Professor Wertheimer received her B.A. summa cum laude and J.D. from Yale University. At Yale, she was a member of the Yale Law Journal. Following law school, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Frank A. Kaufman of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the Honorable James Hunter III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She also worked as an associate at Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz in Philadelphia. Professor Wertheimer joined the faculty in 1982. Professor Wertheimer’s research and scholarly interests focus on products liability, medical malpractice, law and medicine, and torts.
Articles
Calling It a Leg Doesn't Make It a Leg: Doctors, Lawyers and Tort Reform, Roger Williams Law Review (2008)
Of Apples and Trees: Adoption and Informed Conset, Quinnipiac Law Review (2007)
This article argues that the doctrine of informed consent should apply to the process of...
Of Apples and Trees: Adoption and Informed Consent, Villanova University Legal Working Paper Series (2006)
This article argues that the doctrine of informed consent should apply to the process of...
[We] Shall Not Look Upon His Like Again: The Career of Jerry Phillips, Tennessee Law Review (2005)
The Biter Bit: Unknowable Dangers, The Third Restatement, and the Reinstatement of Liability Without Fault, Villanova University Legal Working Paper Series (2005)
This article argues that the Third Restatement of Products Liability, far from accomplishing its goal...