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New law review article offers legislative guidance to balance patient autonomy with public safety

CLEVELAND—Brittany Figlar has spent most of her life just fighting to survive. Repeatedly abused as a child, she endured homelessness, addiction and years of human trafficking that left her with nearly two-dozen criminal charges across four Northeast Ohio counties. Those scars are the kinds of…

The online MBA program at Weatherhead School of Management was ranked #11 in the Poets&Quants 2026 ranking of the top 100 online MBA programs in the United States. This rise in rankings is a testament to the lifelong impact of a Weatherhead MBA. The ranking is based on three equally…

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Professors Sharona Hoffman and Cassandra Robertson recently published “Patient Autonomy, Public Safety and Drivers with Cognitive Decline” in UC Irvine Law Review (vol. 15:925). In the article, the authors recommend a framework for enhanced medical and regulatory protocols to navigate the…

The Law-Medicine Center is delighted to announce that Susan Hatters-Friedman, MD (CWR ’96, MED ’99), was awarded the Isaac Ray Award by the American Psychological Association (APA). Hatters-Friedman is an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Phillip J. Resnick…

‘Anatomy of a Trial’ series brings high-profile lawyers to CWRU

In the early 1970s, a quiet revolution began in American factories. Lathes, drill presses and milling machines—once guided by the steady hands of skilled machinists—started thinking for themselves. Computer numerical control (CNC) technology, as it was called, transformed these tools into…

In September, Assistant Professor Yaron Covo and co-authors from the Yale University School of Medicine published an opinion piece in STAT News, a leading medical news platform. In the piece, Covo and his co-authors question the social desirability of sports leagues’ “injury reports,” which are…

School of Law recognized for innovative use of AI in curriculum