University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) being considered investment companies. The article titled "Ackman SPAC hit with investor suit questioning its legality" was written by Bre Bradham and Scott Deveau and was published 8/17/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding findings from her survey of multidistrict litigation women plaintiffs involving personal injury cases. The article titled "First-ever survey of MDL plaintiffs suggests deep flaws in mass tort system" was written by Alison Frankel and published 8/9/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding the impact of a cap on attorney fees related to an opioid litigation settlement. The article titled "Lawyers' fees from $26 bln opioid settlement capped at 15%, judge rules" was written by Nate Raymond and published 8/9/21.
Rising second-year student Frank G. Lumpkin IV was featured in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer regarding his work on the proposed Interstate 14 that would connect west Texas to Augusta, Georgia. The article titled "New interstate connecting Columbus, Macon one step closer to reality with this bill" was written by Nick Wooten and published 8/5/21.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo regarding the U.S. government's efforts to regulate vaccine misinformation and disinformation. The article titled "Governo Biden abre guerra contra redes sociais por causa da avalanche de notícias falsas sobre vacina" was written by Patricia Campos Mello and published 7/31/21.