Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
In honor of my mentor and friend Jorge Luis Cordova
My colleague and friend Jorge Cordova recently went to a better place. Jorge and I both taught law at the Pontifical Catholic University School of Law in Ponce, P.R. for many years. (Before UCF, I started my teaching career … Continue reading
Ethical Experiments?
Michelle N. Meyer and Christopher Chabris, professors at Union Graduate College in Schenectady, New York, recently published a thought-provoking essay in the Sunday Times on the ethics of nonconsensual “A/B testing” like the Facebook mood contagion experiment, the inconclusive results of which were … Continue reading
“Negotiating the Legal Risks of Daily Fantasy Sports”
That is the latest paper of our friend and colleague, the excellent Marc Edelman (pictured below), who has written up a detailed primer on federal and State anti-gambling laws and their potential application to the world of “daily fantasy sports.” … Continue reading
“The Influence of Immanuel Kant on Evidentiary Approaches in Eighteenth Century Bulgaria: A Reply to Professor Kerr”
That is the title of our long-awaited and latest legal research paper, which is now available on SSRN. Why did we write a paper on such a seemingly narrow subject? Well, a few years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts made … Continue reading
Is your Uber driver an employee or an independent contractor?
The ride-sharing company Uber has appealed a recent decision of the California Labor Commissioner’s Office declaring a former Uber driver to be an “employee” of the company and not an “independent contractor.” (For more information, here is the actual decision itself, and here is a … Continue reading
The (Mis) Allocation of Talent?
Originally posted on Cherokee Gothic:
Hat tip to@PankajPachauri for this interesting table. I had a couple of thoughts on it: 1. Very disconcerting that the DOD is the #1 employer in the world. Great stagnation anyone? 2. The UK only…

