Author Archives: jberman1

Uber Drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors?

YANI CRESPO–Over the past few years, the idea of sharing and utilizing empty space in vehicles for profit—commonly referred to as “ride-sharing”—has rapidly taken hold in many major American cities. Ride-sharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, promote their services as a way to better utilize the empty seats in most cars by “sharing” them […]

The Enduring Controversy Over Digital Royalties in Music

SAMUEL WINIKOFF–The debate over licensing music in the Digital Age came to the forefront of industry news last year, thrusting the industry’s arcane system into the mainstream media. Various artists, songwriters, and industry players have entered the discourse, advancing their sentiments into what has become a growing conversation over the viability of a music-licensing regime […]

Anomalies in the Affordable Care Act that Arise from Reading the Phrase “Exchange Established by the State” Out of Context

Timothy Stoltzfus Jost & James Engstrand – The Supreme Court is currently considering in King v. Burwell whether residents of all States can receive premium tax credits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Plaintiffs-Petitioners brought this litigation as a challenge to the validity of a Treasury Department rule allowing all ACA health […]

UMBLR Announces Online Symposium on King v. Burwell

The University of Miami Business Law Review is proud to announce its first online symposium. The online symposium will feature essays from a collection of authors expressing their opinions on the pending matter before the Supreme Court, King v. Burwell. In King, the Court will consider whether the Internal Revenue Service may permissibly promulgate regulations to […]