Law School

Teaching Students Scholarly Research With a Video Game
Colleges and libraries are using a new educational video game to teach students what "scholarly research" is all about. A team of researchers lead by Professor Karen Markey and associate Professor Victor Rosenberg at the University of Michigan's School of Information developed a game that teaches "university-level scholarly research skills...

Staying Squarely within the Law, Part 2
Earlier today I started blogging about a teaching technique for a Public International Law course: playing four square. The problem: student resistance to the idea that international law is law...

Law schools and "cooking the books"
The WSJ has an article about law school rankings, prompting Larry Ribstein to suggest that the schools' efforts to game their rankings has disturbing similarities to accounting fraud...

Wannabes: Go to Phoenix
Some of my peeps at ASU are hosting a cool conference on Oct 2 for those folks who are aspiring to get in the teaching law game. It's a pretty good setup, naturally, and more evidence of ASU bringing their a-game...

Reflections on Doing an LRW Fellowship
This blog has many readers who are on the meat market. One path to law teaching careers is through an LRW teaching fellowship?Stanford?s program, the Climenko, the Bigelow, etc. This is the path I took, and if you are on the cusp of a law teaching career, but not quite ready, you might consider it...

More things to know if you teach civ pro
Scott's post on civ pro provides great information about the many resources for civ pro professors (and scholars) to learn the subject, keep up with new developments, meet fellow travelers, and publicize work and ideas in the area (all stuff I wish I had had in one spot when I started)...

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

International Game Technology
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Nintendo Control
Video game giant to pay $21 million settlement in patent lawsuit.

PTDS class action
Veterans Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Class Action

Sunscreen Manufacturers Face Class Actions over Misleading Advertising
Banana Boat, Coppertone Face Class Action in Canada

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement

Settlement Reached in Female Athletes' Class Action
Slippery Rock University Settles Discrimination Class Action