Family Law, Health Care Law, and Torts | DEV-College of Law | Illinois

792: Health Law & Bioethics

Krista Gaedtke — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:32:07 +0000

This seminar will examine modern debates over biomedical ethics and the law, ranging from evolving understandings of the duty to provide informed consent in the context of medical treatment and human subjects research to how to encourage more organ donation, what duties nonprofit hospitals should have as a result of being nonprofit, and the limits of state power in containing infectious diseases or other epidemics, among other questions. The basic architecture of the course is drawn from Health Law and Bioethics: Cases in Context (Aspen, 2008, with Joan Krause, Sandra Johnson, and Richard Saver, eds.), which will supplemented with discussion of emerging policy challenges in medicine, like efforts to respond to the risks posed by Ebola.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this seminar, although some familiarity with health law will benefit students.

Evaluation: 90% of the grade in this course will come from a three-hour final exam and 10% from class participation.

792: Health Law Practice

Krista Gaedtke — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 20:49:37 +0000

This upper level seminar course will provide an introduction and overview to aspects of the U.S. health care system and the laws that impact that system. The course will explore topics such as: health care cost and access; promoting quality and risk management, federal and state regulation of private health insurance and managed care; the structure of the health care enterprise; and legal issues related to the organization and reform of the delivery of health care including corporate compliance, including anti-trust and fraud and abuse.

Sequence and Prerequisites: None

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated upon a series of short written assignments and a final project and presentation.

667: Family Law

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:54 +0000

Family Law deals with the creation and dissolution of legal relationships within the family. The course covers the law of marriage, divorce, annulment, separation, illegitimacy, adoption and, rights of child custody, parental authority, support, property, and inheritance and related rights. Specific emphasis is given to the regulation of marital property (ownership during marriage, division on divorce, inheritance on death), and financial responsibilities during marriage and on divorce, alimony, and child support. The legal relationship between parents and children, support enforcement, termination of parental rights are covered as is the legal relationship between children born to unmarried parents and their parents. Throughout the course, legal rules are placed into their social settings. The family lawyer, perhaps more than any other, must “sell” his or her legal advice with concern for and understanding of broader social consequences. The suitability in family litigation of the adversary system as well as legal ethics as practiced in family law are discussed. Considerable emphasis is given to current developments in family law reform.

Sequence and Prerequisites: None

Evaluation: Final administered exam

670: Elder Law

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:54 +0000

This course addresses the legal implications of Americans as they grow older, including Social Security, pension plan distributions, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, long-term care and nursing home admission, powers-of-attorney for health care and financial/legal matters, guardianship, and ethical considerations in advising older clients. The focus is on understanding statutory provisions that affect the care, comfort, and financial security of older people to facilitate informed advising and culturally sensitive planning. Policy implications of these statutory regimes are considered throughout the course as well.

Sequence and Prerequisites: None

Evaluation: Administered final examination

793: Family Law Practice

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:54 +0000

The course is an overview of family law, including dissolution, legal separation, paternity, child support enforcement, orders of protection and abuse and neglect cases, with the students participating in the simulated trial of a family law case in a courtroom setting before a family law judge. The course will also deal with specific evidentiary, ethics and other issues unique to family law cases. The course also features guest lectures by experienced local family law lawyers. Finally, the course will address alternative dispute resolution issues and the various pre-trial and discovery aspects of a family law case.

Sequence and Prerequisites: none

Evaluation: Class participation, participation in courtroom observations, and a final take-home examination.

620: Health Law

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:54 +0000

Health Law is an essential introductory course for students who are interested in the healthcare field. This course will explore a broad range of topics at the intersection of law, policy, ethics, and healthcare. Topics include the patient-physician relationship, decision-making and autonomy, liability concepts, the impact of artificial intelligence and digital health, data privacy, health insurance, organ donation, stem cell research, reproduction and reproductive technology, contraception, sterilization, abortion, and more.

Sequence and Prerequisites: None

Course Evaluation: Final examination