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Andrew R. Klein
Paul E. Beam Professor of Law

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, Room 307
530 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225

Phone: (317) 274-2099
Fax: (317) 278-3326
E-Mail: anrklein@iupui.edu
Education

B.A., 1985, University of Wisconsin
J.D. (Distinction), 1988, Emory University School of Law

Courses

Torts, environmental and toxic torts, hazardous waste regulation, federal jurisdiction

Bio

Andrew R. Klein joined the law school in 2000, after eight years on the faculty at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Before entering the academy, Professor Klein practiced law with the Chicago firm of Sidley & Austin, specializing in products liability litigation involving pharmaceutical products. He earned his B.A. with distinction in journalism and economics from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. with distinction from Emory University School of Law, where he studied as a Robert W. Woodruff Fellow in Law and was editor-in-chief of the Emory Law Journal.

Following law school, Professor Klein served for one year as a law clerk to Judge Joseph W. Hatchett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. A member of the Illinois bar and the American Law Institute, Professor Klein also serves as Reporter for the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals Civil Jury Instructions Committee.

Professor Klein is an active scholar, having published articles in a number of leading law journals. He is co-author of a casebook, Torts: Cases, Problems and Exercises (Lexis/Nexis 2nd ed. 2005). In addition, Professor Klein is a dedicated classroom teacher who has won eight student teaching awards during his career. He was given the Black Cane Award by the student body in 2004. Professor Klein also is a national lecturer on tort law for BarBri Bar Review.

Publications

Books and Chapters

MASTERING TORT LAW (Carolina Academic Press 2009) (with Bauman, Eades, Martin, Weaver, and Zwier).

TORTS: CASES, PROBLEMS, AND EXERCISES (LexisNexis 2009 3d ed.) (with Bauman, Cross, Martin, Weaver, and Zwier) (previous editions published in 2005 and 2003).


Law Review and Journal Articles

“Personalized Medicine and Toxic Exposure,” 8 HOUSTON J. HEALTH LAW & POLICY ___ (forthcoming 2009) (with J. Girod) (invited contribution to symposium).

*“Causation and Uncertainty: Making Connections in a Time of Change,” 49 JURIMETRICS J. 5 (2008).

"Foreign Plaintiffs, Forum Non Conveniens, and Consistency," SELECTED ESSAYS ON CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES 193 (Athens Institute for Education and Research 2008).

"Comparative Fault and Fraud," 48 Ariz. L. Rev. 983 (2006).

"Apportionment of Liability in Workplace Injury Cases," 26 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L. 65 (2005).

"Fear of Disease and the Puzzle of Futures Cases in Tort," 34 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 965 (2002).

"A Model for Enhanced Risk Recovery in Tort," 56 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 1173 (1999).

"Rethinking Medical Monitoring," 64 Brook. L. Rev. 1 (1998), reprinted in 48 Defense L. J. 335 (1999).

"Tobacco Policy and the States: A Response to Professor Viscusi, 29 Cumb. L. Rev. 577 (1999) (publication of presentation at Ray Rushton Lecture Series, Cumberland School of Law, February 25, 1999).

"Hazardous Waste Cleanup and Intermediate Landowners: Reexamining the Liability-Based Approach," 21 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 337 (1997).

"A Legislative Alternative to 'No Cause' Liability in Blood Products Litigation," 12 Yale J. Reg. 107 (1995).

"'Isn't Teaching a Wonderful Job?' Don Fyr as a Teacher, a Friend, and a Mentor ," 43 Emory L. J. 1145 (1995) (publication of remarks at memorial service for the late Professor Donald W. Fyr).

"Beyond DES: Rejecting the Application of Market Share Liability in Blood Products Litigation," 68 Tul. L. Rev. 883 (1994).

Comment, "Devil's Advocate: Salvaging the Letter of Intent," 37 Emory L. J. 139 (1988).


Book Reviews

“Book Review: Geoffrey Samuel, Cases and Materials on Torts,” 7 EUROPEAN J. L. REF. 525 (2005).


Other Publications

“Five Great Torts Cases,” Teaching the Law School Curriculum (Carolina Academic Press 2005).

“The Rural Electrification Act of 1936," 3 Major Acts of Congress 167 (Macmillan Reference USA 2003).

"Lawyers Cleaning Up: Litigation is the Real Product of Superfund Cleanup Law," The Birmingham News at D1 (July 24, 1998).

"AIDS and the Plight of Hemophiliacs," The Miami Herald at 5M (Aug. 13, 1995) (a version of this article also appeared as "Compensate AIDS-Stricken Hemophiliacs," The Philadelphia Inquirer at A9 (Aug. 8, 1995)).


Presentations

“The Law Professor as Administrator” (presentation at Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, July 31, 2008).

“Clinical, Ethical, and Economic Implications of Indiana Biobank Research (panelist at Indianapolis Bioethics for Breakfast Program, April 11, 2008).

"Uncertainty in Tort Law" (presentation to Arts, Social Science, and Humanities colloquium, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, November 13, 2007).

“Forum Non Conveniens and Foreign Plaintiffs” (presentation at Athens Institute for Education and Research Annual Conference on International Law, July 17, 2007).

“Futures Cases: Increased Risk and Proportionality” (presentation to faculty colloquium at Florida State University School of Law, February 8, 2007).

“Managing Multiple Roles” (organized and presented on panel at American Bar Association Meeting for Law School Associate Deans, June 10, 2006).

“Case Study: Catastrophic Health Emergency - Avian Influenza" (presentation during plenary session of Indiana Summit on Public Health and the Law, March 16, 2006).

“Fraud and Comparative Fault” (presentation at Dan B. Dobbs Conference on Tort Law, University of Arizona College of Law, March 4, 2006)

“Tort Reform and Comparative Responsibility” (presentation to Remedies section, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, January 5, 2006).

“Current Issues in Class Action Litigation” (moderated panel at Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, July 22, 2005).

“Pattern Civil Jury Instructions” (presentation at Seventh Circuit Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 23, 2005).

“Blame and Responsibility in Medical Practice” (presentation at Medical Humanities Program, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, October 7, 2004).

“Causation and Toxic Torts Under the Restatement (Third) of Torts” (presentation at Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, July 31, 2004).

“Foreign Litigants in U.S. Courts” (presentation at American Bar Association Section on Litigation Annual Meeting, March 27, 2004).


Other Activities

Advisory Board, IUPUI Teaching and Learning Center

Reporter, "Seventh Circuit Federal Jury Instructions: Civil" (Thomson/West 2005)

Member, American Law Institute (elected 1997)


 *Refereed

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