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Beyond Abortion: Human Genetics And The New Eugenics, John R. Harding Jr. Nov 2012

Beyond Abortion: Human Genetics And The New Eugenics, John R. Harding Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Medical Evidence In Cases Of Intrauterine Drug And Alcohol Exposure , Judith Larsen, Robert M. Horowitz, Ira J. Chasnoff Nov 2012

Medical Evidence In Cases Of Intrauterine Drug And Alcohol Exposure , Judith Larsen, Robert M. Horowitz, Ira J. Chasnoff

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Vaccines And The Law, Michael Sanzo Ph.D. Nov 2012

Vaccines And The Law, Michael Sanzo Ph.D.

Pepperdine Law Review

The last twenty years have seen a sea-change in the area of proving causation in the toxic tort setting, with courts demanding stronger, scientifically tested evidence. At the same time, a closely related debate has been raging about separating cause from coincidence under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act compensation program for injuries that might have been the result of vaccinations. The Vaccine Act created a no-fault compensation fund financed by a tax on childhood vaccines to address harms resulting from those vaccines. Unfortunately, Congress gave little direction with regard to the level of causal certainty that would be required …


Technology Transfer Laws Governing Federally Funded Research And Development, James V. Lacy, Bradford C. Brown, Michael R. Rubin Nov 2012

Technology Transfer Laws Governing Federally Funded Research And Development, James V. Lacy, Bradford C. Brown, Michael R. Rubin

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Printing The Impossible Triangle: The Copyright Implications Of Three-Dimensional Printing, Brian Rideout Sep 2012

Printing The Impossible Triangle: The Copyright Implications Of Three-Dimensional Printing, Brian Rideout

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

Three-dimensional printing (3D printing), which allows users to digitize and replicate objects, is emerging as the next potentially disruptive technology. It is now possible to “print” intricate objects from furniture to food to human organs. Because 3D printing relies on computer-based blueprints in order to create physical objects, digital copyright infringement can now impact the physical world. The first example occurred in February 2011, when the world's first Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice for a 3D printed object was sent. This article describes how 3D printing works in relation to copyright law, first by discussing this DMCA takedown …


Leveraging The Dialectical Theory In Case Study Analysis: Genzyme's Ethical Dilemma, Andrei Duta Sep 2012

Leveraging The Dialectical Theory In Case Study Analysis: Genzyme's Ethical Dilemma, Andrei Duta

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

This paper provides the theoretical framework for a case study that I share with students in my courses. The dialectical theory is used to analyze ethical conundrums pertaining to Genzyme, a successful bio-tech corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts that manufactures treatments for serious diseases such as kidney problems, immune diseases, and cancer. We discuss questions such as: is Genzyme acting unethically when averaging extremely high profit margins on drugs for rare diseases? Is the company taking advantage of the lack of pharmaceutical choices that patients have when addressing their ailments? The dialectical theory provides the framework and vocabulary for discussing, …


Managing The Impact Of New Media On The Employment Relationship, Susan A. O'Sullivan-Gavin, John H. Shannon Sep 2012

Managing The Impact Of New Media On The Employment Relationship, Susan A. O'Sullivan-Gavin, John H. Shannon

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

Attention to privacy issues in the workplace has increased over the past two decades as use of electronic mail and text messages has made these means of communication commonplace. Beyond text messages and emails, employees can access the internet at their place of employment at many different entry points. This access can be through company issued desktops or laptops, mobile phones, mobile internet devices (MIDs), Smartphone technology (photography; video and voice recording capabilities; file transfer and storage), off-site internet connections, Wi-Fi access or hot spots. Employees can access and/or post information on various sites including blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, instant …


Oh, The Places You'll Go: The Implications Of Current Patent Law On Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Stacy Kincaid Apr 2012

Oh, The Places You'll Go: The Implications Of Current Patent Law On Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Stacy Kincaid

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Daubert On The Admissibility Of Behavioral Science Testimony, Henry F. Fradella, Adam Fogarty, Lauren O'Neill Apr 2012

The Impact Of Daubert On The Admissibility Of Behavioral Science Testimony, Henry F. Fradella, Adam Fogarty, Lauren O'Neill

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bartnicki V. Vopper: Another Media Victory Or Ominous Warning Of A Potential Change In Supreme Court First Amendment Jurisprudence?, Jennifer Nichole Hunt Apr 2012

Bartnicki V. Vopper: Another Media Victory Or Ominous Warning Of A Potential Change In Supreme Court First Amendment Jurisprudence?, Jennifer Nichole Hunt

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Daubert On Forensic Science, Henry F. Fradella, Lauren O'Neill, Adam Fogarty Apr 2012

The Impact Of Daubert On Forensic Science, Henry F. Fradella, Lauren O'Neill, Adam Fogarty

