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Social Media Issues in Tort Cases


Total Credits: .80 CLE

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Categories:
Tort Law
Faculty:
Jennifer Emmel
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Dec 15, 2023
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Access for 90 day(s) after purchase.


Description

This seminar will discuss the growth in social media, whistleblower revelations, litigation status, MDL and JCCP, key regulations and more.

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Jennifer joined Beasley Allen in 2013 and primarily focuses on cases consolidated in multidistrict litigation (MDL) in New Jersey federal court involving the link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer as a member of our Mass Torts Section.  Jennifer earned her undergraduate degree in biology, with a double minor in physics and chemistry, from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. She went on to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in biomedical science with a focus on molecular oncology.
In graduate school, Jennifer won graduate research awards for oral presentation of research, first in neuroscience and later in molecular oncology. Her work earned her travel fellowships, and she was invited to present her research at international conferences in Paris and Mexico City. Subsequently, Jennifer spent two years in Boston with a consulting company specializing in mergers and acquisitions.  She earned her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2009, and is a member of the Washington State Bar. While in law school, she interned at the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office in the property, major crimes and domestic violence divisions and gained courtroom experience including serving as lead counsel on a multiple-felony trial. Jennifer then moved to northern Alabama and associated with a law firm, working in the areas of criminal and family law.  She is a college-level educator, and has taught courses as an adjunct in biology, chemistry, medical terminology and anatomy.