Faculty News

Professor Paul Vaaler wrote a brief commentary in WalletHub regarding near-term stock market trends amidst recent COVID-19 evolutions.

An August 21, 2020 Bloomberg Law article titled “Sweat the Small Stuff: Lessons of Federal Circuit Damages Cases” discusses six recent decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on damages…

“Insurers that opted into the class action and litigation funders that purchased insurer claims are sophisticated businesses. Arguably, they don’t need the same kind of protection from large fees that…

John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business Professor Paul M. Vaaler was quoted in John Rash's Star Tribune column on President Trump's threat to ban China-based TikTok. Professor Vaaler noted…

John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business, Professor Paul M. Vaaler, was interviewed last month by a reporter from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal (subscription required) for insight on…

Professor Myron Orfield, director of the Law School’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted in Quartz in an article examining racial disparities in economic advantages in urban areas across…

Professor Amy Monahan co-authored an opinion piece in The Hill on the merits of an employer-focused public health care option. The op-ed argues that the Unity Task Force’s recent recommendations miss the…

Professor Susan Wolf will lead the Ethics & Public Policy component of a new Engineering Research Center (ERC) on Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio) based at the…

An August 3, 2020 Bloomberg Law article (subscription required) titled “FastShip’s $6 Million Fee Award in Navy Patent Fight Nixed” discusses a recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the…

Professor Christopher M. Turoski was elected as vice president of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP). NAPP is a nonprofit trade organization dedicated to…

Professor Francis Shen’s research exploring the effect of local wartime casualties on political behavior was cited in the New York Times. Citing published work co-authored by Professor Shen and Cornell…

Professor Myron Orfield, director of the Law School’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted in The Economist in an article examining particular racial inequities in the Midwest region of the…