Professor Jonathan Lipson and Interim Dean Rachel Rebouché hosted a workshop for contributions to Contract in Crisis, an upcoming special issue of Duke University’s LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS. Workshop topics included doctrinal solutions to addressing the concurrence of COVID-19 and income inequality, as well as the benefits of using private ordering solutions in times of public crisis in lieu of public regulation.
Andrew J. Koopman, a Temple Law alum and lawyer in the Philadelphia area, co-wrote an article discussing why waiving IP protection for COVID-19 vaccines creates more problems than it solves, and why it may not do much to address underlying distribution problems.
The Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics hosted a webinar on Mental Health, Organizational Risk, and Corporate Culture during the COVID-19 pandemic with mental health professionals and compliance experts.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed claims from undergraduate students at Temple University and University of Pennsylvania for tuition reimbursement for remote learning procedures put into place as COVID-19 emergency measures.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the act) was passed by Congress on December 21 and signed by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020. The act includes not only amendments to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but also significant changes to copyright and trademark laws.
Third year Temple Law School student Nayram Gasu discusses the need to relax copyright restrictions on digital libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10-Q Editor and Temple Law alumni Jonathan Broder provides an updated report on COVID-19 business risk management issues and recommendations on how to move forward.
COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the restaurant industry. Many iconic chains have been forced to close their underperforming locations. Huge franchisees of these chains have also reorganized under Chapter 11. But there is still hope. With reduced competition, bidding wars and increased merger-and-acquisition activity of restaurant chains have developed
The Editors and Staff of The Temple 10-Q recognize that trying to stay abreast of COVID-19 analysis is like trying to sip water from a firehose: you can do it, but it is messy and not very efficient. In an effort to make this daunting task more manageable—and to provide an ongoing resource for business
While it may seem justified for businesses facing increased costs in these trying COVID-19 pandemic times to add “COVID surcharges” to ensure they can keep their doors open, businesses and their corporate counsel should be aware that such surcharges can raise serious competition concerns and need to be carefully navigated.