Call for papers: Ebola and the law
Call for papers Ebola and the Law Biolaw section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)Washington, D.C.Monday, January 5, 2015, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The 2014 west African outbreak of the Ebola virus is the most severe epidemic attributed to this pathogen since 1976, when international health officials began keeping records on Ebola. As of August 2014, the total number of suspected cases has approached 2,000, and the number of suspected deaths has exceeded 1,000. The World Health Organization has designated the health crisis as one of international concern. The law has a strong stake in containing this ...
Source: BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences - August 13, 2014 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Authors: Jim Chen Source Type: blogs
Reel Bio-Horror
Victoria Sutton of Texas Tech very kindly put her new book, Reel Bio-Horror: The Things That Keep Us Up at Night, on the Biolaw bookshelf. The book has its own website and a Facebook fan page. It covers the genre of biohorror and biothriller movies, which depict infectious diseases, whether used as weapons or simply beyond human control, that wreak havoc and spawn terror. Vickie calls these movies "petri dish movies," by analogy to spaghetti Westerns. Naturally, the book has its own cinematic preview. I embed it below. Enjoy! (Source: BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences)
Source: BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences - March 2, 2014 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Authors: Jim Chen Source Type: blogs
PLI's EPA Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book for 2013
The Practising Law Institute has very kindly provided Biolaw a copy of its EPA Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book for 2013. Edited by by Adam Sowatzka and Richard E. Glaze, Jr., this volume reviews the full array of laws enforced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, including federal laws that delegate enforcement authority to the states. The Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book provides practical details on compliance and enforcement — the real work of individuals, firms, and state and local government officials who deal day-to-day with the EPA. PLI's stated goal is to give these actors, an...
Source: BioLaw: Law and the Life Sciences - October 9, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Authors: Jim Chen Source Type: blogs
