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—Professor Ralph Hall was referenced in a Star Tribune editorial entitled, "The Wrong Prescription on Medical Devices." The article states that the Institute of Medicine experts' recommendation calls for "…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on White House Chief of Staff William Daley's contacts with J.P. Morgan and other large banks about the federal debt crisis. The article…
—Professor William McGeveran was quoted in a story in the ABA Journal on his explanation of trademark law in an article about a fight over the term "urban homesteading." McGeveran, who specializes in…
—Professor Claire Hill was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "What a Downgrade Means for You." Hill noted that safety is relative, and in the event of a U.S. downgrade, investors would still…
—Professor Ralph F. Hall was quoted in the New York Times on a forthcoming report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on recommendations to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on medical devices. The…
—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio in a piece entitled "Housing Market Decline Contributes to Increased Gap in Wealth Between Groups." Orfield said home values didn't drop equally across…
—Professor Brett McDonnell was interviewed by Benzinga Radio, an online service focused on business and financial news, on the state of financial regulation one year after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. The…
—Professor Alexandra Klass was quoted in a Star Tribune article about the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling that letting damaging chemicals cross property lines is trespassing. Klass said that the decision "…
—Professor Claire Hill published an article in The European magazine on the rating agencies' recent downgrades in Europe. Hill argued, "Whatever we may conclude as to how their misratings in the preceding…
—Professor John Matheson presented his paper, Common Law Veil Piercing in the USA: An Empirical Examination, at the 8th Annual International Conference on Law, July 18-21, 2011. The conference was hosted by…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio's Weekday program, "The Moral Dilemma of Advertising." Kirtley discussed the legal and ethical issues raised bv the Seattle mayor's threat to…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on the Lawyer2Lawyer podcast, "Inside Rupert Murdoch's Phone Hacking Scandal," produced by Legal Talk Network. Kirtley discussed the media law and ethics issues arising…