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Battling School Violence With Mediation Technology , Gary Richard Hattal, Cynthia Morrow Hattal Apr 2012

Battling School Violence With Mediation Technology , Gary Richard Hattal, Cynthia Morrow Hattal

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

As we begin the Twenty-First Century public schools have become dangerous places, and not just high schools. Children as young as ten and eleven have brought the system to its knees by shooting down their teachers and fellow students on campus. No one is talking about "juvenile delinquency" anymore. We are hearing and talking about lethal incidents of juvenile violence among all social classes and races, suburban and inner city youth alike. This paper is a discussion of various issues surrounding school violence and its implications for our children. Our focus is to: (1) determine the root causes of extreme …


Essential Collaborative Technology Tools For The 21st Century: Fmcs Tags System , Michael J. Wolf, Jon Numair, Jack Yoedt Apr 2012

Essential Collaborative Technology Tools For The 21st Century: Fmcs Tags System , Michael J. Wolf, Jon Numair, Jack Yoedt

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

Mediators employed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ("FMCS") utilize a powerful set of technology tools that helps groups more effectively solve problems, make decisions and implement those decisions more successfully. FMCS mediators use these tools to help customers conduct collective bargaining negotiations, strategic planning sessions, grievance meetings, internal elections, large conferences, as well as remote meetings and online surveys via the Internet. Known as the FMCS TAGS System, this network of Internet servers, mobile computers, electronic conferencing facilities, customized software and external partners has demonstrated significant achievements during its first two years of operation. FMCS customers report that …


Genetically Correct: The Political Use Of Reproductive Terminology, June Mary Zekan Makdisi Mar 2012

Genetically Correct: The Political Use Of Reproductive Terminology, June Mary Zekan Makdisi

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Natural Selection, Irreducible Complexity, And The Bacterial Flagellum: A Contrarian Approach To The Intelligent Design Debate , David Crump Feb 2012

Natural Selection, Irreducible Complexity, And The Bacterial Flagellum: A Contrarian Approach To The Intelligent Design Debate , David Crump

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lawyers Judging Experts: Oversimplifying Science And Undervaluing Advocacy To Construct An Ethical Duty?, David S. Caudill Jan 2012

Lawyers Judging Experts: Oversimplifying Science And Undervaluing Advocacy To Construct An Ethical Duty?, David S. Caudill

Pepperdine Law Review

My focus is on an apparent trend at the intersection of the fields of evidentiary standards for expert admissibility and professional responsibility, namely the eagerness to place more ethical responsibilities on lawyers to vet their proffered expertise to ensure its reliability. My reservations about this trend are not only based on its troubling implications for the lawyer’s duty as a zealous advocate, which already has obvious limitations (because of lawyers’ conflicting duties to the court), but are also based on the problematic aspects of many reliability determinations. To expect attorneys - and this is what the proponents of a duty …


Duck, Duck, Bilski: Searching For A Law-Progress Equipoise, Eric Golas Salbert Jan 2012

Duck, Duck, Bilski: Searching For A Law-Progress Equipoise, Eric Golas Salbert

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

Moore's Law generally asserts that the transistor capacity on a computer processing unit increases exponentially over time. To exemplify, in 1971, Intel's first microprocessor contained 2,300 transistors and was used in simple electronic pocket calculators and by 2007 Intel was manufacturing microprocessors containing 820,000,000 transistors used in personal computers capable of near-instantaneous worldwide communication over the Internet. When the framers of the Constitution drafted the empowering words, “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts,” could they foresee such a blistering pace of innovation? Have courts been able to maintain the balance between progress and limited monopolies? The history …


Limits On Utility In The Face Of 21st Century Invention: The Problem With Limiting Patent Claims On Est Sequences, Kyle Strache Jan 2012

Limits On Utility In The Face Of 21st Century Invention: The Problem With Limiting Patent Claims On Est Sequences, Kyle Strache

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

No abstract provided.


The "Evolving Written Description Doctrine" And The Search For Specificity (A.K.A. Adequacy Is The Matter Of Invention.), Gerald R. Prettyman Jr. Jan 2012

The "Evolving Written Description Doctrine" And The Search For Specificity (A.K.A. Adequacy Is The Matter Of Invention.), Gerald R. Prettyman Jr.

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Markman that claim construction was a matter of law for the judge to decide. There was hope in the patent bar that Markman would bring uniformity to claim construction and a reduction to the lengthy process of patent litigation. Some authors report instead that the claim construction reversal rate is increasing. Other authors question the consistency of the rulings from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Circuit Judge Rader of the Federal Circuit recently named this controversy the “Evolving Written Description Doctrine.” Behind this controversy primarily lies judicial interpretation of …