Franklin Zimring quoted in San Jose Mercury News, May 20, 2015
“It is precisely the sort of ironic set of incentives and disincentives that are created by the patchwork nature of medical coverage that we have,” Zimring said. “In the general society, the care that is provided is considerably less generous.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 19, 2015
While it may seem like the cure for short-termism, high-vote shares may instead do something else, giving power to a small group of shareholders with odd interests. And whether they exercise that power vengefully or selfishly is an unknown. C’ést la vie.
Russell Robinson quoted in Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2015
“There are a lot of parties involved in putting together a film,” Robinson said. “If they do bring a lawsuit, one of the challenges of plaintiffs in court would be showing who’s responsible for the hiring decision. The studios will do what’s minimally necessary to avoid government scrutiny.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 13, 2015
In deal-making, “winning” a proxy contest may not be the triumphant victory that one thinks it could be. For future shareholder activist battles, there are lessons in the way DuPont and Trian both won and lost.
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 12, 2015
Placement agents have been maligned, banned and even imprisoned. And yet, pension funds continue to use them. Despite various scandals, however, a new study finds that the better agents in the business just might provide value.
Sarah Lawrence quoted on NPR, May 10, 2015
“I’ve really seen a shift in the police officers’ perspective,” Lawrence says. When the program started, she interviewed participating officers. “I asked why they were doing it, and quite frankly a lot of them said, ‘I’m getting paid to exercise.’” Now, Lawrence says, “those same officers are saying, ‘These are my kids,’ and really taking ownership.”
Catherine Crump quoted in Engadget, May 9, 2015
UC Berkeley law professor Catherine Crump remains unimpressed. “It seems comical, but given the photo, not exactly an effort at concealment,” she told Ars Technica. “I am more interested in what else this town is doing with its $2 million police technology upgrade.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 8, 2015
It was not unexpected that Mylan would react negatively to Teva’s approach. Neither company has ever gotten along particularly well. But in terms of a negative response, Mylan’s is an 11 on a scale of one to 10.
Jesse Choper quoted in The Daily Beast, May 8, 2015
Jesse Choper … isn’t convinced that the group has the case in the bag…. “There is no right to an exemption for religion unless the state law singles out religion for adverse treatment,” says Choper. “But it does not single it out, it applies to everybody no matter their religion or lack of religion. It says anyone who wants abortion has to wait 72 hours.”
Jennifer Urban and Jason Schultz cited in Bloomberg BNA, May 8, 2015
“We want them to put their money where their mouth is,” said Schultz, in an interview. To do this, he and Urban have proposed the Defensive Patent License: It creates a legal framework for a network of companies that want to share their patents, and have agreed not to initiate patent lawsuits.