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Zika virus
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Family Law Prof Blog
Zika Update
By Family Law
From NPR:A few years before COVID-19 became the current public health emergency of international concern, the Zika virus swept through Latin America. Dramatic photos of babies born with small heads…
Health Law Prof Blog
Case Western’s Health Matrix Publishes New Issue
Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine is pleased to announce the publication of its latest issue as Volume 30, Issue 1 (2020):Elyn Saks (USC Gould), Competency to Decide for Another,…
AdLaw By Request®
Zika Repellent Could Not Keep Away FTC
By Jason Gordon, Michael Isselin
PR firm Creaxion Corporation and Inside Publications, LLC settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week regarding promotional practices for Creaxion’s mosquito repellent. In its complaint, the FTC alleged…
Real Estate & Construction
Additional Opportunity to Extend Development Orders & Building Permits
Governor Scott recently expanded the previously declared State of Emergency issued for the Zika Virus, allowing holders of permits and development orders an even greater opportunity to toll the period…
Real Estate & Construction
Additional Opportunity for Increased Extension of Building Permits and Development Orders
By Brian S. Adler, Leah Aaronson
Interested parties must notify issuing governmental agency by September 7th to receive a new extension. Due to Governor Scott's recent expansion of the State of Emergency issued for the Zika…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
The Economic Impact of Zika on the US Virgin Islands
By Tom Bolt
Throughout 2016, there were widespread concerns among travelers about heading to the Caribbean region, as the Zika virus outbreak caused concern particularly among pregnant women. The mosquito-borne disease is linked…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
As Colder Weather Cools Zika Transmission, Insurance Coverage Issues Heat Up
Many communities are breathing a sigh of relief as winter weather kills off a good portion of the Zika-carrying mosquito population – at least in some parts of the US,…
Real Estate & Construction
Extend Development Orders and Building Permits for Almost One Year Due to Extension of Zika State of Emergency
Governor Scott, for the second time, has extended the State of Emergency issued for the Zika Virus. As a result, holders of development orders and building permits have another opportunity…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Colombia is Hit Hard by Zika, but Not by Microcephaly
New York Times (Oct. 31): Colombia is Hit Hard by Zika, but Not by Microcephaly, by Donald G. McNeil and Julia Symmes Cobb:Colombia has suffered the world's second largest outbreak…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Likely Houston Zika Outbreak Complicated by Texas’s Conservative Position on Reproductive Rights
HoustonPress (Sept. 19, 2016): Texas's Conservatism on Reproductive Rights May Make Fighting Zika Harder, by Carter Sherman:As Houston braces for an outbreak of Zika (the city's mosquito season will extend well into…