Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: September 1, 2019– September 30, 2019
Blanke, Doug
PRESENTATION: 9/19/2019 RWJF Law and Policy Community Roundtable
Doug Blanke and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center participated in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s invitational Law and Policy Community Roundtable in Philadelphia, on using state and local policy making to build healthier communities and advance health equity.
Cork, Kerry
PRESENTATION: 9/25/2019 “Taking on Tobacco Industry Pollution”
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center moderated a national Center webinar on the problems of tobacco industry pollution and possible policy options, with co-presenters and fellow Center attorneys Kyra Hill and Hudson Kingston.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/taking-tobacco-industry-pollution
Freiberg, Mike
MEDIA: 9/11/2019 Star Tribune andW adena Pioneer Journal
Professor Mike Freiberg was quoted in a “Star Tribune” article titled “Minnesota lawmakers explore assisted suicide legislation and a “Wadena Pioneer Journal” article titled “Physician-assisted suicide proposal fuels emotional testimony in St. Paul.”
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lawmakers-explore-assisted-suicide-legislation/560081632/
MEDIA: 9/13/2019 TPT’s “Almanac”
Professor Mike Freiberg was interviewed on TPT’s “Almanac” because of his role as a State Representative and chief author of House File 2152, the End-of-Life Options Act.
https://twitter.com/tptAlmanac/status/1173235018157740032
PRESENTATION: 9/18/2019 “Smoke-free multi-unit housing policies”
Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation at a meeting of the Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Task Force, organized by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in Los Angeles, California.
MEDIA: 9/18/2019I n ternational Falls Journal
Professor Mike Freiberg was quoted in the International Falls Journal article “COMMENTARY: Should a terminally ill person be allowed to request a fatal drug?”
https://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/opinion/columnists/commentary-should-a-terminally-ill-person-be-allowed-to
PRESENTATION: 9/19/2019 “Housing Policies Restricting Secondhand Smoke”
Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation at the National Indian Health Board’s National Tribal Health Conference in Temecula, California.
Frost, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 9/26/2019 “Community Policy Efforts Across Kansas”
Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation at the Kansas Alliance for Wellness convening in Wichita, Kansas.
Hermer, Laura
PRESENTATION: 9/27/2019 “The Fallacy of Individual Deservingness”
Professor Laura Hermer presented a paper entitled “The Fallacy of Individual Deservingness” at the Charm City Colloquium on Law and Bioethics, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD.
INVITATION: 9/30/2019 Association of American Law Schools 2020 Annual Conference
Professor Laura Hermer was invited to present “Risk-Shifting and Blame-Shifting in Wellness Programs” at the Association of American Law Schools 2020 Annual Conference, in the session on Reaching Wellbeing: The Role of Employers and Government, sponsored by the section on Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, and co-sponsored by the sections on Aging and the Law, Employment Discrimination Law, Labor Relations and Employment Law, and Poverty Law, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 2, 2020.
Hill, Kyra
PRESENTATION: 9/25/2019 “Taking On Tobacco Industry Pollution”
Kyra Hill, Hudson Kingston, and Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center presented on a national Center webinar about tobacco pollution.
Janus, Eric
PRESENTATION: 9/28/2019 “The Future is Here: Legal Education in a Hybrid World”
Professor Eric Janus was a part of a panel discussing “The Future is Here: Legal Education in a Hybrid World” at the Online & Hybrid Learning Pedagogy: Toward Defining Best Practices in Legal Education Conference in Denver, CO.
https://www.law.du.edu/online-learning-conference
Jenson, Desmond
MEDIA: 9/10/2019 San Francisco Chronicle
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “FDA to investigate Juul over SF ads claiming vaping is safer than cigarettes” in the San Francisco Chronicle.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/FDA-to-investigate-Juul-over-SF-ads-claiming-14457006.php
MEDIA: 9/10/2019 Law 360
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “FDA Faces Free Speech Issues With Juul Warnings” in Law360.
https://www.law360.com/personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/1197306/fda-faces-free-speech-issues-with
Kingston, Hudson
PRESENTATION: 9/25/2019 “Taking On Tobacco Industry Pollution”
Hudson Kingston, Kyra Hill, and Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center presented on a national Center webinar about tobacco pollution.
https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/taking-tobacco-industry-pollution
Larson, David
INVITATION: 9/30/2019 ODR Theory and Practice (2nd edition)
Professor David Larson has been invited to contribute a chapter addressing digital accessibility for persons with disabilities for Eleven International Publisher’s second edition of ODR Theory and Practice. The new edition will retain many of the original chapters, updated to reflect the current status of ODR. It will also include some new chapters to reflect the changes in the ODR environment since 2012.
PUBLICATION: 9/30/2019 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution
Professor David Larson’s article “Digital Accessibility and Disability Accommodations in Online Dispute Resolution ODR for Everyone” has been published in hard copy format in 34 OHIO ST. J. ON DISP. RESOL. 431 (2019).
Lester, Joelle
MEDIA: 9/12/2019 The Financial Times
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “Vaping fears cast cloud over US tobacco
industry” in The Financial Times.
https://www.ft.com/content/05bd6640-d4ea-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77
MEDIA: 9/13/2019 The Irish Times
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “Vaping fears cast cloud over US tobacco industry” in The Irish Times.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/vaping-fears-cast-cloud-over-tobacco-industry-1.4016971
MEDIA: 9/13/2019 The Chicago Times
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “A Gurnee teen hospitalized for a vaping related illness is suing e-cigarette company Juul” in the Chicago Tribune.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-vaping-illness-lawsuit-hergenreder-tt-0913-20190913-biuvgihs5
MEDIA: 9/13/2019 The Epoch Times
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “Teenager Files Lawsuit Against ECigarette Maker Juul After Doctors Say He Has Lungs of a 70-Year-Old” in the Epoch Times.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/teenager-files-lawsuit-against-e-cigarette-maker-juul-after-doctors-say-he-has-lu
PRESENTATION: 9/17/2019 “Tobacco 21 National Policy Landscape”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center presented at the National Association of Attorney General’s Master Settlement Agreement Triennial Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Meaney, Mark
MEDIA: 9/15/2019 The Star-Ledger/NJ.com
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “There’s talk of banning vaping in N.J. What can be done?” in The Star-Ledger/NJ.com.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/09/theres-talk-of-banning-vaping-in-nj-what-can-be-done.html
Moscetti, Craig
PRESENTATION: 9/17/2019 “A Time and Place for Everything?: Marijuana Social Use Policies”
Craig Moscetti of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation at the International Public Health Forum on Cannabis in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, which was sponsored by the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services.
Pope, Thaddeus
PUBLICATION: 9/10/2019 Asco Post
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article “Firing Your Patient: How to Terminate a Treatment Relationship” appeared on Asco Post on September 10, 2019.
https://www.ascopost.com/issues/september-10-2019/how-to-terminate-a-treatment-relationship/
PRESENTATION: 9/14/2019 “Physician/Advanced Practitioner Support for Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Physician/Advanced Practitioner Support for Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking” at the Washington State Medical Association & Washington End Of Life Coalition in Seattle, Washington.
PRESENTATION: 9/14/2019 “Physician Participation in Physician-Assisted Death”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Physician Participation in Physician-Assisted Death” at the Washington State Medical Association and Washington End of Life Coalition in Seattle, Washington.
Ralston Aoki, Julie
PRESENTATION: 9/19/2019 RWJF Law and Policy Community Roundtable
Julie Ralston Aoki and Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center participated in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s invitational Law and Policy Community Round table in Philadelphia, on using state and local policy making to build healthier communities and advance health equity.