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The Sulzer Hip Replacement Recall Crisis: A Patient's Perspective, Keri Stephens, Scott C. D'Urso, Penny Holmes

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This case discusses a product recall that resulted from a manufacturing defect and the degree to which the company distributed accurate and timely information to affected patients. More specifically, the case examines the crisis communication of Sulzer Orthopedics and its efforts to negotiate the interests of various stakeholders, while limiting liability. Written from the perspective of a patient, the case raises interesting questions regarding organizational duties related to product liability. It also provides valuable insights into how organizational communication may have both short- and long-term effects on its relationship with patients and physicians, among others.

Gillis Mostaert, Entry Of Christ Into Jerusalem And Scenes Of The Passion, Ca. 1570, Phyllis Ravel

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

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Willem Van Herp, Joachim And Anna, Ca. 1651-53, Paul Salsini

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Georg Kinzer, Woman At A Mirror (Frau Vor Dem Spiegel), 1932, John Schneider

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

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Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

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Employees' Use Of Employer Computers To Communicate With Their Own Attorneys And The Attorney-Client Privilege, John Gergacz

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

This article will analyze the balance between privilege and confidentiality in the electronic age. Three scenarios will be discussed: first, whether the mere use of employer-technology affects the employee's privilege claim; second, how an employer's no-personal-use policy may defeat an employee's confidentiality expectation and undermine the privilege claim; and third, whether encrypting those messages nullifies the effect of the employer's policy.

New Rules For Electronic Discovery, So Now What?: Daubert's Impact On Determining What Is Not Reasonably Accessible, Neal H. Lewis

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

This article addresses the effects of technological growth on the development of electronic discovery as suggested by the latest amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Part I discusses American efforts to facilitate technological growth, underscoring the United States' embrace of technological innovation and recognizing the legal system's capability of handling complex issues associated with emerging technology. Part II outlines a brief history of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, identifying flexibility as the hallmark of American procedural jurisprudence and emphasizing the role that discovery abuse concerns have played in the rule modifications. It then touches on the recent …

Defining Abusive Software To Protect Computer Users From The Threat Of Spyware, Chad A. Kirby

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

"Spyware" has become a major problem for computer users over the past few years. In response, quite a few states have enacted statutes intended to control the problem. But most of the existing legislation has taken the wrong approach to the problem of defining spyware. Generally speaking, most legislative definitions of spyware either have been too technology-specific to adapt to future developments, or have swept too broadly. Additionally, many legislative definitions of spyware have focused too little on protecting consumers. This article argues that any effective regulatory definition must have three characteristics: 1) it must protect the user's control over …

The World Summit On The Information Society And The Future Of Internet Governance, Travis D. Shahan

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

The final meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which concluded in November 2005, was built up to be a showdown over the future of Internet governance. When the dust cleared, the issue of Internet governance was still far from settled. For the most part, the delegates to the WSIS agreed to maintain the status quo for the time being, but they also agreed to a mechanism for continuing the Internet governance debate in the future. This paper will analyze the most notable agreements of the WSIS and their effects on the future of Internet governance.

Polygraph In Trade Secret Litigation: Overcoming Misconceptions And Paving The Way For Admissibility, Elisabeth A. Wilson

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Ponder for a moment what you know about polygraph. Polygraph is sometimes referred to as a "lie detector" test. You may have seen a polygraph exam on television or a movie, but most people have a very limited understanding of what a polygraph examination really is. In fact, most depictions of polygraph seen in popular culture are overwhelmingly misleading and inaccurate. Likewise, the legal community's understanding of polygraph and how it can be utilized is scant, at best.

Courts have been divided for years over what role polygraph should play in litigation and have struggled with questions of admissibility. Confusion …

Improving The Rolling Contract, Stephen E. Friedman

American University Law Review

This article addresses the increasingly common problem of buyers finding important contract terms inside the box of a newly purchased item instead of learning about them before or during purchase. The failure of courts to develop a satisfactory approach to deciding which contact terms sellers may provide after purchase is of great significance in light of the rapid proliferation of rolling contracts. In this article, Friedman proposes a mechanism that will ensure that sellers have the flexibility to defer presentation of some terms but that will also protect purchasers against the unfair imposition of unexpected and important terms arriving at …

Where The Cardinals Come To Sing, Scott Moncrieff

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Ottoman Qasr At Hisban: Architecture, Reform, And New Social Relations, Lynda Carroll, Adam Fenner, Oystein S. Labianca

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.