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Thursday, June 2, 2022
9:00 a.m.
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Registration and Continental Breakfast (provided)
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10:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks
- Jennifer Rosato Perea, Dean, College of Law, DePaul University
- Stephan Landsman, Director, Clifford Symposium, DePaul University
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10:15 a.m.
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Session I: Bankruptcy
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The Administrative State in Bankruptcy - Jared Ellias, University of California Hastings; George Triantis, Stanford University
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Fake and Real People in Bankruptcy - Melissa Jacoby, University of North Carolina
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Cheap Grace in Bankruptcy Court - Troy McKenzie, New York University
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The Committee Charade in Mass Tort Bankruptcy - Lindsey Simon, University of Georgia
Discussant: Nora Engstrom, Stanford University
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12:15 p.m.
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Lunch (provided)
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1:15 p.m.
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Session II: Corporate Responsibility
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The Great American Double Standard - Honorable Jed Rakoff, United States District Court, Southern District of New York
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The Challenge of Holding Corporations Accountable Through Civil Litigation - Howard Erichson, Fordham University
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“A Force Created”: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Politics of Lawsuit Immunity - Myriam Gilles, Yeshiva University
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Shareholder Wealth Maximization and Securities Fraud - James Park, University of California Los Angeles
Discussant: Miriam Baer, Brooklyn Law School
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3:15 p.m.
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Break
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3:30 p.m.
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Session III: Tort Law To The Rescue?
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The Texas Two Step in Bankruptcy: Corporate Abuse in the World of Mass Torts and What Can Be Done About It - Maria Glover, Georgetown University
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Tort Claims for the Coverup of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Private Litigation, Corporate Accountability and Institutional Reform - Timothy Lytton, Georgia State University
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When a Corporation’s Rational Ignorance Causes Harm: Charting a New Role for Tort Law - Wendy Wagner, University of Texas
Discussant: Elizabeth Burch, University of Georgia
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5:15 p.m.
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Conclusion of Day One
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Friday, June 3, 2022
8:00 a.m.
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Registration and Continental Breakfast (provided)
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9:00 a.m. |
Session IV: The Boeing Max
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Nosedive: Boeing and the Corruption of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement - John Coffee, Columbia University
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Malice or SNAFU? Punitive Damages and Organizational Culture Defects - Bradley Wendel, Cornell University
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The Boeing MAX 737 Crashes—Aeronautical Accident Outliers - Stephan Landsman, DePaul University
Discussant: Margaret Lemos, Duke University
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10:30 a.m.
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Break
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10:45 p.m.
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Session V: An Overview of Private Litigation and the Public Good
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Private Enforcement for the Digital Age - David Engstrom, Stanford University
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What We Know and What We Don’t Know About Private Litigation and the Public Good - Sean Farhang, University of California Berkeley
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Tort, Crime and Public Health: Reflections on Legal Categories - Alexandra Lahav, University of Connecticut
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Personification and Punishment: Metaphors and Corporate Acts - Gregory Mark, DePaul University
Discussant: Robert Rabin, Stanford University
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12:30 p.m.
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Concluding Remarks
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