The Struggle Over the Soul of Contract Law

In a recent article published in the Jurist, California Western’s Professor Nancy Kim discusses the American Law Institute proposed Restatement of the Law of Consumer Contracts (RLCC) which continues to be the subject of thoughtful and energetic discussion by contracts law professors who care about making sure that the next generation of lawyers gets the law right.

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Is NAFTA’s Replacement Doomed?

In a recent op-ed in The Hill, California Western’s Professor James Cooper argues that the replacement for NAFTA may not bring the economic gains touted by the Trump administration and that the new deal is potentially dead in the water.

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Closing the Gap Between Consumer Perceptions of Risk and Evidence-based Assessment of Risk

California Western’s E. Donald Shapiro Professor of Law Joanna Sax talks about her recent scholarly research, Ambiguity and Consumer Perceptions of Risk in Various Areas of Biotechnology, which addresses understanding why consumers assign a high risk to various forms of biotechnology when the evidence-based assessment of risk is low.

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Professor Richard Finkmoore to retire from California Western after 30 years

Retiring from California Western after more than 30 years, Professor Richard Finkmoore reflects on how he got into teaching and how he plans to continue to follow his passion for the environment in his retirement.

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Professor Nancy Kim Publishes Book on Consent

California Western’s Professor Nancy Kim talks about her latest book release Consentability: Consent and its Limits published by Cambridge University Press. In the book, Kim proposes a bold, original framework for evaluating consentability and considers the complexities surrounding consent.

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