BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 RDATE:20170312T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 RDATE:20171105T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170907T194500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170907T204500 LOCATION:Legal Research Center GEO:45.45177;-122.677216 SUMMARY:"When Peer Review Turns to Legal Review" with Lauren Kurtz\, Clim ate Science Legal Defense Fund DESCRIPTION:The scientific method is designed around the belief that skep ticism is good. \; Results should be subjected to scrutiny through th e peer review process\, followed by close examination and replication by others in the scientific community. \; However\, researchers sometime s do not realize their work may also be subject to another form of scruti ny: \;legal review. \; In particular\, the federal Freedom of In formation Act (FOIA) and state law equivalents have provided an increasin gly common forum for taxpayers to seek review of scientists and their res earch. \; Scientists have also been targeted with ideologically motiv ated investigations\, threatened with defamation lawsuits\, and even sued for "tortious interference with business relationships." \;This tal k will discuss some of the legal issues that researchers have faced\, and provide tips about how researchers can protect themselves.Lauren Kurtz i s the Executive Director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF )\, which works to defend climate scientists in a variety of legal action s\, as well as educate scientists about their legal rights and responsibi lities. \; Prior to joining CSLDF\, Lauren was a litigation associate at the international law firm Dechert LLP. \; At Dechert\, she repre sented commercial and individual clients on complex commercial disputes.& #160\; Lauren graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.Th is event is brought to you by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Portlan d Section (http://portland-or.sites.acs.org/). \; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The scientific method is designed aroun d the belief that skepticism is good. \; Results should be subjected to scrutiny through the peer review process\, followed by close examinati on and replication by others in the scientific community. \; However\ , researchers sometimes do not realize their work may also be subject to another form of scrutiny: \;legal review. \; In particular\, the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state law equivalents have provided an increasingly common forum for taxpayers to seek review of sc ientists and their research. \; Scientists have also been targeted wi th ideologically motivated investigations\, threatened with defamation la wsuits\, and even sued for "tortious interference with business relations hips." \;This talk will discuss some of the legal issues that resear chers have faced\, and provide tips about how researchers can protect the mselves.
Lauren Kurtz is the Executive Director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF)\, which works to defend climate scient ists in a variety of legal actions\, as well as educate scientists about their legal rights and responsibilities. \; Prior to joining CSLDF\, Lauren was a litigation associate at the international law firm Dechert L LP. \; At Dechert\, she represented commercial and individual clients on complex commercial disputes. \; Lauren graduated from the Univers ity of Pennsylvania Law School.
This event is brou
ght to you by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Portland Section. \;