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Tightening Your Belt: Inequities and Inconsistencies Regarding the Treatment of Food, Prescription Drugs, and Cigarettes In the United States Bankruptcy Code
(2011)Debtors seeking to file bankruptcy may do so under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. In either case, the bankruptcy system must determine what expenses will be allowed for the debtor in bankruptcy, ... -
A Toast to the Good Life: Exploring the Regulation of Champagne
(2003)France, in partnership with representatives of various Champagne Houses, crafted detailed rules pertaining to the production and sale of Champagne. These regulations aim to meet twin goals: protection of authentic Champagne ... -
TOBACCO ADVERTISING AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT: A "STRANGE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINE" INDEED
(1995)The FDA's proposed advertising restrictions, described in greater detail infra part II, would ban outdoor advertising for tobacco products within a specified distance of schools and playgrounds; require print advertising ... -
Too Big to Fail Banks: Examining the 'How' of Breaking Up
(2013)The newfound understanding that systemic risk is the central problem of financial regulation, has informed both institutional and regulatory responses to the global financial crisis. At the forefront of the systemic risk ... -
Tort Liability and Vaccine Manufacturers
(1994)This paper has been written with future vaccines in mind. It is true, of course, that most vaccines currently available are extremely safe and not prohibitively expensive. For the few injuries caused by these vaccines, an ... -
Torture at Times: Waterboarding in the Media
(2010)The current debate over waterboarding has spawned hundreds of newspaper articles in the last two years alone. However, waterboarding has been the subject of press attention for over a century. Examining the four newspapers ... -
Total Force Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Controversy and Conflagration
(2001)Washington, D.C. has perceived the threat of anthrax from any of several hostile parties. The offer of protection comes in the form of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (“AVIPâ€). On ... -
Toward National Uniformity for FDA-Regulated Products
(2000)In this paper, I will argue that national uniformity should be granted to all FDA-regulated products and should include preemption of both state labeling and safety standards as well as state product liability laws. Cosmetics ... -
Toward Rational Regulation of Marijuana in the United States: FDA's Role in Consumer Choice and Safety
(1995)The Food and Drug Administration is an agency dedicated to maintaining the health and safety of the American public. For as long as people have been purchasing and consuming foods and drugs there have been the problems of ... -
The Truth Hurts?: FDA Regulation of Truthful Speech
(2000)One of the more frightening pictures in our society is one of a speaker being silenced, simply by virtue of who the speaker is; yet, the FDA engages in that type of censorship on a regular basis. The FDA censors manufacturer ... -
Truth in Fiction: Appreciating the Complex Realities of the Pharmaceutical Industry Through Novels
(2000)In this paper, I will illustrate how, through the use of fiction, both the teaching and learning of law may be made more interesting, meaningful, and fun. Section II begins with a discussion on the multiplicity of benefits ... -
U.S. Drug Manufacturers Beware: Application of the PRC Antibribery Law to Drug Marketing and Promotional Practices in China
(2002)China’s ongoing economic growth and tremendous market potentials have presented many opportunities for American pharmaceutical manufacturers. According to a report issued by the Pharmaceutical Research ... -
Uncapping the Bottle: A Look Inside the History, Industry, and Regulation of Bottled Water in the United States
(2006)Since the late twentieth century, the bottled water industry in the United States has been exploding, and more Americans have been choosing bottled water as their preferred beverage. Although much has been written about ... -
A Unified System for Ensuring Drug Safety
(2002)There are currently two systems in the United States to ensure the safety of pharmaceutical products: tort and regulation. The shared goal of tort law and Food and Drug Administrative (“FDAâ€) ... -
United States - Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Potential Effects on Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in Thailand
(2006)Benefits and losses that a country would get from entering into a free trade agreement are often controversial and rise to national debate. This is especially apparent for negotiations between developed and developing ... -
Untangling the Vioxx-Celebrex Controversy: A Story about Responsibility
(2005)While the withdrawal of prescription drugs is not a new concept, the Vioxx and Celebrex controversy has put a new spin on the issue of withdrawal. Vioxx and Celebrex belong to the same class of drugs and both were linked ... -
USDA and FDA Regulations: "The Attack of the Killer Tomato"
(1996)This paper will address the U.S. response to the present and future use of the genetic alteration of food through the analysis of the pioneer food product-- the Flavr-Savr tomato-- which was the first genetically altered ... -
The Use and Misuse of OxyContin
(2002)This paper examines the phenomenon of OxyContin abuse over the past two years. The prescription painkiller has been hailed as both a wonder drug and a killer. Both descriptions are accurate. The trouble is not with the ... -
Use of Blending as a Method to Bring Filth Content Within Defect Action Levels: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
(1995)This paper begins with a brief discussion, for illustrative purposes, of the evolution of regulations for reconditioning in the food salvage industry, and present requirements for reconditioning adulterated food. It then ... -
THE VACCINE ADDITIVE THIMEROSAL: CAUSATION AND COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
(2003). This Paper explores the complex thimerosal debate. Part II briefly sets out the history of vaccine manufacturers in the last half of the twentieth century culminating with the passage of the Vaccine Act; it also posits ...