Lewis & Clark Law professor Samir Parikh finds solutions for victims of mass tort bankruptcies
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — For the last few years, Professor Samir Parikh has focused on issues at the intersection of mass torts and bankruptcy, writing about cases involving Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Boy Scouts of America, and USA Gymnastics. “Mass tort bankruptcies present the most challenging legal issues in the country today. Unfortunately, there…
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THE MIAMI HURRICANE — Two University of Miami School of Law professors have been appointed to serve the Biden administration. Professor Caroline Bettinger-Lopez and Professor John Mark Newman will serve as leaders in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Newman will be working as the deputy director of the Bureau of…
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MINNESOTA LAW — Several Minnesota Law students recently joined faculty and staff from the James H. Binger Center for New Americans to provide legal support to Afghan refugees on the Fort McCoy military base in Wisconsin. The team helped the refugees understand the complex and often challenging U.S. immigration system, prepare their asylum or special…
Read More about University of Minnesota Law students provide legal support to Afghan refugeesNortheastern Law professor Woodrow Hartzog and George Washington Law professor Daniel Solove co-author book on data security law
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Digital connections permeate our lives — and so do data breaches. Given that we must be online for basic communication, finance, healthcare and more, it is alarming how difficult it is to create rules for securing our personal information. Despite the passage of many data security laws, data breaches are increasing…
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Woodrow Hartzog and George Washington Law professor Daniel Solove co-author book on data security lawPenn Law professor Cary Coglianese co-authors Duke Law Journal article on artificial intelligence
PENN LAW — In a pathbreaking article recently published in the Duke Law Journal, Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, and Alicia Lai L’21 explore governmental reliance on digital algorithms, concluding that “public officials should proceed with care on a case-by-case basis” when deciding whether to employ digital algorithms,…
Read More about Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese co-authors Duke Law Journal article on artificial intelligencePenn Law professor Claire Finkelstein authors University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law article on presidential immunity
PENN LAW — The following is an excerpt of “Presidential Accountability and the Rule of Law: Can the President Claim Immunity if He Shoots Someone on Fifth Avenue?” written by Claire O. Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, and Richard W. Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University…
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ROLLING STONE — As soon as Kevin Greene got up to speak, he noticed people walking out. Greene was in Washington D.C., about to begin his presentation on Black music, copyright law, and social justice at the annual conference for the Association of American Law Schools in the mid-2000s, when he saw a group of older…
Read More about Southwestern Law professor Kevin Greene discusses his career and efforts to address racial inequities in the music businessStanford Law professor Nora Freeman Engstrom designated chair for American Law Institute Restatement of Torts
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — The American Law Institute (ALI) has designated Nora Freeman Engstrom, Stanford’s Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, as the R. Ammi Cutter Reporter’s Chair. She received this honor for her work as a Reporter on the Third Restatement of Torts: Concluding Provisions, one of three projects that will complete ALI’s Third Restatement…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Nora Freeman Engstrom designated chair for American Law Institute Restatement of TortsSt. Louis University Law professor Monica Eppinger advocates for Ukranian refugees
THE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Monica Eppinger, Ph.D, J.D, a professor at the Saint Louis University School of Law, told the University News that she will call on SLU to assist Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. “We should be so lucky as to get refugees from Ukraine,” Eppinger said. “This is not a burden. This would be…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — One template for becoming a YouTube star involves the over-caffeinated approach, cranking out content low on substance and high on salesmanship, with the “personality” inevitably closing each video with an appeal to like, share and subscribe. Another approach simply involves being yourself and presenting information of value, and the audience…
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