Great Case A Tough Pill to Swallow The facts of the opioid crisis are hard to digest—thousands dead, thousands more addicted. Like the tobacco industry of yore, Big Pharma has deceptively pushed dangerous substances like oxycodone and fentanyl down the throats of a trusting public. The substance-use-disorder toll from both the prescription and the illicit opioids that followed is an estimated 2 million. Ellyn Hurd ’01 triumphed in a landmark trial to make perpetrators accountable. By Chad Konecky
Legal History His Name Was Robert Morris And too many of us have never heard of him. Thanks to a new website, now we have. By Jeri Zeder
In Court The Weight of the Whistle For lawyers and clients alike, a whistleblower case is a heavy burden. Livelihoods, reputations, often fortunes, are on the line. Resolutions are hard-won, payoffs uncertain. So, why does attorney Phil Brewster ’03 do this work? By Jeri Zeder
Candid At Future’s Gate How Winston Bodrick ’22 found his purpose and his calling. By Travis Salters ’23
Faculty Scholarship Eyeing Retirement Plan Fees Professor Natalya Shnitser’s research goes deep. By David Reich
Alumni News Mullaney’s Bright Idea Decades later, many veterans are still benefiting. By Brendan McKinnon ’19
In Closing Reconciling Art and Law Poetic pursuits vs. prosaic profession. By Professor Steven Arrigg Koh
