Bioethics Mediation: a Guide to Shaping Shared Solutions
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| Every day, wrenching decisions about patient care are made in hospitals by medical staff and families.
How those decisions are made is often critical. As a book co-authored by Columbia Law School Professor Carol Liebman reveals, using a mediation process allows families and the medical team to work together, sharing the burden of end of life decision making. |
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Reproductive Health and Human Rights Fellowship Awarded to Erez Aloni
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| Erez Aloni is the newest recipient of the Center for Reproductive Rights-Columbia Law School Fellowship, a full-time academic position designed to prepare recent law school graduates for legal academic careers in reproductive health and human rights. |
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Chinese Judges Get an American Education at Columbia Law School
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Professor Michael Graetz Testifies on Role VAT Tax Can Play in Tax Reform
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| Michael J. Graetz, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Alumni Professor of Tax Law, testified today before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Tax Reform and Consumption-Based Tax Systems. |
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When It Comes to Antitrust, Settlement is Not Always a Good Idea, Warns Professor C. Scott Hemphill
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| The vast majority of civil litigation is settled before trial. Staying out of the courtroom is generally celebrated as a way to save money and time, achieve a reasonable compromise, and avoid the risk of an adverse jury award. |
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Bankruptcy Filings Up in June, but Columbia Law School Expert Says Trends Remain Favorable
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| Personal bankruptcy filing rates plunged 8 percent nationwide in the first half of the year, with only two states reporting higher numbers for 2011, according to an analysis by Columbia Law School Professor Ronald Mann. |
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