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July 08, 2014
Case Western Reserve and Professor Raymond Ku are pleased to announce that they have resolved their differences in a manner that will conclude Professor Ku’s litigation against the university and its former law-school dean. Ku has been a tenured professor at Case Western Reserve’s law school since…
July 08, 2014
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law is a partner in Ohio’s Law and Leadership Institute. The Law and Leadership Institute, LLC (LLI) is a statewide initiative, in collaboration with the legal community, that inspires and prepares students from underserved communities for…
June 30, 2014
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11. All regular, full- or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university are eligible to serve on the council. Representatives are elected for…
June 13, 2014
Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law and director of East Asian Legal Studies, gave faculty workshops at Washington University at St. Louis and St. Louis University in March. He also spoke on China’s environmental problems and possible legal solutions to the Environmental Law Students…
June 13, 2014
Maxwell Mehlman, professor of law and bioethics, co-authored “A Framework for Military Bioethics” with 2012-2013 Cowan Post-Doctoral Fellow Stephanie Corley. The Journal of Military Ethics accepted their article for publication. Mehlman also debated on medical malpractice reform at the 2014…
June 13, 2014
Juscelino F. Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, will present “Pleading Patterns and the Role of Litigation as a Driver of Federal Climate Change Legislation,” 54.4 Jurimetrics, with Kosta Ristovski. Their paper will be honored as one…
June 09, 2014
The next radio broadcast of Talking Foreign Policy examines the international law implications of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, including uncertainty about what the clash of American and Russian interests means for United States foreign policy. The program, titled "Russian Roulette," is scheduled…
June 04, 2014
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11. Eligibility for membership on the council is defined as all regular, full or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university. Representatives are…
May 21, 2014
Munch, the vegan-friendly eatery located on the second floor of the School of Law, will be open all summer. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The café is open to all members of the campus community. Feel free to call ahead with your order: 216.231.0922. For more…
May 09, 2014
On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker slammed into Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef, resulting in one of the most notorious environmental disasters in U.S. history. As an associate for major Los Angeles law firm O’Melveny & Myers, Sharona Hoffman was assigned to work the defense on…