Professor Erika Lietzan was quoted at length today in an article published by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) about the impact of President Trump’s January 30 “two-for-one” executive order on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The executive order provides that whenever an agency promulgates a new regulation, it must identify at least two existing regulations to be…
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Board of Advocates Announces Mediation Competition Champions
The Mizzou Law Board of Advocates recently announced its 2017 Mediation Competition champions, 2Ls John McCaskill and Melissa Knerr, and runners-up, 1Ls Lauren Vincent and Curtis Wilson.…
Professor Halabi Discusses Hospice Care on “This Week in Health Law”
Professor Sam Halabi was featured on episode 82 of “This Week in Health Law.” This 30-minute episode covered hospice care and further explored one of Professor Halabi’s articles, “Selling Hospice.” He discussed not only the origin of his piece, but also how people view hospice care and the trend toward corporate consolidation in the healthcare sector generally, as well as…
Professor Publishes Empirical Study on International Commercial Mediation
In late 2014, Professor S.I. Strong conducted the first large-scale empirical study focusing on international commercial mediation. The research was generated to assist delegates to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as they considered whether to undertake a new project concerning the enforcement of settlement agreements arising out of international commercial mediation. That project is now well…
Professor Crouch’s Blog, Patently-O, Celebrates 6,000th Post
This week, Professor Dennis Crouch published his 6,000th post on Patently-O, his successful patent law blog. For the past 13 years, Patently-O has covered U.S. patent law issues on a daily basis. The site is read by most U.S. patent law professionals and has been cited in hundreds of law review articles. After being nominated as a top-100 legal blog…
Professor Publishes Intellectual Property Law Textbook
Professor Gary Myers’ intellectual property textbook, Principles of Intellectual Property Law, Third Edition, has been published by West Academic Publishing. According to the publisher: “Intellectual property has helped define our culture, our economy, and our lifestyle. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the entire field of intellectual property, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, unfair competition, and the right…
Members of Law School Community Named to MU Chancellor Search Committee
Three members of the law school community were named to the University of Missouri Chancellor Search Committee by University of Missouri System Interim President Michael A. Middleton, ’71, in consultation with President-Designate Mun Choi. They are: Ted Ayres, ’72, president of the Mizzou Alumni Association Kim Nyoni, senior director of advancement for the School of Law Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor…