Melanie Adelson, the University of Miami Business Law Review Alumni Editor, has been selected as the inaugural Martin J. Nash Scholar. The Martin J. Nash Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 to honor Mr. Nash’s life achievements as one of the most creative tax attorneys in the country. Melanie is currently pursuing a dual degree in the […]
Danielle Furneaux–On October 17th, 2011, commercial drone pilot Raphael Pirker raised a previously unimagined issue: whether an unmanned aircraft system, classified as a model aircraft, is regulated by FAA-manned aircraft guidelines where such flight is for commercial purposes. After being fined $10,000 for reckless flying by the Federal Aviation Administration, he took his novel case […]
Steven A. Vitale, “Dope” Dilemmas in a Budding Future Industry: An Examination of the Current Status of Marijuana Legalization in the United States, 23 U. Miami Bus. L. Rev. 132 (2014). This Comment provides an in-depth analysis of the current status regarding legalization of marijuana in the United States. It begins by tracing a brief […]
Joshua A. Berman, Mandating the Supersize Option: The Legality of Government Intervention in the Fast Food Industry to Address Insufficient Wages and Close the Public Assistance Gap, 23 U. Miami Bus. L. Rev. 178 (2014). Several prominent studies have recently highlighted how the federal government tacitly subsidizes insufficient wages paid in certain industries–notably, major corporations […]
