By: Michael Farmer The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading its way through the United States.[1] As of March 7, 2020, five states have declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of the virus.[2] Currently, there is a world-wide shortage of medical supplies necessary for those who treat patients diagnosed with COVID-19.[3] Enter […]

By: Divya Prasad  After receiving complaints from customers frustrated with long response times, the insurance industry has finally welcomed new technology to increase its efficiency.  Considering that regulators have yet to catch up with tech companies as they race to innovate in the insurance space, this blog post examines the underregulated space of insurance technology […]

By: Abigail Gampher In January of 2020, presidential candidates collectively raised approximately $397,364,054.[1]  With the largest primary pool in approximately forty years, Democratic candidates seeking to distance themselves from corruption initially rejected campaign contributions from corporate political action committees (“PACs”).[2]  Despite these initial pledges, many candidates ultimately accepted millions worth of explicit PAC contributions.[3]  However, […]

By: Erin Donnelly Every month, over 197 million people visit Amazon.com, making the company the top e-commerce platform in the United States.[1] In 2000, Amazon launched Marketplace, a platform which allows third-party retailers to list their products on the site.[2] Many of these third-party retailers ship their products directly to consumers; they never pass through […]

By: Elizabeth Farley In November 2019, a former member of the Houston Astros baseball team alleged that the team used technology to engage in sign-stealing techniques during the 2017 season.[1] In baseball, sign-stealing is when one team, through “legal” or “illegal” means, communicates to the batter which pitch the pitcher intends to throw next. Astros […]

By Carlos Micames WeWork has been in the news quite a lot recently, and not for the most flattering reasons.[1] At the beginning of 2019, the office-sharing company was touted to be the star of what was expected to be a historic year for the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) market.[2] Following the disappointing IPOs for […]

By Shannon Gough President Trump made deregulation one of his major campaign promises before being elected in 2017.[1] While commentators suggest that relatively little overall deregulation has occurred since President Trump took office, this is not so for environmental deregulation.[2] In December 2019, a New York Times report found that more than ninety environmental rules […]

By: Ian Robertson The Constitution’s Copyright clause allows authors to secure the exclusive rights to their work in order to “promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.”[1] However, the music industry has seen an influx of copyright lawsuits that attack creators and exploit the constitutional principle of protection for progress.[2] This particular brand of lawsuit is […]