Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Appeal regarding the use of pretrial risk assessment tools to justify pretrial detention. The article titled "How a tool to help judges may be leading them astray" was written by Ethan Corey and published 8/8/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg Law article regarding a $10 billion settlement proposed by opioid distributors. The article titled "McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen make opening bid" was written by Jef Feeley and published 8/6/19. The story appeared in The Dallas Morning News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other media outlets.
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr and his Hastings Law Journal article titled "Daubert & Danger: The 'Fit' of Expert Predictions in Civil Commitments" were featured on Reason.com regarding the prediction of danger relating to one's mental health. The article titled "To Stop Mass Shooters, Trumps Says, We Should Make Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Easier. No, We Shouldn't." was written by Jacob Sullum and published 8/6/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "States Clash With Cities Over Potential Opioids Settlement Payouts" was written by Jan Hoffman and published 8/5/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Beast regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "Women Hurt by Mesh Implants Face Off With Their Former Lawyers" was written by Alicia Mundy and published 8/2/19.