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Heather A. McCabe co-authors issue brief on the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment

Heather McCabe, '03, Executive Director of the Hall Center for Law and Health, collaborated with the IU Center for Health Policy to produce an Issue Brief entitled New ADA Amendment Benefits People with Disabilities and Businesses. This brief outlines the original ADA, discusses some of the important court decisions interpreting it, and then discusses the anticipated impact of the ADAA on both individuals and businesses. Click here to read the issue brief in full.

Hall Center for Law and Health Collaborates on Public Health

The Hall Center for Law and Health, as part of its work on Health Reform, collaborated with the Center for Health Policy to release an Issue Brief entitled Public Health Programs Key to Healthy Population, Lower Healthcare Costs. Indiana ranks 34th in the nation in Public Health Indicators and 50th in per capita Public Health expenditures.

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Presentations from the Nanotechnology Conference Now Available

On April 15, 2009 the Hall Center for Law and Health co-convened a well-attended symposium on the emerging field of nanotechnology entitled Interdisciplinary Approaches to Medical Nanotechnology: Defining the Issues. Featured speakers from IU Law – Indy included Professors Eleanor Kinney, David Orentlicher, and Emily Morris. Visiting Professor Ralph Hall and other experts in the life sciences also spoke.

Click on a link below to view/download any presentation:

	"Legal Issues In Nanotechnology: New Sizes – New Issues," Ralph Hall
	"Possible Intellectual Property Law Issues in Nanotechnology," Emily Michiko Morris
	"Medical Nanotechnology: The Ethical Concerns," David Orentlicher
	"Thoughts on the Commercialization Process," Kyle Salyers
	"Nanotechnology – Science, Medical Applications, and IUPUI Resources," Kody Varahramyan

IU Law - Indianapolis has Two Top 10 Programs

In 2009 U.S. News and World Report ranked two programs at the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in the top 10 in their national ranking of top law schools. Faculty who teach in the fields of health law and legal writing ranked the Hall Center for Law and Health as 10th and the school’s legal writing program (Legal Analysis Research and Communication or LARC) as 8th. Additionally, the school was also in the Top 10 of public law schools offering a part-time program, ranking 7th.

Professors Eleanor DeArman Kinney (J.D., M.P.H.) and David Orentlicher (J.D., M.D.) co-direct the school’s Hall Center for Law and Health, which provides a legal perspective to the life sciences. The center also is a part of the Consortium for Health Law, Policy, and Bioethics, in collaboration with the IU School of Medicine’s Center for Bioethics and the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

The law school’s LARC program has a core of required courses focusing on research and predictive analysis and communication, persuasive writing, giving oral arguments to a court, and drafting. Many of the seven full-time law professors teaching in the legal writing program are actively involved in the legal community, both nationally and internationally. In 2008, the IU School of Law – Indianapolis hosted the 13th national biennial conference of the Legal Writing Institute, bringing more than 600 legal writing faculty members from 13 countries to Inlow Hall.

Center for Law and Health Bids Farewell to Faculty Fellow from Turkey

The Hall Center for Law and Health at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis recently bid farewell to Professor Halit Yilmaz from the law faculty at Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. Professor Yilmaz was a visiting fellow at the Hall Center during the 2008-09 academic year.

His main areas of interest were administrative law, mass communication law, urban planning and general theory of law. Professor Yilmaz worked on articles on the international human right to health and the regulation of the pharmaceutical industry.

Eleanor DeArman Kinney, the Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman Professor of Law and co-director of the Hall Center for Law and Health, says, “Professor Yilmaz expanded the international scope of the Hall Center for Law and Health. His interests in pharmaceutical regulation and the international human right to health matched those of our own and we hope to work with Professor Yilmaz in the future. It was a pleasure to have him among us and we look forward to his work.”

Professor Yilmaz said, "The topic of health care in Turkey, with relation to a right to health and from an administrative law perspective, requires immediate attention of scholars and thorough study, particularly because of the ongoing transformation of the health care system…There is an urgent need for studies of the topic in details and different dimensions. I believe that linking the general principles of administration and regulation with the requisites of protecting the right to health is of particular importance. Studying the general principles of the right to health, and the comparable experiences under other modern legal systems has been essential for my book project."

Professor Orentlicher Speaks on Ethical Considerations and Stem Cells at Ballenger Lecture Series

Professor David Orentlicher spoke on March 25 in Flint, Michigan at a conference entitled “The Face of Our Future. Stem Cell Research: It’s Political Ramifications Ethics and Risks, Alternative Options & More.” The event was part of the Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series at the Foundation for Mott Community College. Professor Orentlicher said, “The pursuit of all forms of stem cell research is not only the wisest approach for science. It also is the best approach for ethics.” His presentation was entitled “Stem Cells: Ethical Considerations.”

Professor Orentlicher is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law and the Co-director of the Hall Center for Law and Health at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.

Professor Kinney Speaks at Saint Louis University on the Implications of Health Reform

Professor Eleanor DeArman Kinney was a distinguished speaker at the Saint Louis University School of Law's Center for Health Law Studies on February 17, 2009.  She spoke on "A Fresh and Needed Look at the Content of Health Benefits and Coverage: Implications for Health Reform." 

Professor Kinney is one of the nation's leading experts on health law.  After earning her master's degree in public health, she served as program analyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Prior to joining Indiana University in 1984, she was assistant general counsel of the American Hospital Association.  Kinney is a published author and lecturer on America's health care system, medical malpractice, health coverage for the poor and issues in administrative law.  She recently published Protecting American Health Care Consumers (Duke University Press, 2002) and edited the Guide to Medicare Coverage Decision-Making and Appeals (ABA Publishing, 2002).  Kinney was a consultant to the Administrative Conference of the United States, President Clinton's TAsk Force for Health Care Reform and the Indiana Commission on Health Care for the Working Poor.  She has been appointed by the governor of Indiana to the Executive Board of the Indiana State Department of Health.  She currently serves as chair of the Patient Safety Subcommittee of the Indiana Commission on Excellence in Health Care.

