Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Stat regarding the possibility of a nationwide opioid settlement. The article titled "New proposal looks to involve every local U.S. government in opioid settlements" was written by Ed Silverman and published 6/17/19.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks published "Financial Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Local Government: Quantifying Costs for Litigation and Policymaking" in 67 Kansas Law Review 1061 (2019) (with P. Sanford).
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on Reveal regarding banking practices affecting people of color. The show titled "Hate is all around you" aired 6/15/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Law360 regarding the possibility of a nationwide opioid settlement. The article titled "3 Takeaways As 'Negotiation Class' Idea Jolts Opioid MDL" was written by Jeff Overley and Emily Field and published 6/14/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Legal NewsLine regarding the possibility of a nationwide opioid settlement. The article titled "Opioid lawyers propose a global settlement team; Pa. attorney critical, says it's likely a ploy to boost their fees" was written by Daniel Fisher and published 6/15/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Mail regarding the possibility of a nationwide opioid settlement. The article titled "U.S. cities propose framework for nationwide opioid settlement talks" was written by Nate Raymond and published 6/14/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding the possibility of a nationwide opioid settlement. The article titled "Groundwork Is Laid for Opioids Settlement That Would Touch Every Corner of U.S." was written by Jan Hoffman and published 6/14/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding settlements and the distribution of fees in pelvic mesh litigation. The article titled "Women Who Sued Makers of Pelvic Mesh Are Suing Their Own Lawyers, Too" was written by Matthew Goldstein and published 6/14/19.
Assistant Clinical Professor and Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WOSU Public Media regarding the Ohio State/Strauss sexual abuse litigation. The article titled "Mediation Talks Begin In Ohio State Abuse Lawsuits" was written by Nick Evans and published 6/17/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Reuters regarding her thoughts on how women fare as mass tort plaintiffs. The article titled "New malpractice suit highlights mass tort referrals, fee splitting" was written by Alison Frankel and published 6/13/19.
The School of Law regrets to announce Adjunct Professor Rupert M. Barkoff passed away June 5, 2019, at the age of 71. A recognized as a leading franchise attorney, Barkoff taught Franchise Law at the law school for a number of years. He will be missed by law school faculty, staff and students.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Bias In, Bias Out" in 128 Yale Law Journal 2218 (2019).
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "U.S. Supreme Court I.P. Cases, 1810-2018: Measuring & Mapping the Citation Networks" at the international Data Science & Law Conference hosted by ETH - the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - during June.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Reuters regarding the distribution of attorneys' fees relating to Volkswagen's multidistrict litigation. The article titled "SCOTUS petition: Due process requires fee awards to lawyers outside of class action leadership" was written by Alison Frankel and published 6/10/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "Does Multidistrict Litigation Deny Plaintiffs Due Process?" in Law360 on 6/9/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Fortune regarding multidistrict opioid litigation. The article titled "J&J Called a 'Kingpin' in Opioid Case That Could Be a Test for 1,600 More Lawsuits" was written by Ellen Florian and published 6/7/19.
The School of Law regrets to announce Professor Emeritus Donald E. Wilkes, Jr., one of the world's leading experts on the writ of habeas corpus, passed away on June 7, 2019, at the age of 74. Wilkes, who taught at the law school for more than 40 years before retiring in 2012, was recognized for his scholarship in the fields of criminal procedure, capital punishment and postconviction remedies. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues and friends.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 17, from 3:30-4:45 p.m. at the UGA Chapel on North Campus with a reception to follow at the School of Law.
The School of Law was featured in the Daily Report regarding having more than 85% of its Class of 2018 graduates in full-time jobs requiring bar passage, which has the School of Law among the best in the nation and leading the state of Georgia. The article written by Jonathan Ringel was published 6/7/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the difficulty of applying public nuisance laws to opioid cases. The article titled "States and cities are using 16th-century concept to fight opioid epidemic" was written by Lydia Wheeler and published 6/7/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case in Oklahoma. The show titled "Mexican tariffs start Monday, and businesses are reeling" aired 6/6/19.