Talking Sports Law with Hakeem Onafowokan ’15
March 16, 2021, 12:15 to 1:15 pm, online
Prof. Turoski’s Proposal to Expand Patent Practice Opportunities for non-J.D. Students Gets Key Endorsement
Professor Christopher Turoski, director of Patent Law Programs and lecturer in law, has received a key endorsement for comments that he submitted to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) advocating for greater student participation and diversity in the patent practice bar by opening up more opportunities to those not in traditional J.D. program.
Minnesota Law Mock Trial Team Wins Regional Competition, Advances to Nationals
A Minnesota Law mock trial team recently won the American College of Trial Lawyers/Texas Young Lawyers Association Region 12 mock trial competition. The team will advance to the national competition and will compete against the best trial advocacy programs in the country.
Dean Jenkins Named to the Board of Directors of Equal Justice Works
Garry W. Jenkins, dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law, has been named to the board of directors of Equal Justice Works, the nation’s largest nonprofit that supports law students and lawyers in launching public interest legal careers.
Professor Soper discussed Mike Lindell's 2004 Minnesota bankruptcy case. Lindell characterizes the bankruptcy as a "fake bankruptcy" in his 2019 book. Soper explains the fraudulent transactions Lindell undertook surrouding the bankruptcy, and why those fraudulent transactions didn't lead to criminal liability.
Professor Alan Rozenshtein interviews Professor Alexandra Klass on The Lawfare Podcast to talk about the causes of the Texas electric grid diaster and what we can learn from it.
Professor Klass writes in Lawfare on the causes of the Texas electric grid disaster and actions to take to avoid similar outcomes in the future.
In a Feb. 17 article in the Wall Street Journal on some Texas homeowners' growing frustrations over dealing with insurance claims related to the recent winter storm, Dan Schwarcz discussed the lack of standardization among homeowners' policies.
Policies are more varied than they were a decade or two ago, Schwarcz said. While some differences might work to homeowners’ advantage, a substantial majority could hurt them, he added.
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson '83 Passes Away
Marriott International President and CEO Arne M. Sorenson ‘83 passed away yesterday.
Sorenson, who had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer, was 62.
One Couple, Two Minnesota Law Degrees with a Third in the Works
Those in search of future goodwill ambassadors for the Law School need look no further than Yu-Chen and Ruby Wang, an enterprising couple from Taiwan who have already earned two Minnesota law degrees and are working on a third. Currently riding out the pandemic in their Minneapolis home, they are busy studying, changing diapers, and contemplating careers that promise to be impressive.
