The Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law Will Be Hosting a Talk Entitled: Prescribing Algorithmic Discrimination
Prescribing Algorithmic Discrimination, Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM The talk will discuss the rise of federally-funded, state-operated prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), the algorithmic risk scores they generate, the lack of validity of those scores, and... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

“Just Do Something,” But Not that: The Structural Harms of Providing Mental Health Services Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Heather Swadley (Swarthmore College), “Just Do Something,” But Not that: The Structural Harms of Providing Mental Health Services Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Nebraska L. Rev. (Forthcoming): Many have proclaimed that the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is most sweeping... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Older Persons and Climate Action
Alan S. Gutterman (Independent), Older Persons and Climate Action (2022): Despite arguments, and some polling evidence, to the contrary, older adults are just as concerned as younger people about climate change; however, uncertainty remains about the optimal strategies for leveraging... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Legal Ableism: A Systematic Review of State Termination of Parental Rights Laws
Robyn Powell (University of Oklahoma), Legal Ableism: A Systematic Review of State Termination of Parental Rights Laws, Washington U. L. Rev. (Forthcoming): Although the fundamental right to raise a family is among our m ost cherished, it is not equally... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Legal Considerations for Offering Metaverse-Based Education
Jon Garon (Nova Southeastern University), Legal Considerations for Offering Metaverse-Based Education (2023): Although the metaverse is still in its early stages, those emerging metaverse platforms such as Roblox and Fortnite have over 400 million monthly active users, the majority of... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Prescribing Algorithmic Discrimination
, Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM The talk will discuss the rise of federally-funded, state-operated prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), the algorithmic risk scores they generate, the lack of validity of those scores, and... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Evaluating the Carceral Kitchen: A Qualitative-Abductive Approach
Robb Elton (National University), Evaluating the Carceral Kitchen: A Qualitative-Abductive Approach (2022): The U.S. criminal justice industrial complex (CJIC) consumes goods and services from industries ranging from health care, textiles, wood, metal to many products and proprietary strategies related to... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 23, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

A Look at the Current Status of the CRISPR Patent Interferences Involving Broad Institute, University of California and University of Vienna, ToolGen, and Sigma-Aldrich
This article reports on... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 23, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

The Rise and Fall of the Mental Health Inquiry for Bar Admission
Colin M. Black (Suffolk University), The Rise and Fall of the Mental Health Inquiry for Bar Admission, 50 Capital U. L. Rev. (2022): For millennia, legal advocates have been expected to have good moral character. There can be no doubt... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 23, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Conjuring the Flag: The Problem of Implied Government Endorsements
Michael Mattioli (Indiana University), Conjuring the Flag: The Problem of Implied Government Endorsements, 83 Maryland L. Rev. (2024): This Article exposes a prevalent and harmful form of advertising that exploits government actions like patent issuances, FDA authorizations, and trademark registrations.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 23, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

The Techno-Optimist Case for Addressing Sustainability and its Grounding in Capitalist (Market) Incentives
Daniel R. Cahoy (Pennsylvania State University), The Techno-Optimist Case for Addressing Sustainability and its Grounding in Capitalist (Market) Incentives (2023): The effort to create a more sustainable society touches on many facets of the environment, public policy and social responsibility.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 22, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

DRAFT: Enough Excuses on Drug Importation a New Transnational Paradigm for FDA Regulation and Lower U.S Drug Prices
Gabriel Levitt (Brooklyn Law School), DRAFT: Enough Excuses on Drug Importation a New Transnational Paradigm for FDA Regulation and Lower U.S Drug Prices, 49 Brooklyn J. Int ’l L. 1 (2023): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), which enforces drug... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 22, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Corrupt or Charitable? Patient Assistance Programs and the Case for Narrowing the Breadth of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
Isaac Strauss (Yeshiva University), Corrupt or Charitable? Patient Assistance Programs and the Case for Narrowing the Breadth of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 44 Cardozo L. Rev. 2 (2022): This Note surveys how the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute serves to penalize helpful... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 22, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

The Future of Pandemics: Land Use Controls as Means of Preventing Zoonotic Disease
Bailey Andree (Pace University), The Future of Pandemics: Land Use Controls as Means of Preventing Zoonotic Disease, 35 Pace Int ’l L. Rev. 1 (2022): Zoonotic diseases are increasing in frequency as climate change worsens around the world, with the recent... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 22, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Equality Emerges As a Ground for Abortion Rights In and After Dobbs
Cary Franklin (University of California, Los Angeles), Reva Siegel (Yale University), Equality Emerges As a Ground for Abortion Rights In and After Dobbs (2023): Equality as well as liberty arguments can structure the debate about abortion that continues after Dobbs,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 21, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs