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California Supreme Court Survey-A Review Of Decisions: July 1997-December 1997, Leallen Frost

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Principle Of Fair Notice: Is It Prudent Guidance For The Future Of Patent Law? , Georgia E. Kralovic

Pepperdine Law Review

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Vacco V. Quill And Washington V. Glucksberg: Thou Shalt Not Kill, Unless Your State Permits Physician-Assisted Suicide , Jennifer Bradford

Pepperdine Law Review

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No Penetration—And It's Still Rape, Lundy Langston

Pepperdine Law Review

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Little Orphan Annie And Conservative Politics, Charles Natoli

Northeast Popular Culture Association

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When The Abyss Looks Back: Treatments Of Human Trafficking In Superhero Comic Books, Bond Benton, Daniela Peterka-Benton

Northeast Popular Culture Association

Superhero comic book characters have historically engaged issues of social concern. From Superman’s opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in 1947 (Bowers, 2011) to Captain America’s acceptance of a gay soldier in 1982 (Witt, Sherry, & Marcus, 1995) to Batman’s stance against landmines in 1996 (O’Neil, 1996), stories involving superheroes have frequently demonstrated a developed social awareness on national and international problems. Given that the audience for superhero characters is often composed of young people, this engagement has served as a vehicle for raising understanding of issues and as tool for encouraging activism on the part of readers (McAllister, 1992; …

On The Job-Chuck Rowland, Msn, Crnp

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Chuck Rowland, MSN, CRNP, first came to Jefferson in 1986 as a newly graduated clinical perfusionist. Over the next 25 years, he worked in several states and returned to Jefferson as a perfusionist before pursuing a career in nursing. In 2007, he completed his BSN in Villanova University’s accelerated nursing program and continued his studies to earn his MSN as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in 2010.

Since April 2011, Rowland has been supporting Jefferson’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an outpatient nurse practitioner. More recently, he assumed additional responsibilities as director of the Smoking Cessation, Counseling and Therapy (SCCT) Program, …

Jefferson And Lankenau Institute Of Medical Research Collaborate On Cancer Research

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Located along Philadelphia’s Main Line in Wynnewood, Pa., the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) aims to advance health and well-being through research to improve the detection and treatment of disease; the rapid transfer of new technology to the clinic; and the training of the next generation of scientists and physicians.

Founded in 1927, LIMR now has a team of 120 – including 20 resident faculty members – working to advance its mission. Those investigators include LIMR President and CEO George C. Prendergast, PhD, who also serves as editor in chief of Cancer Research, the most highly cited journal in …

Jefferson Surgeon Performs Minimally Invasive Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Routine physical exams often reveal the presence of a heart murmur, which can be the first sign of mitral valve prolapse. Typically diagnosed with an echocardiogram, mitral valve prolapse is a condition in which the valve separating the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart doesn’t close properly. For some individuals, the condition is asymptomatic; for others, mitral valve prolapse results in mitral regurgitation, leading to symptoms of heart failure as the disease progresses.

Until the last decade, the best surgical treatment was to replace the valve – which traditionally required invasive surgery, a lengthy recovery …

Meet Our Surgical Interns

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

The Department has welcomed an impressive new group of categorical interns, selected from over one thousand applicants to our program. These doctors, who recently matched with Jefferson, started on June 20, 2012. Just a few months into their Jefferson surgical residency, we have all noticed their dedication to patient care, their energy and their excitement in joining the Jefferson community.

Please welcome (from left to right):

Adam Strickland, MD, East Carolina University, Danika Giugliano, MD, Drexel University, Adam Johnson, MD, Tulane University, Sami Tannouri, MD, Pennsylvania State University, Deepika Koganti, MD, University of Miami, Talar Tatarian, MD …

Reflection: A Long Lasting Birthday Present, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Facs

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

I wrote a check this week. I do it yearly; this time, $169, for my annual subscription renewal to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Writing this check reminds me of my dad… he started me on this tradition.

During the autumn of my senior year in medical school I was approaching my 25th birthday (1978) and my father asked if there was anything I “needed” for my birthday. My initial list was met with his comment that I didn’t need the items requested (new car, new stereo system, my own pair of new snow skis.) He was correct …

Philly Preschooler Shares Liver With Rock And Roll Legend

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

The same liver that’s helping restore the health of rock and roll legend Bobby Rydell is also giving a little girl her first chance at a normal childhood.

Born in Philadelphia in May 2008, Assiah Phinisee spent the first four years of her life battling biliary atresia – a blockage of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines. By the time Assiah’s mother, Rasheena, visited Stephen P. Dunn, MD, Chair of the Department of Surgery at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, in 2010, Assiah had …

Singer Bobby Rydell Receives A Combined Liver And Kidney Transplant At Jefferson

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Bobby Rydell, actor and hit singer from the 1950s and 60s recently underwent a combined liver and kidney transplant at Jefferson, smack dab in the middle of the “Wildwood Days” (1963) of summer.

The South Philadelphia native, known for such hits as “Volare” (1960), “Kissin’ Time” (1959), and “Wild One” (1960), still calls the city home. So, when he needed a lifesaving transplant, he came to Jefferson.

“Mr. Rydell did not have very long to live,” says Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD, FACS, the Nicoletti Family Professor of Transplant Surgery and director of the Division of Transplant Surgery at Jefferson.

Dr. …

Wading In The Sargasso Sea: The Double Jeopardy Clause, Non-Capital Sentencing Proceedings, And California's "Three Strikes" Law Collide In Monge V. California, Michael Kline

Pepperdine Law Review

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Cigarette Litigation's Offspring: Assessing Tort Issues Related To Guns, Alcohol, & Other Controversial Products In Light Of The Tobacco Wars , Gary T. Schwartz

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Remoteness Doctrine: A Rationale For A Rational Limit On Tort Liability, Victor E. Schwartz

Pepperdine Law Review

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Economic And Causation Issues In City Suits Against Gun Manufacturers , Frank J. Vandall

Pepperdine Law Review

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From Cigarettes To Alcohol: The Next Step In Hedonic Product Liability?, Robert F. Cochran Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

While generally courts seem to have stopped and in many cases reversed the expansion of product liability, cigarette litigation is one of the few areas where there are signs of expanding tort liability. Cochran looks at the similarities between cigarettes and alcohol in considering whether alcohol manufacturers may be the next target of product liability lawsuits. The similarities between cigarettes and alcohol are numerous. Both are hedonic products, or products whose primary purpose is to provide pleasure. They are also both dangerous to users and bystanders, and society as a whole. Currently, many of the costs created by hedonic products …

State Medical Reimbursement Lawsuits After Tobacco: Is The Domino Effect For Lead Paint Manufacturers And Others Fair Game? , Richard L. Cupp Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

In 1998 the tobacco industry reached a settlement with the government for $246 billion. The massive size and scope of the states' tobacco settlement will inevitably exert a powerful influence on tort litigation for decades. The proliferation of copycat lawsuits, such as lead paint claims, seeking to emulate the spectacular success of the tobacco lawsuits will be one of the first aftershocks. The appropriate legislative response to this copycat litigation is to enact legislation limiting mass tort claims by states and other government entities. Because politics and economics may be influencing the filing of these lawsuits, rather than a purer …

Televised Political Debates And Arkansas Educational Television Commission V. Forbes: Excluding The Public From Public Broadcasting, Joshua Dale

Pepperdine Law Review

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Commercial Access Contracts And The Internet: Does The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act Clear The Air With Regard To Liabilities When An On-Line Access System Fails?, Morgan Stewart

Pepperdine Law Review

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Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown

Pepperdine Law Review

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Making More Effective Use Of Our Prisons Through Regimented Labor, Stefanie Evans

Pepperdine Law Review

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Protected Petitioning Or Unlawful Retaliation? The Limits Of First Amendment Immunity For Lawsuits Under The Fair Housing Act, David K. Godschalk

Pepperdine Law Review

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Bragdon V. Abbott: The Supreme Court's Anti-Discrimination Advocacy And The Reopening Of Pandora's Box , Brett D. Watson

Pepperdine Law Review

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Human “Wrongs”?: The U.S. Takes An Unpopular Stance In Opposing A Strong International Criminal Court, Gaining Unlikely Allies In The Process, Tomas A. Kuehn

Pepperdine Law Review

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Remand: One Constitution, One Standard, Stephen E. Abraham, William M. Hensley

Pepperdine Law Review

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California Wrongful Discharge Law Turns Toward The Plaintiff , Jennifer Vanse

Pepperdine Law Review

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Burlington Industries, Inc. V. Ellerth: “Whole-Cloth Creation” Or Manifestation Of Congressional Intent?, John Corrington

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: A Constitutional Victory For School Choice, Robert L. Mcfarland

Pepperdine Law Review

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