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Federal Budget and Tax Policy for a Sound Fiscal Future
Leading scholars and U.S. policymakers to debate federal budget challenges March 20-21 at WUSTL
March 2,
2009 -- Washington University School of Law and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will bring together leading experts for "Federal Budget and Tax Policy for a Sound Fiscal Future," March 20-21. Conference discussion panels will focus on budget process rules, budget process reform, entitlements, tax expenditures, and budget accounting. The conference is free and open to the public; registration however, is required.
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Extraordinary federal bailouts
Better regulatory infrastructure and clear federal budgeting rules are necessary, says federal budget and tax law expert
Sept. 24,
2008 --
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"Emergency government bailouts of private industry are nothing new, but what makes the recent spate of so-called bailouts so extraordinary is simply the numbers involved and the extent of government involvement in ownership and management," says Cheryl Block, leading federal budget expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. "We absolutely need a better regulatory infrastructure to monitor and provide better early-warning signals, and to provide procedural mechanisms for responding to emergencies. It is troubling that weighty decisions are being made on an ad hoc basis behind closed doors. These decisions potentially involve not only substantial amounts of taxpayer money, but they also involve employment decisions regarding management of major business enterprises."
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Supreme Court to rule on patent law -- Quanta v. LG
"Patent holder had a right to sue a downstream purchaser," says patent law expert
Jan. 22,
2008 --
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The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Quanta v. LG, a case that could determine the future direction of patent law. "This case is key to ensuring that patent law develops in a way that best promotes innovation and competition," says F. Scott Kieff, J.D., professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Kieff and colleagues have filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in support of LG, arguing that under contract law the patent holder had a right to sue a downstream purchaser. Kieff will be closely following this case and is available for comment.
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Former Enron prosecutor available to discuss Conrad Black trial
Looting case will hinge on Hollinger board of directors and possibly Black
March 5,
2007 --
When the Conrad Black trial gets under way in March, the argument will be similar to the case against Tyco's Dennis Kozlowski rather than the cases against Ken Lay or Bernard Ebbers, says Samuel W. Buell, J.D., associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. "This is a case about whether an executive looted his own company, not whether he committed accounting fraud," says Buell, a former Enron prosecutor. "In a looting case, the battle is often over the testimony and credibility of the members of the board of directors." More...
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Renowned legal scholar to discuss antitrust
Law School's Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series
Oct. 27,
2006 -- The Law School's Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series, in conjunction with the Federalist Society and the Assembly Series, will present Richard Epstein at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, in the Anheuser Busch Moot Courtroom (Room 310). The lecture is free and open to the public.
The well-known libertarian and influential legal scholar will discuss the question, "Has Modern Complex Litigation Outgrown the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures? The Case of Antitrust."
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Promoting U.S.-China business relations
WUSTL conference explores U.S.-China business relations, intellectual property issues, May 11-13
May 5,
2006 -- "U.S.-China Business Relations" is the focus of a three-day academic symposium that kicks off with a public conference from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 11 in Room 311, Anheuser-Busch Hall. U.S.-China commercial relations and intellectual property rights are among topics to be covered.
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From the courts
High profile patent cases like those against eBay and Blackberry important for encouraging innovation
April 3,
2006 --
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The threat of an injunction to protect patented technology, as seen in eBay v. MercExchange, is what drives infringers and patentees to strike deals — sometimes on the steps of the courthouse — because shutting down the business would lose money for both sides, says F. Scott Kieff, J.D., an associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. These deals, he points out, are what drive innovation. More...
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Expert Comment
Combating biopiracy: Use existing IP systems
March 1,
2006 --
Concerns over biopiracy have fueled urgent calls for a new system of legal protection for indigenous biological materials and knowledge. Detractors of the current patent systems say that the knowledge of traditional cultures and communities does not readily fit into the industrialized world's definition of intellectual property (IT); critics argue that existing laws basically promote the interests of the industrialized world. However, intellectual property and technology law expert Charles McManis, J.D., disagrees. More...
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Troubled times for fantasy sports leagues?
MLB?s case against CBC Distribution will come down to players? names, not statistics, says copyright and entertainment law expert
Feb. 2,
2006 --
Fantasy sports providers and fans will be closely following the case that centers on the fantasy sports leagues' use of players' names without permission and the profits the league derives from doing so. An entertainment law expert and professor at WUSTL says that this case could have an effect on all fantasy leagues.
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The "New" Corporate Governance
Media, SEC members, attorneys, business leaders and academics to examine impact of corporate governance reforms Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Sept. 15,
2005 -- Over the past five years, corporate governance has undergone historic changes. In addition to new policies enacted by state judiciaries and attorneys general, Congress adopted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enacted important securities law reforms, and the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ reformed listing standards. The world's leading experts on corporate governance will come together to discuss the impact of these changes during a conference at Washington University in St. Louis Sept. 29 - Oct. 1.
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