Professor Kurt Eggert was quoted in a story in Business Week about potential federal legislation that might allow borrowers to modify their home loans in bankruptcy, entitled “Does Citigroup Stand Alone? Industry Balks at Bankruptcy Bill.” In the piece, Professor Eggert stated, “Having bankruptcy cramdowns is a way of instilling discipline to subprime lenders.” Investors
Dean Timothy Canova was interviewed on the national public radio station WAMC, Albany, New York, on the impact of “healthy” banks applying for TARP funds to cover capital needs.
Professor Kurt Eggert was quoted in a story in the Orange County Register on “How Citi bailed out an O.C. subprime lender,” regarding an infamous Orange County subprime lender who was given a loan modification on a home loan even though many of his borrowers had trouble receiving loan modifications. In discussing why Citibank received
Dean John Eastman spoke at a press conference in Sacramento, California regarding the filing of a suit to block illegal state tax increases. The suit was filed by The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) and Chapman’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, joined by the National Federation of Independent Business and more than 40 state legislators to
Professor Michael Lang was elected Chair of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education. In addition, he was appointed to the American Bar Association Section of Taxation Committee on Government Submissions (COGS), which reviews and edits all submissions to the Government made on behalf of the Section of Taxation. He was
Professor Henry S. Noyes was interviewed and quoted in California Lawyer in an article entitled, “e-Discovery Options.” Professor Noyes commented on recently-enacted Federal Rule of Evidence 502, stating that the purpose of the new rule “is to relieve the disclosing party [in discovery] of the burden and cost of paying its attorneys to conduct a
Chapman’s Military Law Clinic was mentioned in the January edition of “Focus,” Orange County Community Foundation’s newsletter. The Military Law Clinic, directed by Professor Kyndra Rotunda, will be the first pro-bono legal clinic supporting California’s 200,000 military families living and serving within the state. The OCCF awarded Chapman Law School a Veterans Services grant to
Professor J. Bazyler was featured in an article in the Armenian Reporter entitled, “The legacies of Vahan Cardashian and Raphael Lemkin celebrated at book presentation.” The piece covers Professor Bazyler’s presentation of his book, Raphael Lemkin’s Dossier on the Armenian Genocide, at an event hosted by the Center for Armenian Remembrance. The article quotes Professor
Visiting Professor and UN human rights investigator Richard Falk was interviewed on Radio France Internationale, about his expulsion from Israel. Professor Falk claims that Israel is trying to conceal the effects of its blockade of the Gaza Strip by preventing him from reporting on the situation. Falk was kept at Ben Gurion airport for more
Professor Kyndra Rotunda was quoted in an article entitled “Relocate Gitmo – to Hyde Park!” in which she addressed the treatment of detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Read the article here. Professor Rotunda was also quoted in several additional articles this month, including: George Mason U. Docket ; Wyoming Lawyer; RegularFolksUnited.com about soldier safety in Guantanamo