Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law Chris Sagers was quoted in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal concerning the proposed settlement of the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge to the merger of U.S. Airways and American Airlines.  The settlement requires federal court approval, and Sagers was quoted on the likelihood that the settlement would be approved over the objections of critics.  The article is here:  
http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303559504579196173938040380-lMyQjAxMTAzMDEwMzExNDMyWj

Associate Dean Mark Sundahl

C|M|LAW Professor and Associate Dean Mark J. Sundahl participated in a roundtable discussion on liability issues connected with the commercial human spaceflight industry.  The roundtable was part of the University of Nebraska’s 6th Annual Space and Cyber Law Conference at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C.  Some of the issues addressed at the conference included state efforts to limit the liability of space tourism operators, the indemnification of spaceflight operators by the federal government in order to protect this new industry from crushing liability, and the application of the international space law treaties to commercial spaceflight.

Joint College of Education/C|M|LAW Professor Ralph Mawdsley was recently appointed as a Professor Extraordinary by the University of the Free State, in South Africa.  This is a three year appointment that will require him travel to Bloemfentein during break periods to deliver lectures to students and faculty.  

Congratulations, Dr. Mawdsley!

Legal Writing Professor Carolyn Broering-Jacobs

C|M|LAW Legal Writing Professor and Director of Legal Writing Carolyn Broering-Jacobs led a workshop on persuasion for a group of grant writers at Grants Plus, a grant writing firm started by C|M|Law graduate, Lauren Steiner. In last month’s workshop, she presented on Robert Cialdini’s “Six Principles of Influence” as a means of evaluating opportunities for persuasion in grant writing. The lead article in the organization’s November newsletter is based on the principles discussed in that workshop, and the article closes with, “Special thanks to Professor Carolyn Broering-Jacobs at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law for the insight and inspiration for this article.”

C|M|LAW tax professor John Plecnik was elected to the Willoughy Hills City Council in the most recent election.  See coverage on TaxProf below:

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2013/11/tax-prof.html

Clinical Professor Doron Kalir

C|M|LAW Clinical Professor Doron Kalir was a panelist for a joint C|M|LAW/Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Program on the Dreyfus Affair Trials on Wednesday, October 30th.  Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Stuart Friedman and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steve Dettelbach were also on the panel.  The program was moderated by C|M|LAW Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment Heidi Gorovitz Robertson.  Professor Kalir provided insights for the participants about the impact the Dreyfus Affair had on him, growing up in Israel, and spoke about its influence on his sense of justice.  The panel was organized to coincide with the Maltz Museum’s special exhibition Traitor! Spies, Lies, and Justice Denied, which is currently open at the museum  http://www.maltzmuseum.org/.  

Professor Deborah Geier

The ABA Section of Taxation News Quarterly (Fall 2013) published in their “Point & Counterpoint” section the remarks made Professor Deborah A. Geier (Cleveland-Marshall), Professor Omri Y. Marian (University of Florida), David S. Miller (Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft), and Professor Adam H. Rosenzweig (Washington University) at a Lincoln-Douglas style debate on “The Future of Corporate Tax Reform,” which was held on May 10, 2013, at the ABA Section of Taxation’s meeting held in Washington, D.C.