The seminar requires a grade first draft and final draft of a paper as well as a presentation of the student's paper to the class. This seminar will examine antitrust and unfair competition issues in a variety of contexts. Emphasis will be placed on application of these areas of law to the health care industry and perhaps certain regulated industries such as telecommunications. In addition, the class will study the competition law of the European Community and its member states. Students may write their seminar papers on any topic involving competition law.
Antitrust law is a prerequisite or co-requisite with permission of the instructor.
The seminar reviews legal issues and public policy questions which frequently arise in child abuse and neglect cases. It includes discussions of the various stages of maltreatment cases as they proceed through the legal system, from the initial report of maltreatment through post-dispositional activities. The seminar requires graded first and final drafts of a paper on a topic selected by the student in consultation with the instructor, as well as a presentation of the paper to the class. We will study the controversies involved with determining manufacturer liability for design defects with respect to these classes of products, as well as the manufacturer's obligation to warn about risks. The role of patient choice in evaluating manufacturer liability will also be examined.