Legal Questions

This will be the first in a series of features on “Reviews and Cases of Note” in the Journal of Legal Economics that will focus on reviews of legal decisions, case studies and articles of interest to forensic economics that may have appeared in media that forensic economists do not typically read. The papers will not present original research in the sense usually required for double-blind editorial review. It must be written well enough to satisfy members of the editorial board of the journal, but reviews of this kind should not be claimed as “peer reviewed publications.” Lane Hudgins, Tom Ireland and Jerry Martin will serve as editors for this section, but other editorial board members may also be asked to comment on submissions. One of the objectives of this section is to assist writers in getting their reviews into publishable condition. Reviews should be short, but we will try to work with persons submitting reviews to get their reviews into publishable form to a degree that would not be appropriate with double blind editorial review. If you want to submit reviews for future issues, send drafts or suggestions to Tom Ireland at ireland@umsl.edu. Regular submission fees will not be charged. When legal cases are described, as in this first review, it should be understood that the author or authors are not legal experts and the descriptions provided should not be assumed to be authoritative or “good law” without consultation with a qualified legal expert.

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