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Law’s Jessie Hill presents on law, religion at Stanford and BYU
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 Observer,”...
Martha Woodmansee presents on authors in the entertainment franchise era
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 Ad...
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Law's Jonathan Adler weighs in on recent SCOTUS ruling for business
Analysis: In shadow of landmark decisions, U.S. high court also rules for business Reuters: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, talked about a ruling from the Supreme Court that expanded the ability of property owners to challenge permit conditions forced on them by governm...
Professor Emeritus of Law Ted Mearns passes away; memorial set for July 5
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 during...
Law’s Timothy Webster receives Dean’s Distinguished Service Award
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....
Law’s Tim Webster presented at several faculty workshops, international conferences
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 nominee)...
Law’s Sharona Hoffman presents two papers at health law professor conference
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....
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Philanthropist, business leader F. Joseph Callahan passes away
F. Joseph Callahan, the legendary Cleveland-area business leader and philanthropist for whom the university’s distinguished lecture is named, died of natural causes Friday in Chagrin Falls. He was 89 years old. Born in his family home in Lima, Ohio, in 1923, Callahan went on to excel in high school...
Munch cafe in the law school open to all; operating on summer hours
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....
5 questions with…adjunct professor of law and rock star, Mark Avsec
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 o...