Cover story: How safe are the drugs we take?
Professor W. John Thomas is something of an expert on the Vioxx controversy. He's busy researching a paper titled "Vioxx Detoxx: How to Address a Tale of Regulatory Failure and Marketing Success," but found time to be a panelist at a School of Law symposium on drug safety that also focused on apparent failures in the system of drug safety regulation.

Settling out of court
Lawsuits can cost a bundle and take years to resolve— two reasons for the increased interest in alternative dispute resolution. The law school offers a civil advocacy and dispute resolution concentration that educates students in this problem-solving approach to the law.

Inquiring minds
Brian Spears '92 has joined an elite team investigating one of the most controversial cases in history—The United Nations Oil for Food program. He is assisting the three-member Independent Inquiry Committee, led by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, as it probes allegations of mismanagement and corruption.

Catching up with
Michelle Fenton '99: Former actress guards against lyrical larceny
Mark Giuliani '92: Lawyer engages in conduct becoming a band leader

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