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Kids, courts and care: How CWRU professor Eileen Anderson protects vulnerable youth across Ohio
When Eileen Anderson, director of education for Case Western Reserve University’s bioethics and medical humanities programs, first encountered the court system during a divorce, she learned about the role of a guardian ad litem—an individual appointed to represent a child’s best interest in legal…
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August 04, 2013
Peter Gerhart, professor of law, recently published an article for the Case Western Reserve Law Review’s fracking symposium. The article, titled “Recognizing the Shared Ownership of Subsurface Resources,” was co-authored with alumnus Bobby Cheren. In addition, Gerhart recorded a podcast discussing…
August 04, 2013
As the federal government works to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as “Obamacare,” a Case Western Reserve University School of Law professor warned Congress the IRS may not be complying with the law’s provisions concerning tax credits. Professor…
August 01, 2013
Jessie Hill, associate dean for Faculty Development and Research, presented her paper, “Anatomy of the Reasonable Observer,” at the Annual Law and Religion Roundtable at Stanford University Law School in June. She also presented another paper, “The Unreasonable Critique of the Reasonable…
August 01, 2013
Martha Woodmansee, professor of English and law, recently presented her paper, titled "The Author Function in the Era of the Entertainment Franchise." Her presentation took place in late June at a Sage Handbook of Intellectual Property symposium, hosted by the University of Durham’s Institute of…
July 03, 2013
Edward (“Ted”) A. Mearns Jr., professor emeritus of law, died July 3. Mearns served on Case Western Reserve University School of Law faculty from 1974 to 1988 and was a professor emeritus of law since his retirement. He also served as vice dean of the School of Medicine and as acting provost…
July 03, 2013
Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law, received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award for, among other things, negotiating partnership agreements with a dozen law schools on three continents. Webster was given the award this May.
July 02, 2013
Tim Webster, assistant professor of law, gave talks on China's World Trade Organization compliance at various forums. He presented at faculty workshops at the University of Kansas, Wayne State University and Loyola University–Chicago, where he also debated professor (and WTO Appellate Body…
July 02, 2013
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, recently presented two papers at the Health Law Professors Conference at Seton Hall Law School. Her papers, titled “Big Bad Data: Law, Public Policy, and Biomedical Databases” and “Comparative Effectiveness Research,” were presented June 7-8.
July 01, 2013
Munch: A Simple Kitchen (formerly known as Shticks) at the School of Law is open all summer to the public, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Munch also has grown its catering menu. Check it out at Wade Oval Wednesdays and online at www.munch216.com.
June 28, 2013
Cleveland native Mark Avsec’s big break in the music industry came in 1975, when he was asked to play keyboard on a new song by the Steubenville band Wild Cherry. That famous song, “Play That Funky Music (White Boy)” served as the jumping off point for Avsec’s long, successful career in the arena…