International Academy Recognizes Article By ULV Law Profs.ONTARIO, Calif. -- University of La Verne The University of La Verne is a private university in La Verne, California (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles) with a main campus, seven satellite campuses throughout central and southern California, a law school, and two military regional campuses at Point Mugu Naval Air Station College of Law is pleased to announce that Professors Juanda Lowder Daniel and Kevin Marshall were recently honored by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business The Academy of Legal Studies in Business is an American-based professional society for lawyers teaching in commercial and business departments and faculties at tertiary level. It was founded in 1924, and now has an international membership. (ALSB ALSB Aqualogic Service Bus ALSB Academy of Legal Studies in Business ) with the 2006 Holmes-Cardozo Distinguished Submitted Conference Paper Award for their analysis of construction contract law in their paper "Avoiding Economic Waste in Contract Damages: Myths, Misunderstandings and Malcontent mal·con·tent adj. Dissatisfied with existing conditions. n. 1. A chronically dissatisfied person. 2. One who rebels against the established system: ." This is the second time in three months professors at the law school have been recognized for their scholarly writing. In July, Fundamentals of Legal Research, 8th ed., co-authored by Dean Donald Dunn and Professor Roy Mersky of the University of Texas, was recognized by academic law librarians in the American Association of Law Libraries The American Association of Law Libraries "is a nonprofit educational organization with over 5,000 members nationwide. AALL's mission is to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to as one of the most influential legal research texts in the last centennial. "The honor bestowed upon Professors Marshall and Daniel demonstrates that great legal research and analysis is recognized accordingly," said Dean Donald Dunn of the College of Law. "The field of law is constantly evolving, and the academic legal community has a duty to help students and practitioners alike interpret the law with clarity." "The interpretation and application of construction contract law is a difficult task," said Professor Daniel. "In writing this article, Kevin and I sought to highlight an aspect of contract law that is commonly misunderstood and misapplied by courts, thus perplexing per·plex tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate. to law students." The article offers a simplified rule for determining the proper measure of damages MEASURE OF DAMAGES, prac. Those principles or rules of law which control a jury in adjusting or proportioning the damages, in certain cases. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 636. in breach of construction contract cases that is consistent with the goals of awarding contract damages in general. The duo presented their paper at the ALSB's annual conference, held in St. Petersburg, Fla. The ALSB presents the Holmes-Cardozo Award for Distinguished Conference Paper annually to recognize significant, unpublished and original legal research. Among the criteria used to judge each proposed piece are: scholarly contribution, research quality, topic interest, writing quality, readiness for distribution and, above all, excellence in legal scholarship. "We were truly honored to receive this award," said Professor Marshall. "This recognition validates our concerns over the present state of the law in this area, as well as the need for change." Kevin Marshall, Ph.D., a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas History The university was originally started as a research arm of Texas Instruments as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest in 1961. The institute (by then renamed the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies) which at the time was located at Southern Methodist and of Emory University School of Law Emory University School of Law is a top-tier U.S. law school, part of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It is currently ranked #22 amongst all ABA approved law schools according to the 2008 US News and World Report rankings. , is internationally renowned for his expertise in the economics of competition law and has extensive teaching experience. Juanda Lowder Daniel, a graduate of CSU Dominguez Hills and of Emory University School of Law, has a wealth of experience in legal practice and is a member of the state bars of California, Michigan, Illinois, Washington and Minnesota. About the International Academy of Legal Studies in Business The International Academy of Legal Studies in Business, founded in 1924, is an association of teachers and scholars in the fields of business law, legal environment and other law-related courses. Today, the association is comprised of approximately 1,000 members from across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and England, teaching primarily in college and university schools of business at the undergraduate and graduate levels. About the University of La Verne College of Law Located in Ontario, Calif., University of La Verne College of Law serves over 3.8 million people as the only ABA-accredited law school in Inland Southern California and an additional 2.2 million people in San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. and Eastern Los Angeles County. Applications are accepted year round. For more information about the College of Law, please call (909) 460-2001 or visit the Web at http://law.ulv.edu. |
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