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Professor Katharine Van Tassel
Phone: 413-782-1428 Specialties: Health Law; Food & Drug Law |
Presentations
- Evaluation of the Statutes and Regulations of the New England States For the Treatment of Tuberculosis In the Context of the Model TB Control Act of 2009 (Boston, MA, March, 2009)(presentation to the Centers for Disease Control and the Consortium of New England State Departments of Public Health and Departments of Epidemiology to Expand TB Control and Prevention). PDF
- Debunking 'Junk DNA' - A Public Health Case for the Post-Market Surveillance of Biotech Foods, Annual Conference on Law, Ethics & the Life Sciences (University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, 2007). PDF
- Hospital Peer Review Standards and Due Process: Moving from Tort Doctrine to Contract Principles Using Clinical Practice Guidelines (Drexel University School of Law, 2007)
- Testimony, Biotechnology Issues, Massachusetts Legislators' Biotechnology Caucus (2007).
- Civil Jury Practice in the District Court: Massachusetts Tort Law For Trial Court Judges, Annual Conference of the Massachusetts District Court and the Massachusetts Trial Court's Judicial Institute (Williams College, 2006).
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Extraction of Sperm In Conjunction with Diagnosis of Brain Death, Annual Ethics Service Conference (Franklin Medical Center, Springfield, MA 2005).
- Current Legal Issues in Pre-implantation Embryonic Genetic Testing, Annual Massachusetts Medical Association OB/GYN Seminar (Springfield, MA 2005).
- Ethical and Legal Issues in The Post Mortem Extraction of Sperm, Ethics Grand Rounds (Bay State Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 2004).
- The Proposed Restatement 3rd of Torts: Pragmatic Criticisms, Coalition of Food Industry Counsel Annual Conference (Palm Springs, California, 1994).
- Handling the Claimant of the 90s: Tools and Techniques for Effective Product Liability Case Management, National Food Processors' Association Advanced Workshop (Washington, D.C., 1993).
- Managing Product Liability Complaints Effectively, National Food Processors' Association Annual Conference (Washington, D.C., 1993).
- The Complete Dental Defense: A Dental and Legal Perspective, Coalition of Food Industry Counsel Annual Conference (Tucson, Arizona, 1993).
- Developing a Defense Strategy In Product Liability Actions, National Food Processors' Association Annual Conference (Chicago, Illinois, 1993).
- Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing, Annual Massachusetts Medical Association OB/GYN Seminar (Springfield, MA, 2005).
- The Uninsured and The Under Insured: Is A Single Payer System the Solution?, Western Massachusetts Senior Action Council in conjunction with Western Massachusetts Jobs With Justice (Springfield, MA, 2004).
- The Basics of Handling Medical Malpractice Cases, Health Law Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association (Springfield, MA, 2002).
- Legal Professionalism: From Washington, D.C. to Small Town Practice (Pettit College of Law, Ohio Northern University,1999).
- Civility as the Key to Our Successful Legal System, William Howard Taft American Inn of Court (Pettit College of Law, Ohio Northern University, 1999).
- Ethical Implications of Representing More Than One Criminal Defendant in the Same Matter, William Howard Taft American Inn of Court (Pettit College of Law, Ohio Northern University, 1998).
- Celebrating Our Heritage: 75 Years of Women At Case Western Reserve School Of Law "Finding a Niche: Developing Your Own Client Base" (Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1994).