The Death of the Irreparable Injury Rule

Contents......Page 16
1. A Functional Approach to Choosing Remedies......Page 22
1. The Equivalence of the Two Formulations......Page 27
2. The Possible Meanings of the Rule......Page 28
1. Functional Choices in Remedies Law......Page 30
2. The Universe of Cases in Which Choice Is Possible......Page 35
3. The Historical Origins of Current Law......Page 38
4. The Definition of Adequacy......Page 41
5. Testing the Thesis......Page 42
Notes on Choosing Remedies......Page 43
1. Real Property......Page 56
2. Personal Property......Page 58
3. Intangible Rights......Page 60
B. Losses That Can Be Replaced Only with Difficulty......Page 61
C. Damages That Are Hard to Measure......Page 63
D. Losses That Plaintiff Should Not Have to Suffer......Page 66
Notes on Irreplaceability......Page 67
1. Preventing a \"Multiplicity of Suits,\"......Page 92
2. Insolvent Defendants......Page 94
3. Immune Defendants......Page 96
4. Harms from Interim Uncertainty......Page 97
5. Loss of Legitimate Tactical Advantage......Page 100
B. Cases Refusing to Apply the Rule......Page 101
Notes on Other Means of Escape......Page 103
4. Why Courts Invoke the Rule......Page 118
A. Cases Actually Applying the Rule......Page 119
B. Cases Purporting to Apply the Rule......Page 124
Notes on Invoking the Rule......Page 125
A. The Dominance of Preliminary Relief Cases......Page 129
B. Contrasting Permanent and Preliminary Relief......Page 130
C. The Standard for Preliminary Injunctions......Page 137
Notes on Preliminary Relief......Page 142
6. Deference to Other Authority......Page 152
A. Federal Courts and State Courts......Page 153
B. Courts and Administrative Agencies......Page 155
C. Courts and the Executive......Page 159
Notes on Deference......Page 161
A. Hardship to Defendant or Others......Page 179
B. Freedom of Speech......Page 183
1. Specific Relief Against Employees......Page 187
2. Specific Relief Against Employers......Page 191
Notes on Over Enforcement......Page 193
A. Deference to More Particular Law......Page 212
B. Hostility to the Merits of Plaintiff\'s Case......Page 215
C. Miscellaneous Reasons......Page 219
D. Conclusion......Page 220
Notes on Substantive Reasons......Page 221
1. Civil Jury Trial......Page 232
2. Criminal Jury Trial and Associated Rights of Criminal Procedure......Page 236
B. Ripeness and Mootness......Page 239
C. Practicality......Page 241
Notes on Procedural Reasons......Page 243
10. The Disparate Uses of a Code Phrase......Page 256
Notes on a Code Phrase......Page 262
11. Holmes, Posner, and Efficient Breach......Page 264
A. The Positive Law and Efficient Breach......Page 265
1. The Economic Argument......Page 272
2. The Moral Argument......Page 274
C. Conclusion......Page 278
Notes on Efficient Breach......Page 279
A. A Tentative Restatement......Page 284
1. General Rule......Page 285
3. Burden on Innocent Third Parties......Page 287
5. Personal Service Contracts......Page 288
7. Civil Jury Trial......Page 289
10. Interference with Other Law......Page 290
12. Mootness......Page 291
13. Preliminary Specific Relief......Page 292
15. Sale of Fungible Goods......Page 293
17. Criminal Procedure......Page 294
B. A Proposal for Legislative Repeal......Page 295
C. The Need for Reform......Page 298
Notes on Conforming Doctrine......Page 302
TABLE OF CASES......Page 306
TABLE OF SECONDARY SOURCES......Page 348
A......Page 360
C......Page 361
D......Page 363
E......Page 364
F......Page 365
I......Page 366
J......Page 367
L......Page 368
O......Page 369
P......Page 370
S......Page 371
T......Page 373
U......Page 374
Z......Page 375