Professor Rotunda Published Op-Ed on Stimulus Plan
Professor Ronald Rotunda published an op-ed in Chicago Tribune, entitled “Was Madoff good for the economy?” In this piece, Professor Rotunda discusses the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan. Professor Rotunda argues, “Perhaps it made sense during the Depression for the government to spend money when the alternative was people hiding cash in their mattresses. But
ABA Student Lawyer Publishes Article on Chapman 3Ls
The ABA Student Lawyer Magazine ran an article on 3L students Jimmy Blalock, Brett Corson, Meghan O’Brien Taylor, and Arlinda Witko winning the 2008-2009 National Arbitration Competition against 13 other teams from across the country. The competition challenge was to arbitrate a case in the field of election campaign law where the teams represented both
Professor Rotunda Interviewed by President Doti
Visiting Assistant Professor Kyndra Rotunda was interviewed by Chapman University President James Doti in “Dialogue with Doti and Dodge,” on KOCE-TV.
Professor Bogart Speaks at Real Estate Seminar
Professor Daniel Bogart traveled to Chicago’s PLI Seminar on Commercial Real Estate Financing to give two presentations: “A Visit to the Courthouse:” “‘Waste’ is Back: Borrower Beware” and “Recent Issues in Mortgage Loan Enforcement.”
LA Times Interviews Professor Eggert on Mortgages
Professor Kurt Eggert was interviewed for an article in the Los Angeles Times, entitled “Financial regulators missed the big picture, big problems.” The article discusses the lack of oversight of subprime mortgage lenders that ultimately led to today’s financial crisis. “Whole chunks of the mortgage business, including securitization, were almost completely unregulated,” Professor Eggert stated.
Chapman Alumnus Successful in Defense of Broadcom CEO
Chapman University School of Law alumnus Miles Fuller was involved in the successful defense of co-founder and chief technology officer of the Broadcom Corporation, Henry Samueli, in the recent Samueli v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Tax Court decision concerning a securities transfer agreement. Read article ….
Wall Street Journal Published Professor Rotunda's Letter
The Wall Street Journal published Professor Ronald Rotunda’s letter to the editor entitled, “Privileges, Immunities and Our Constitutional Rights.” The letter addresses a previously-published article regarding Privileges or Immunities Clause of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment. Professor Rotunda argues against the assertion that “if the court were to use the Privileged or Immunities Clause
Professor Rotunda Prints Op-Ed on Free Speech
Professor Ronald Rotunda published an op-ed in The Panther entitled, “The right of free speech, regardless of what is spoken.” The op-ed discusses the controversy surrounding the legal memos written by Visiting Professor John Yoo during his tenure under the Bush administration. Professor Rotunda states, “Debating these issues in an intellectual environment is what the
Associate Dean Canova Quoted in Article on Financial Giants
Associate Dean Tim Canova was quoted in an article in the San Diego Union Tribune, entitled “Breaking up money-pit behemoths is necessary.” The article argues that the U.S. government should allow financial giants such as AIG to fail rather than attempting to prop them up. Regarding the spate of deregulation and lack of law enforcement
LA Times Quotes Professor Eggert on AGI
Professor Kurt Eggert was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times entitled, “Countrywide sues AIG unit over its failure to cover loan losses.” The piece discusses a suit recently filed by Countrywide Home Loans Inc. complaining that AIG didn’t cover more than $43 million in losses from failed real estate loans, many of