Medical Malpractice Claims ... D. Requests for Punitive Damages ... E. Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims ... F. Federal Civil Rights Claims
III. Determining and Applying the Substantive Elements of the New Special Pleading Laws ... A. Separation of Powers: Who Makes the Law? ... 1. Legislature or Judiciary ... 2. Lower Court or High Court? ... B. Choice of Law: Which Law Applies? ... 1. Federal or State Law? ... a. Erie Analysis ... i. Professional Malpractice Claims ... ii. Medical Malpractice Claims ... iii. Punitive Damages Requests ... b. Reverse-Erie Analysis ... 2. Whose State Law?
IV. Guidelines for Assessing the Substance Based New Special Pleading Laws
V. Conclusion
Recommended Citation
Jeffrey A. Parness, Amy M. Leonetti, and Austin W. Bartlett,
The Substantive Elements in the New Special Pleading Laws,
78 Neb. L. Rev.
(1999)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol78/iss2/6