S.J. Quinney College of Law

Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.

Associate Professor Daniel Aaron

• Presentations
  • “The Law, Policy, and Business of Cancer,” Healthcare Innovation Colloquium, NYU School of Law, New York City, NY (Jun. 2024).
  • “The Deregulation of Cancer” (panelist), Building a Healthier Environment, Health Professors Conference 2024, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA (Jun. 2024).
  • “The Privatization of Cancer,” American Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI (May 2024).
• Publications
  • Daniel Aaron and Avery Emery, State and Local Climate Litigation for Protecting Public Health, NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 390, 2231-2234 (2024).
  • Joshua B. Romero, Daniel Aaron, Richard Saver et al., Firearm Policy in the Hospital Setting—Recognizing Health Care as a “Sensitive Place”, JAMA online (2024).
  • Daniel Aaron, I. Glenn Cohen & Eli Y. Adashi, Medicare Advantage Under Fire: Public Criticism and Implications, JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE online (2024).
• Media appearances
  • A Utah mom’s case could break through a wall of legal immunity surrounding vaccine makers (KUTV CBS 2)

Professor Paul Cassell

• Presentations
  • “Enforcing Crime Victims’ Rights,” Law and Society Annual Convention, Denver, CO (Jun. 2024).
• Media appearances
  • Quoted in The Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Hill, MSN, Fortune, ABC, NBC, BBC, and other media about the Department of Justice imposing a $24 billion fine on Boeing for the 737 MAX crashes.

Professor Jorge Contreras

• Presentations
  • “The Genome Defense and Gene Patenting in America,” European Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany (Jun. 2024).
  • “Gene Patenting – Past, Present and Future,” Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (Jun. 2024).
  • “Hot Topics” (panelist), Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things, University College London, London, England (May 2024).
• Media appearances
  • U.S. Trade Commission Should Lose Patent Purview, Academic Says (Bloomberg Law).
  • ITC Shouldn’t Oversee Patent Disputes, Utah Law Prof Argues (Law360).

James E. Faust Library Director Suzanne Darais

• Presentations
  • “Formative Assessment Hacks to Save Your Sanity,” Teaching the Teachers Conference for Law Librarians, Philadelphia, PA (May 2024).

Professor Amos Guiora

• Publications
  • THE COMPLICITY OF SILENCE: CONFRONTING ECOSYSTEMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN SCHOOLS (Fast Case Publishers, 2024).
  • GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON COUNTERTERRORISM, 3rd edition (Aspen, 2024).
• Media appearances
  • Enablers (Apracast with Amir Oren)
  • Pro-Palestinian or Anti-Semite (The Homeless Conservative).
  • Silent Perils: The Dangers of Keeping Quiet (The Future of Our Children) (Little Bit of Life Podcast).
• Other activities
  • Served as expert witness in Richard Krueger v. Washington University.

Adjunct Associate Professor Robert Harrison

• Presentations
  • “Not Improved Enough: The Revised Common Rule and Reliance on Legally Authorized Representatives in Research Consent,” American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics Annual Health Law Professors Conference, Boston, MA (Jun. 2024).

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