Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, appeared on a panel at the largest annual American antitrust gathering, the Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law. The panel, entitled “Protecting Brand Identity on the Internet,” considered changes in U.S. and European law concerning e-commerce, with a special focus on a late 2017 decision of the European Court of Justice, entitled Coty GmbH v. Akzente Parfumerie GmbH.

Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, was invited to present at a meeting of the American University College of Law’s Business Law Faculty Workshop series. He spoke about his book “Apple, Antitrust, and Irony,” concerning the so-called Apple “eBooks” case of 2012-2013, a federal antitrust challenge to Apple and several publishing firms for fixing the price of eBooks. The workshop was moderated by the antitrust scholar Jonathan Baker of American University, who also provided a lengthy commentary on the manuscript. The book is forthcoming this fall from Harvard University Press.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio published a blog post on Intlawgrrls, entitled “Syria and the Limits of International Law.”  In this post, available here, Professor Sterio discusses the current limitations of international law in providing a legal response to ongoing humanitarian crises, such as the one ongoing in Syria.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio moderated a panel at the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on April 6.  Professor Sterio had helped organize the panel, which was sponsored by the ASIL Midwest Interest Group and entitled “Current Issues in the Clinical Practice of International Human Rights Law: Views from the Midwest.”  In addition, Professor Sterio presented a paper entitled “The Legacy of  Ad Hoc Tribunals” on April 7th, at a day-long workshop organized by the International Criminal Law Interest Group, in conjunction with the ASIL Annual Meeting.  Professor Sterio serves as co-chair of the International Criminal Law Interest Group, and she was just elected co-chair of the Women in International Law Interest Group.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio was elected Co-Chair of the Women in International Law Interest Group at the American Society of International Law.  Professor Sterio will serve a three-year term as Co-Chair.  In addition, Professor Sterio is in her second year as co-chair of the International Criminal Law Interest Group at the American Society of International Law.

Professor Angelin Chang was selected by her alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, as one of the university’s women’s history month honoree.  To learn more about Professor Chang and her selection by JHU as a women’s history  month honoree, please see here.

Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, was quoted in the DealBook blog of the New York Times this week, concerning the possibility of federal antitrust action against the online retailer Amazon. The issue is in the news again because President Trump this week tweeted his view that antitrust scrutiny is needed.

You can read the post here.

Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, spoke with various media recently about ongoing antitrust suits involving the pharmaceutical industry. He discussed with Bloomberg the Federal Trade Commission’s first-ever suit against a branded drug-maker’s use of FDA “citizen petitions” to delay the entry of a generic competitor. In particular, he discussed the implications of the district court’s initial dismissal of that action on novel ground’s relating to the Commission’s statutory jurisdiction.

Sagers also spoke with the trade newsletter Law 360 about a closely watched reverse-payments case, involving the drug-maker Impax. The case was of keen interest, because it would have tested an important, unresolved question under the Supreme Court’s seminal 2013 decision in FTC v. Actavis. Shortly after the article appeared, the parties in the Impax case settled.

On March 22, 2018, C|M|LAW and Levin College Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson did an on-camera interview for WEWS Channel 5 News for their story on the Cleveland Water Department’s multiple violations of Ohio EPA’s safe drinking water statutes and regulations.  The story aired as the lead story on the 6 p.m. news.  To watch it, click here.

Professor Kalir was recently quoted by the New York Times. The article, entitled “Transgender Workers Gain New Protection Under Court Ruling,” quotes Professor Kalir who – together with Professors Green, Kowalski, and Broering-Jacobs – wrote an Amicus Brief to the Sixth Circuit on behalf of Equality Ohio. The Brief was cited by the Court, and now professor Kalir was asked to comment on the decision, as well as on the odds it will be overturned by the Supreme Court. The article can be found here.