Jan 17, 2012 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 45
Since the emergence of “modern” medicine in America at the turn of the twentieth century, political debate has raged over reforming and expanding access to the healthcare system. While the movement enjoyed limited victories over the years, the Patient Protection and...
Jan 14, 2012 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 45
In August 2010, Deadspin.com, a sports and entertainment website, published leaked financial records for a number of Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. According to...
Jan 14, 2012 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 45
Residents of the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico have more in common with their part of the sea than only salt content. Affecting the well-being of Gulf residents, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest in United States history, and efforts to respond to...
Nov 22, 2011 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 44
Social host liability law is an area of tort law governing the duties owed by social hosts to both their guests and the general public. It originated as a common-law negligence doctrine, but has been heavily codified by almost every state legislature in recent years....
Nov 22, 2011 | Notes, Number 4, Print Edition, Volume 44
This Note will first discuss the origin and meaning of “price gouging” and the impetus for states to enact anti-gouging legislation. This Note will then discuss the existing types of anti-gouging laws implemented by the states as well as review the positions of...