Wayne Law Professors in the News
- August 28, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning addressed the difficulties courts have in applying the "plain view doctrine" to situations involving computer-based searches in a Wall Street Journal blog post highlighting a Ninth Circuit ruling that the recently seized drug-test records of more than 100 Major League Baseball players be returned to the players' union.
View Article - August 27, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted on Bloomberg.com in a story titled "Ballplayers Win Fight With U.S. Over Seizure of Drug-Test Data" on Aug. 27, 2009.
View Article - August 25, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a Wall Street Journal story about the SEC's curtailment of so-called "tolling agreements." Under such agreements, the SEC and respondents both agree to suspend the statute of limitations while they try to resolve a civil or administrative action. Henning noted that use of the agreement had increased in recent years, partly due to bureaucratic delays of the agency.
View Article - August 21, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning contributed his thoughts and expertise to a Wall Street Journal blog post titled "What Went Wrong in the Reyes Case? And What Comes Next?"
View Article - August 14, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted in the Long Island Press in an articled titled "Runaway receiver at odds with SEC in Stanford case."
View Article - August 11, 2009
- Professor of Law Jonathan Weinberg was quoted by Dugie Standeford in an article titled "Commerce Committee ICANN Letter Could Inflame Fears of U.S. Overreaching" in the Washington Internet Daily on Aug. 11, 2009.
- August 11, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning was quoted in a story about a stock options backdating case involving UnitedHealth Group Inc., headquartered in Minnesota. Professor Henning said that a $925 million settlement to shareholders, approved by a federal judge, may be the largest ever for a case involving backdating of options. The Associated Press story ran in numerous newspapers throughout the country.
View Article - August 4, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning provided legal expertise to The Denver Post in an article titled "Re-sentence for Nacchio not unusual: A ruling that might shorten his jail term isn't rare with financial crime, some say" on Aug. 4, 2009.
View Article - August 3, 2009
- Assistant Professor of Law Noah Hall commented in The Michigan Messenger in an article regarding the Michigan Supreme Court's Dow class-action ruling. Professor Hall emphasizes that the ruling preserves the ability for victims of environmental pollution to sue as a class.
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