Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Matthew Minard, Staff Writer Last month, notable Duquesne Law alumnus and nationally renowned plaintiff’s attorney Thomas Kline secured an $8 billion verdict for his client against Johnson & Johnson, Co. and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. [1] The verdict was the culmination of Murray v. Janssen […]
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Judge Denies Healthcare Professionals the Right to Refuse Treatment for Personal Religious Reasons
By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer On May 2, 2019, the Trump administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights announced that it would finalize the “conscience” rule (the Rule), which would allow healthcare professionals to deny care based on their own personal beliefs, to […]
Kids Today: An Observation of the Modern Law Student
By Sarah Morrison, Staff Writer Many boomers remark, “Kids today just ain’t what they used to be,” yielding the response: “Okay boomer.” In actuality, there is some truth to this statement. Students entering law school today are far different than their peers of yesteryear. In 1961, the average undergraduate student […]
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Granted Motion for Class Certification
By David McPeak, Staff Writer The U.S. Senior Women’s National Soccer Team (WNT) has been granted class certification in their pay discrimination suit against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).[1] The order certifying class action status allows any potential plaintiff who was a player on or since March 8, 2016 […]
Labor Standards: The Legality of Unpaid Internship Depends on Students’ Employment Status
By Kirstin Kennedy, Staff Writer Unpaid internships are common for college and post-graduate students in the United States.[1] So common, in fact, that nearly one half of all internships offered by employers across the country are unpaid, according to a 2016 study.[2] Arguably, the concept of an unpaid internship is […]
Sandmann’s Libel Suit Against Washington Post Ordered to Proceed
By Matthew Naum, Staff Writer A federal judge has reversed his dismissal of Nicholas Sandmann’s quarter billion-dollar lawsuit against the Washington Post following the submission of an amended complaint.[1] In a story that polarized the American public and one the New York Times called “an explosive convergence of race, religion, […]
Recent Use of the Amber Alert System Invites Questions to Its Use and Efficacy
By: Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer After a recent child abduction that ultimately resulted in the murder of the child, a local Pittsburgh family is advocating for changes to the AMBER Alert law.[1] In or around Allegheny County, on August 31, around 5:00p.m., Nalani Johnson, Paul Johnson (Nalani’s father), and Justin […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Women and Human Rights
By Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer “The most looked-up-to person in Washington stands just 5-foot-1… The diminutive justice, who has barely cracked 100 pounds on the scale for most of her adult life, is a giant to liberals.”[1] She may even challenge you to a push up contest.[2] “I do 10, […]
Cleveland’s Landmark Opioid Settlement
By Isabella Simon, Staff Writer The opioid epidemic has been devastating our country and ravishing our communities for the past two decades. On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, and although there have been prior efforts to combat this problem, two Ohio counties decided to take […]
What is Impeachment and How Likely is it for President Trump?
By Joshua Larkin, Staff Writer This past Halloween, the United States experienced a political horror that the country would hope to never face: a possible impeachment of a sitting president. While one may or may not wish President Donald J. Trump to be impeached, the idea of impeachment being on […]