Fifteenth Meeting of the American College of Business Court Judges The American College of Business Court Judges (ACBCJ) was founded in 2005 to provide substantive continuing professional education programs designed to aid judges who navigate increasingly complex business issues.
Introduction to Economics for Judges Introduction to Economics for Judges is an updated version of our long-running flagship program, the Economics Institute for Judges. The lecture program provided basic economic concepts which were reinforced by numerous applications to law and public policy.
Virtual The civil justice system in the United States is in a constant state of flux. Changes occur at both the state and federal levels, through both legislative and judicial actions. At the same time, decisionmakers face a constant barrage of new and innovative legal theories and procedural maneuvers. The LEC’s Fourteenth Annual Judicial Symposium … Continue reading “Civil Justice Fest: A Month of Dialogues On the Most Pressing Civil Justice Issues”
Seventh Latin American Workshop in Law & Economics The Seventh Latin American Workshop in Law & Economics (LAWLE) is an academic, annual event supporting law and economics research. The workshop provides an opportunity for top Latin American scholars in law and economics to meet and discuss their ongoing research with leading American scholars in the … Continue reading “Seventh Latin American Workshop in Law & Economics”
This panel of experts provided diverse perspectives examining current trends and issues in securities litigation as well as the state and federal legislative backdrop against which the litigation must be tested. Issues included, but were not limited to, questions of whether changes in treatment of securities claims in Delaware and other states have caused a … Continue reading “The Changing Landscape of Securities Litigation: Mergers, Events-Based Securities Claims, and Emerging Litigation and Settlement Dynamics in Federal and State Courts”
Like so many other areas, employers, employees, and employment law have not been immune to the impact of COVID-19. This balanced group of panelists examined the law, economics, and policy of the changing public health conditions of employer-employee legal relations during COVID-19, as well as how the new state of affairs affects the economics of … Continue reading “Employment Law and Employer Liability Issues Implicated by COVID-19”
With multiple companies creating a vaccine in record time, the COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the role pharmaceuticals and regulatory agencies play in combating an unseen opponent. Our reliance on a healthy pharmaceutical industry is nothing new, and questions of how to regulate pharmaceutical products, including their prices, have long been the subject of debate. Recently, … Continue reading “Symposium on the Economics and Law of Pharmaceutical Regulation: Emerging Issues”
The pharmaceutical industry is in the headlines daily for its record-breaking efforts developing COVID-19 vaccines. While most press has been very positive, some aspects of this industry have been and still remain a matter of regular debate, especially drug prices. In the name of drug pricing transparency, many state governments have become more active than ever at imposing … Continue reading “The Growing Use of State Government Disclosure and Reporting Requirements for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Costs”
VIRTUAL FORMAT Blackstone quite famously explained that “[I]t is a general and indisputable rule, that where there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy, by suit or action at law, whenever that right is invaded.” 3 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 23, 109 (Univ. of Chicago Press 2002) (1765). Of … Continue reading “Symposium on the Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions”
Content moderation decisions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election—including the removal of President Trump from Twitter and Facebook—have brought into sharp relief the power that social media platforms wield in shaping the national discourse. These social media platforms have come under increasing fire from both the left and the right and have been … Continue reading “The First Amendment, Section 230, and Content Moderation (Webinar)”