Professor Kinney Visits Taiwan to Promote 'Human Right to Health'

In December 2008, Professor Eleanor DeArman Kinney and her husband Dr. Charles Clark were guests of the Ministry of Health for the Republic of China in Taiwan. Their host was Dr. Chen-ming Yang, ‘96. Dr. Yang is the Director General for International Health for the Ministry of Health in Taiwan. Professor Kinney and Dr. Clark were also guests of the Foundation of Medical Professionals Alliance in Taiwan.

Professor Kinney visited the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy at the law school at the National University of Taiwan. The IU School of Law – Indianapolis has a collaborative agreement with the Taiwanese law school. Professor Kinney plans to publish an article on realizing the international human right to health through the World Trade Organization in the law school’s new journal, Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy. National University of Taiwan, Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law & Policy web site.

While in Taiwan, Professor Kinney also gave a speech on “The Realization of the Human Right to Health in an Economically Integrated World” at the Institute of Health and Welfare Policy of the National Yang Ming University in Taipei. Photos from the visit: See http://picasaweb.google.com/CMCEKC/Taiwan2008#

Professor Kinney and Dr. Clark visited government agencies, hospitals and universities in Taiwan, where they visited the Tzu Chi Foundation, a Buddhist organization that provides humanitarian relief and other services throughout the world.

Professor Kinney says, “One of the most interesting visits was to the Bureau of National Health Insurance. We learned about Taiwan’s very unique and innovative health insurance program that provides universal and almost free health coverage to the population of Taiwan.”

Photo:  Professor Kinney visited the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy at the law school at the National University of Taiwan.(left to right)
Mr. Chin-Chia Tien( LL.M. Candidate, National Taiwan University College of Law), Ms. Tsung-Ling Lee, Mr. Hsien Wu, Mr. Mark Shope, Professor Chang-fa Lo(Professor of National Taiwan University), Professor Eleanor D. Kinney (IU School of Law – Indianapolis), Professor Tsai-yu Lin(Professor of Soochow University), Professor Pei-kan Yang(Professor of Feng Chia University), Mr. Gaoqiao( LL.M. Candidate, National Taiwan University College of Law), Dr. Chuan-feng Wu(Assistant Research Fellow, Academia Sinica), Wei- hsiang Wang(Foundation of Medical Profeeionals Alliance in Taiwan).

Professor Orentlicher to Present at Conference on Organ Donation Issues

Professor David Orentlicher, an expert in bioethics issues from Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, was asked to participate in a roundtable discussion to explore competing views regarding the place of law, economics, and ethics in organ transplantation. The discussion was part of a conference on Organ Allocation: Donation, Sales, and Illegal Trafficking on Friday, February 13 at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics. The event was intended to foster discussion and highlight the debate surrounding organ allocation in the international community. The keynote address was be delivered by Dr. Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics.

IU Law – Indianapolis Professors Make Their Mark at the Annual AALS Meeting

When law professors from all over the country met in sunny Southern California in early January of this year for the Annual AALS meeting, several scholars from IU Law – Indianapolis presented papers and were elected to leadership positions in their sections.

Professor Lloyd T. (Tom) Wilson, Jr. was elected chair of the 101-member Section on Real Estate Transactions. As Chair one of his responsibilities is to organize the Section’s panel presentations and other activities for the 2010 annual meeting.

Andrew R. Klein, Paul E. Beam Professor of Law, was elected to the executive board of AALS’ Section on Torts & Compensation Systems.

Professor Jennifer Drobac presented her paper “’Minding’ the Sexual Harassment of Adolescent Workers” at the “Children, Sex, and the Law” session.

Frank Emmert, the John S. Grimes Professor of Law, spoke about the development of international alumni networks by medium sized law schools / LL.M. programs in the session organized by the Section on Post-graduate Legal Education, co-sponsored by the Sections on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers and Institutional Advancement entitled "After the LL.M. - Career Options, Building Alumni Networks and Development Strategies.” He also spoke about his experience with the law school’s LL.M. program in Egypt in the session organized by the Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers entitled "The Changing Role of U.S. Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers." Furthermore, in the session organized by the Section on Antitrust and Economic Regulation entitled "Emerging Antitrust Regimes - Challenges and Approaches" Professor Emmert spoke about the introduction of antitrust or competition law in transitional economies in Central and Eastern Europe and lessons learned that could be beneficially applied in other parts of the world.

Eleanor DeArman Kinney, the Hall Render Killian Heath and Lyman Professor of Law
was on the Panel for the Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care. The panel was entitled “Comparative Health Law: What Can the U.S. Learn from Other Countries?” Her talk was entitled: “Realization of the Human Right to Health in an Economically Integrated North America.”

Professor María Pabón López presented a paper entitled “Grooming, Mentoring and Decision Making: Critical Times f María Pabón Lópezor Persons of Color in the Legal Academy” given at the “Hiring, Retaining and Promoting Law Professors of Color” panel sponsored by the Section of Minority Groups.

Allison Martin, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, presented a work entitled “A Study of Hope, Optimism, Academic Performance, and Psychological Well-Being in Law School” as part of the Balance in Legal Education section.

David Orentlicher, the Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law, presented his talk, “Discrimination Out of Dismissiveness: The Example of Infertility” at the session of the Section on Disability Law.

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