Georgetown University Law Center

About: Georgetown University Law Center is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Supreme court & Global health. The organization has 585 authors who have published 2488 publications receiving 36650 citations. The organization is also known as: Georgetown Law & GULC.

Perfecting and Pursuing Liability Insurance Coverage: A Primer for Policyholders on Complying with Notice Obligations

Abstract: Review of principles concerning covenant to provide notice under insurance policies and legal and practical issues involved.

Surprise Medical Bills: How to Protect Patients and Make Care More Affordable

Abstract: We examine the problem of surprise medical bills and consider how state and federal governments are addressing that problem. We note at the outset that surprise bills are not a problem in other markets. When you take your car to a body shop after an accident, the mechanic who paints your door panel doesn’t send you an inflated, separate bill from the body shop—and then balance-bill you when your insurance refuses to pay it in full. That isn’t because we have an elaborate system of arbitration for car door repairs. Nor is it because the government provides rate-setting for auto repairs, with different levels of payment for door panels than bumpers, and higher rates for fixing more expensive cars and trucks. Instead, there are no surprise bills from body shops because the market demands all-in pricing. Body shops respond by bundling all the necessary services into a single, all-in price and then billing for everything themselves. Why can body shops do what hospitals can’t? We argue that policymakers can use contract-forcing regulation to make hospitals behave more like body shops—and prevent the majority of surprise bills.

The Missing Tax Benefit of Donor-Advised Funds

Abstract: Donor-advised funds are often billed, by both their critics and advocates, as providing a preferred from of charitable donation relative to typical giving. This is because the tax law allows for a full deduction of the money or property contributed to the fund in the year of the contribution, even if the money does not go to operating charities until a future year. In this report, I show that this feature of donor-advised funds does not actually provide an additional benefit over typical gifts of property to charities, and in many cases creates a tax cost. Furthermore, in some situations that do provide a modest tax benefit, most or all of that benefit is soaked up in fees by the donor-advised fund sponsoring organizations, such as Fidelity, Schwab, and Vanguard. Thus, donors need to better understand the potential costs and benefits of donor-advised funds.

Under Pressure: Intractable Trade Conflicts and Korea -- Pneumatic Valves

Abstract: The Appellate Body (AB) report in Korea -- Pneumatic Valves is among the most structurally complex of recent trade remedies reports. The AB weaves a complicated web to explicate the intricacies of the relationship among the relevant provisions on injury determination in anti-dumping disputes in the midst of a contentious and long-running series of disputes between two close regional trading powers. This Article first examines the Korean investigation and its significance in economic terms. Second, it analyzes the AB’s conclusions on Article 6.2 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding regarding the panel request and the significance of the AB’s treatment. Third, it studies the AB’s comments on the panel’s anti-dumping calculations where the AB amplifies its prior pronouncements on the elements of injury and causation. Finally, the Article situates this dispute in the broader political debates playing out both at the AB and between the two disputing parties.