Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant
Although the impact of conflicting interests is of constant concern to those in legal education and other fields, a recent scholarly article and an extensive analysis in the New York Times suggest the problem is more pressing than ever. In the context of legal scholarship the problem arises when a p...
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| author | Jeffrey L. Harrison Amy R. Mashburn |
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| description | Although the impact of conflicting interests is of constant concern to those in legal education and other fields, a recent scholarly article and an extensive analysis in the New York Times suggest the problem is more pressing than ever. In the context of legal scholarship the problem arises when a professor is, in effect, employed by two entities. Disclosure of possible conflicts is the most commonly proposed response. The article argues that disclosure is merely a risk shifting devise that does not fully address the issue of bias. It draws on comparisons with products liability and legal ethics to suggest that many conflicts should simply be avoided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6392b8882164226a4d3987b9a56974c2022-12-21T21:52:04ZengUniversity of BolognaUniversity of Bologna Law Review2531-61332017-05-012112210.6092/issn.2531-6133/69186267Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/ConsultantJeffrey L. Harrison0Amy R. Mashburn1University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaAlthough the impact of conflicting interests is of constant concern to those in legal education and other fields, a recent scholarly article and an extensive analysis in the New York Times suggest the problem is more pressing than ever. In the context of legal scholarship the problem arises when a professor is, in effect, employed by two entities. Disclosure of possible conflicts is the most commonly proposed response. The article argues that disclosure is merely a risk shifting devise that does not fully address the issue of bias. It draws on comparisons with products liability and legal ethics to suggest that many conflicts should simply be avoided.https://bolognalawreview.unibo.it/article/view/6918Conflict of InterestDisclosureEthicsLegal Practice: Risk Shifting |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey L. Harrison Amy R. Mashburn Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant University of Bologna Law Review Conflict of Interest Disclosure Ethics Legal Practice: Risk Shifting |
| title | Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant |
| title_full | Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant |
| title_fullStr | Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant |
| title_short | Moonlighting Sonata: Conflicts, Disclosure, and the Scholar/Consultant |
| title_sort | moonlighting sonata conflicts disclosure and the scholar consultant |
| topic | Conflict of Interest Disclosure Ethics Legal Practice: Risk Shifting |
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