Professor of Law
A.B., Connecticut College
M.A., Michigan State University
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law
E-mail:
jmeggen@widener.edu Phone: 302.477.2155
Jean Macchiaroli Eggen is Professor of Law at Widener's Delaware campus. Professor Eggen received an A.B. from Connecticut College and an M.A. from Michigan State University, and was a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Michigan. She received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law in 1982, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Syracuse Law Review.
Following law school, Professor Eggen worked as an associate attorney at a law firm in Syracuse, New York. She is admitted to practice in New York.
Professor Eggen joined the faculty at Widener in 1986 and has served as Assistant Professor of Law from 1986 to 1990, as Associate Professor of Law from 1990 to 1995, and as Professor of Law since 1995.
Professor Eggen teaches in the areas of Toxic Torts, Civil Procedure, Torts, and Science and the Law. She writes in the areas of toxic torts and law and medicine, publishing articles on topics such as toxic reproductive and genetic hazards, scientific evidence, mass torts, and medical device and tobacco litigation.
Selected Recent Publications
Books
- Toxic Torts In A Nutshell (Nutshell Series, West Publishing Co. 3d ed. 2005).
Articles
- Toxic Torts at Ground Zero, 39 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 383 (2007).
- The Normalization of Product Preemption Doctrine, 57 Alabama L. Rev. 725 (2006).
- The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act on Plaintiffs in Mass-Tort Actions, 12 Andrews Class Action Litig. Rptr 16 (April, 2005).
- Toxic Exposures and Workers Compensation, 14 J. Workers Comp. 9 (2004).
- Public Nuisance Claims Against Gun Sellers: New Insights and Challenges, 38 U. Mich. J.L. Reform 1 (2004) (with John G. Culhane).
Other
- Daubert and its Progeny: Expert Scientific Evidence: Massachusetts Personal Injury Cases, J. Mass. Academy Of Trial Att'ys At 22 (Fall2005/Winter 2006).
- Toxic Exposures at Ground Zero: Is there a Role for the Tort System?, 1 Widener Health Law Today 1 (Fall 2005).