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When Food Is A Weapon: Parental Liability For Food Allergy Bullying, D'Andra Millsap Shu Jan 2020

When Food Is A Weapon: Parental Liability For Food Allergy Bullying, D'Andra Millsap Shu

Marquette Law Review

Food allergies in children are rising at an alarming pace. Increasingly, these children face an added threat: bullies targeting them because of their allergies. This bullying can take a life-threatening turn when the bully exposes the victim to the allergen. This Article is the first major legal analysis of food allergy bullying. It explores the legal system’s failure to adequately address the problem of food allergy bullying and makes the case for focusing on the potential tort liability of the bully’s parents. Parents who become aware of their child’s bullying behavior and fail to take adequate steps to stop it …


State Liability For A Mishandled Response: Strategic Remedies On The Heels Of Covid-19, Captain Matthew H. Ormsbee Usaf Jan 2020

State Liability For A Mishandled Response: Strategic Remedies On The Heels Of Covid-19, Captain Matthew H. Ormsbee Usaf

Marquette Law Review

In early 2020, as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) shocked many health experts and world leaders with its ease of transmission and slow but unyielding spread from Wuhan, China, the initial state response centered on how to contain an epidemic and help those who are infected. Many months later, as some states enjoy a flattened curve following austere social distancing measures, many states may turn their attention from health response to legal response for China’s initial mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak. China is certainly not alone in implementing containment measures that were not maximally prompt or effective. Still, China occupies a …


Cannabis Legalization In State Legislatures: Public Health Opportunity And Risk, Daniel G. Orenstein, Stanton A. Glantz Jan 2020

Cannabis Legalization In State Legislatures: Public Health Opportunity And Risk, Daniel G. Orenstein, Stanton A. Glantz

Marquette Law Review

Cannabis is widely used in the United States and internationally despite its illicit status, but that illicit status is changing. In the United States, thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical cannabis, and eleven states and D.C. have legalized adult use cannabis. A majority of state medical cannabis laws and all but two state adult use laws are the result of citizen ballot initiatives, but state legislatures are beginning to seriously consider adult use legislation. From a public health perspective, cannabis legalization presents a mix of potential risks and benefits, but a legislative approach offers an opportunity …


... Because "Yes" Actually Means "No": A Personalized Prescriptive To Reactualize Informed Consent In Dispute Resolution Sep 2018

... Because "Yes" Actually Means "No": A Personalized Prescriptive To Reactualize Informed Consent In Dispute Resolution

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America's Unraveling Safety Net: Emtala's Effect On Emergency Departments, Problems And Solutions, Tristan Dollinger Jun 2015

America's Unraveling Safety Net: Emtala's Effect On Emergency Departments, Problems And Solutions, Tristan Dollinger

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Deference To Duplicity: Wisconsin's Selective Recognition Of The Mature Minor Doctrine, Luke Hudock Jan 2014

Deference To Duplicity: Wisconsin's Selective Recognition Of The Mature Minor Doctrine, Luke Hudock

Marquette Law Review

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