January
January 23–29
"It's a partial win for each side and a partial loss for each side."

—Prof. David Uhlmann, in an AP wire service story about a ruling exempting Transocean from having to pay many of the pollution claims resulting from the BP oil spill 

"If you're a consumer, they'll nickel and dime you on your car payment and run you through a ringer for pennies.... There's a very different treatment between individuals and corporations."

—Prof. John A.E. Pottow, commenting in a USA Today article on the advantages of declaring bankruptcy for American companies

In Other News This Week
Prof. Vivek Sankaran is quoted in a New Hampshire Public Radio story on parental rights.

Prof. Sonja Starr writes a piece for Nieman Watchdog on racial diaparities in prosecution of crimes.

Prof. Nicole Appleberry and the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic are featured on TaxAnalysts.com, in Tax Notes Today.

MLaw Prof. and Ross School of Business Prof. Jim Hines is quoted in a PolitiFact.com story regarding claims that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's proposed income tax cut would benefit millionaires more than middle-class families.

Prof. Bridgette Carr is quoted in the Detroit Free Press about the human trafficking trade growing almost as fast as the drug trade.

USA Today also runs a version of the human trafficking story quoting Prof. Carr.

Prof. Dave Moran is quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story on the Supreme Court's decision to limit the use of gps devices in tracking suspects.

The work of emeritus Prof. Lawrence Waggoner is referenced in an inequality.org story on "perpetual" trusts.

Prof. John Pottow's comments to USA Today are cited in a NASDAQ.com article on U.S. bankruptcy laws.

In a story on the Carlyle Group's proposed lawsuit ban, Businessweek cites Prof. Cyril Moscow.

January 16–22
 "It's a strategy that extends beyond taxi cabs and transportation issues to the entire sweep of the ADA."

—Prof. Samuel Bagenstos, commenting in a Reuters news service story on a federal judge's ruling that New York City's lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis violated federal law

"The total settlement could be as much as $20-25 billion, including a criminal fine of $10 billion, which would be the largest criminal fine ever imposed for any crime in the United States....BP has little to gain and much to lose by re-living the Gulf oil spill in a federal courtroom."

—Prof. David Uhlmann, in a Reuters news service story about a possible BP settlement

"True, one [antitrust case] is more than zero (the number brought during the Bush years), but it hardly indicates a major reinvigoration of monopolization enforcement."

—Prof. Daniel Crane weighs in on the Obama administration's antitrust enforcement on PolitiFact.com

In Other News This Week
Prof. Erik Gordon is cited in an Los Angeles Times story on what to expect with the availability of a generic alternative to Lipitor.

Visiting Prof. (and roller derby coach) Joel Samuels uses roller derby as a model to teach civil procedure, which he elaborates on in an ABA Journal interview. 

January 9–15
"Normally, if you're just a member of the board and you resign, it gets you off the hook.... If you're a controlling shareholder, that's not going to work."

—Prof. Adam Pritchard, in the Detroit Free Press, about a judge jailing billionaire Matty Moroun

"The challengers are poking and prodding at each other, and I think it's appropriate for them to do that....Letting the Republicans play this out for a period of time makes sense."

—Prof. Michael Barr, in an ABC News blog about Republican candidates' criticisms of front-runner Mitt Romney

In Other News This Week
Visiting MLaw Prof. and Ross School of Business Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in an AP news service story about Johnson & Johnson's failing insulin pumps.

Prof. Jill Horwitz is quoted in Modern Healthcare, in a story about hospitals that are discontinuing unprofitable services.

Prof. Christopher McCrudden discusses the Scottish Independence Referendum for the UK Constitutional Law Group.

Bloomberg talks to Prof. Erik Gordon about Sears Holding Corp.'s Chariman Edward Lampert.

Prof. Gordon is quoted in a story posted on Businessweek about Johnson & Johnson's insulin pumps.

January 2–8
"I would have guessed an error rate of 1 or 2 percent. Six percent is surprisingly high."

—Prof. Samuel Gross, in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, commenting on Virginia's potential rate of wrongful convictions

"A victory for the Sacketts could 'undermine the government's ability to promptly respond to environmental threats.'"

—Prof. Nina Mendelson is quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about an upcoming Supreme Court case to decide whether an Idaho couple is entitled to a hearing to contest an EPA compliance order

In Other News This Week
Prof. Mark West's book Lovesick Japan is reviewed in The Japan Times.

Prof. Nina Mendelson comments on the Idaho wetlands case in Environment & Energy.

A review of Losing It by Prof. Bill Miller is cited in the Athens Banner-Herald.

Prof. Steve Sanders writes in the ACS Blog about same-sex marriage.

Prof. Jessica Litman comments on legal issues surrounding appropriation art in a Huffington Post blog.

A BrainTrack article quotes Public Interest Director Alyson Robbins and mentions the Law School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program. 

Prof. Dana Thompson is quoted in a Michigan Radio story about the new Entrepreneurship Clinic.  

December 26–January 1
"The foster care system exists to protect children from being abused by their parents. Yet, every day, children are separated from their families and placed in the system for no better reason than their parents' low income."

—Prof. Vivek Sankaran, in an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press

In Other News This Week
Forbes cites Prof. Michael Barr in a story on the Citigroup/SEC case.

The State Bar of Michigan blog mentions MLaw's transparency in reporting graduate employment data.

The Wall Street Journal reviews Prof. Bill Miller's book Losing It.

Prof. Lawrence Waggoner is featured in the Legal News.