David A. Simon

When people who are bad at writing think they are writing well

Former ExThera Medical Corporation Executive Admits to Concealing Patient Deaths from FDA and Company Enters Deferred Prosecution Agreement A former California executive was charged today and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with failing to file adverse event reports with the intent to defraud and mislead the Food and Drug Adminis...

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Bills agree to acquire Bears WR DJ Moore, sources say The Bears have agreed to a trade to send wide receiver DJ Moore to the Bills, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

not sure how to feel about this DJ has been a real asset to the team

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If you use AI to write your papers, you haven’t actually done anything

the real solution would be to increase incentives to litigate through a variety of means--not to kill off the most high-impact cases.

Interesting new paper on the false claims act. But I think it gets things precisely backwards. it assumes that nonintervene cases don't have value b/c they often result in no settlement. But that is expected given the stakes, incentives, and doctrine.

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See you there?

just vibe coded a plugin for zotero that broke zotero and now i can't fix it

seems like standard intentional tort language on intended result rather than intended harm.

Amy J. Reed Collaborative/HARMS Petitions FDA to Investigate Mayo Clinic for Premature Promotion of Robotic Mastectomy - School of Law - Professors David A. Simon and Hooman Noorchashm have filed a citizen petition with the FDA requesting that the agency investigate the Mayo Clinic for its promotion of robotic mastectomy using the da V...

Our nonprofit, HARMS, filed a citizen petition requesting the FDA investigate whether offering robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy outside of the IDE trial violates IDE Regulations or the FDCA. And to explain its own decision clearing the device.

law.northeastern.edu/ajrc-petitio...

congrats!

are local politics a microcosm? i hope not. it's shocking to see how many people will oppose helping those least able to help themselves. people with disabilities should be top of mind, not last in line.

Weird, I think both young Wittgenstein and old Wittgenstein were each right in their own way.

Now ask it why some professors have pics from 50 years ago

For someone like me, the last one is a mistake I would make. Over and over. I would even double check and still make it and kick myself

now that i live in new england i am learning you need people to shovel your roof. if you do not, then your house can be destroyed. but insurance will only pay for the destructon, not prevention. sounds like everything else

providing more experiential opportunities is good! but it is hard. just ask our coop office, which does a tremendous job

don't really understand this framing, which is so common. the idea that doctrinal courses don't equip you to "practice" makes no sense. there are lots of things you learn that you need to practice, even if they don't teach you how to respond to interrogatories.

if an ai agent does your homework, what are YOU doing? obviously not learning

I am on many listservs. Is the admin listserv the most active list serve out there? Seems like it to a newbie.

Thank you to @miamilawschool.bsky.social for having me to present Data Distortions. My family is a bit upset that I left right before the blizzard. But weather is nice!

Thanks to J. Janewa Osei-Tutu, Andres Sawicki, and Nikita Aggarwal for their hospitality!

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Get ready for massive massive ice damns

Just showed my 7 y/o magic eye!

Amy J. Reed Collaborative/HARMS Petitions FDA to Rescind Robotic Mastectomy Clearance - School of Law - Professors David A. Simon and Hooman Noorchashm have filed a petition with the FDA requesting that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs immediately rescind or amend 510(k) Clearance for the da Vinci SP ...

Very concerning development at the FDA, which cleared robotic-assisted surgery for nipple-sparing mastectomy. FDA had twice warned against the procedure, and there is a current IDE to study it. This undermines trust in FDA and the clinical trial process.

law.northeastern.edu/amy-j-reed-c...

the best part was figuring out i could got the stuff. it feels good to get rid of unnecessary writing

Top Lawyers’ Fees Have Skyrocketed. Be Prepared to Pay $3,400 an Hour. Expertise and ego are pushing up hourly rates to once-unthinkable levels.

need to increase my rates

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spent 2 days researching and writing a section of a paper i didn't need. fun learning about new stuff tho!

lol it's blsky don't sweat it. congrats!