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December 04, 2020
In the autumn edition of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Newsletter, 3L Clare Shin published “Squeak and Desist,” a light-hearted examination of the 2013 legal fight, VIP Prods., LLC v. Jack Daniels, which Shin described as “a case about squeaky toys and alcohol for all the…
December 02, 2020
When Nicholas Kirsch (LAW ‘19) and Stephanie Farah (LAW ‘18) met in an undergraduate SAGES class in 2011, they formed an immediate and lasting connection. “He was very smart, of course. And handsome and funny,” said Farah. “She was witty, intelligent, friendly and so easy to get along with,”…
December 01, 2020
On November 30, the Ohio Supreme Court released the results of the most recent Ohio Bar exam. With a 94 percent Bar pass rate (59 out of 63), Case Western Reserve School of Law graduates performed the best out of nine Ohio law schools for first-time takers. For all exam takers, combining…
November 24, 2020
On Nov. 20-21, two teams of third-year Case Western Reserve law students competed in the regional round of the National Moot Court Competition. "Team Blue," composed of Maeve Dineen, Paul Willison and Jesse Wynn—and "Team Silver," composed of Amanda Hudson, Carly Koza, and Natalie…
November 20, 2020
Third-year law student Lauryn Durham was recently published in the autumn edition of the Ohio State Bar Association’s “Intellectual Property Law Section” newsletter. Durham’s article, “Temporary Murals Have Permanent Rights?,” examined the intellectual property rights of artists around the…
November 19, 2020
Coleman P. Burke, a 1970 law alumnus so dedicated to the planet that he committed $10 million to launch an environmental law center here last year, died Nov. 8 at his home in New York. Known affectionately to his friends and fellow alumni as “Coley,” Burke brought an inquisitive spirit to his law…
November 13, 2020
Case Western Reserve School of Law is proud to announce four new additions to the Law Alumni Association Board (LAAB), including Mike Gabrail (LAW '14), Anne Lederman Flamm (LAW '95) and David Shall (LAW '83). Carly Koza (LAW'21) was selected as the 3L student representative. Consisting of 32…
November 11, 2020
For the third year in a row, PreLaw Magazine, a National Jurist publication, awarded Case Western Reserve School of Law an “A” ranking in business law, placing it in elite company with law schools such as Cornell, Duke and Georgetown. The ranking was based on the strength of the program in…
November 09, 2020
Ranked by Prelaw Magazine as the ninth-best law school in the nation in public interest law, Case Western Reserve School of Law has a long history of training graduates who have gone on to serve as distinguished judges, prosecutors and other elected officials in Ohio and beyond. Following the…
November 09, 2020
Though the fall leaves on campus may make spring feel far in the future, Case Western Reserve University students will be thinking about the season in the coming days—undergraduate registration for the spring semester begins next Monday, Nov. 16 (depending on the school; graduate program…