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Masthead Dec 2014

Masthead

Louisiana Law Review

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Difficulties With Sharing: A Proposal To Define The Voluntary Unit And Protect The Rights Of Surface Co-Owners And Mineral Servitude Holders In Louisiana, W. Drew Burnham Dec 2014

Difficulties With Sharing: A Proposal To Define The Voluntary Unit And Protect The Rights Of Surface Co-Owners And Mineral Servitude Holders In Louisiana, W. Drew Burnham

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the co-ownership principles and nature of the mineral servitude in Louisiana. Topics discussed include the importance of implementing reforms in the Mineral Code, solutions for equitable remedies for surface co-owners, and the judicial opinion of the Supreme Court of Louisiana on the case Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Sailing's Heirs.


Table Of Contents Dec 2014

Table Of Contents

Louisiana Law Review

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Centripetal Forces: Multidistrict Litigation And Its Parts, Catherine R. Borden, Emery G. Lee Iii, Margaret S. Williams Dec 2014

Centripetal Forces: Multidistrict Litigation And Its Parts, Catherine R. Borden, Emery G. Lee Iii, Margaret S. Williams

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on various issues related to multidistrict litigation (MDL). Topics discussed include the regulation of MDL proceedings under the Multidistrict Litigation Act of 1968, the role of the U.S. lawyers in centralized proceedings of tag-along cases, and the role of panel of judges in adjudicating MDL.


State V. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.: Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 30:29 And Its Effect On The Amount Of Remediation Damages Available To Plaintiffs, Julia L. Taylor Dec 2014

State V. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.: Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 30:29 And Its Effect On The Amount Of Remediation Damages Available To Plaintiffs, Julia L. Taylor

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses land contamination litigation at oil and gas exploration sites State v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. Topics discussed include claims for remediation of environmental damages, laws for mineral leases and remediation damages, and the judicial opinion of the Supreme Court of Louisiana on the cases related to environmental damages.


Testamentary Formalism In Louisiana: Curing Notarial Will Defects Through A Likelihood-Of-Fraud Analysis, George Holmes Dec 2014

Testamentary Formalism In Louisiana: Curing Notarial Will Defects Through A Likelihood-Of-Fraud Analysis, George Holmes

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on remedial doctrines applied by the U.S. courts in resolving issues of testamentary formalism. Topics discussed include analysis of the substantial compliance doctrine in Louisiana jurisprudence, laws signifying the importance of attestation and presence of witness, and the law for limiting validation of testator's intent through minimis errors.


Remanding Multidistrict Litigation, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Dec 2014

Remanding Multidistrict Litigation, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the procedural, substantive, and communal benefits of remanding multidistrict litigation (MDL). Topics discussed include efforts of plaintiff's lawyer in increasing their fees by implementing various fee provisions in settlement, the views of Judge John G. Heyburn on remand of MDL, and the importance of remanding MDL cases in dispute resolution.


Symposium Panelist Transcripts Dec 2014

Symposium Panelist Transcripts

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Awards Dec 2014

Awards

Louisiana Law Review

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A Gunman’S Paradise: How Louisiana Shields Concealed Handgun Permit Holders While Targeting Free Speech And Why Other States Should Avoid The Same Misfire, Michael J. Lambert Dec 2014

A Gunman’S Paradise: How Louisiana Shields Concealed Handgun Permit Holders While Targeting Free Speech And Why Other States Should Avoid The Same Misfire, Michael J. Lambert

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses development in the laws for concealed handgun permit in the U.S. Topics discussed include legal history of gun laws in Louisiana, the constitutionality of laws in context of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and various laws banning the permit of handgun in Louisiana.


When Remand Is Appropriate In Multidistrict Litigation, Edward F. Sherman Dec 2014

When Remand Is Appropriate In Multidistrict Litigation, Edward F. Sherman

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the need of remand in multidistrict litigation under the 1968 Multidistrict Litigation Act (MDL Act). Topics discussed include transfer of multiple cases with common facts to the same federal judge for pretrial proceeding under the MDL Act, transfer of cases without any consideration of personal jurisdiction, and the need of resolving MDL cases favoring aggregation.


The Perma Project Dec 2014

The Perma Project

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Masthead Nov 2014

Masthead

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Bayou Fuel, Iman S. Montgomery Nov 2014

Bayou Fuel, Iman S. Montgomery

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Contract Law And The Hand Formula, Daniel P. O'Gorman Nov 2014

Contract Law And The Hand Formula, Daniel P. O'Gorman

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Confronting Confrontation In A Facetime Generation: A Substantial Public Policy Standard To Determine The Constitutionality Of Two-Way Live Video Testimony In Criminal Trials, J. Benjamin Aguiñaga Nov 2014

Confronting Confrontation In A Facetime Generation: A Substantial Public Policy Standard To Determine The Constitutionality Of Two-Way Live Video Testimony In Criminal Trials, J. Benjamin Aguiñaga

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Promoting “Inclusive Communities”: A Modified Approach To Disparate Impact Under The Fair Housing Act, Cornelius J. Murray Iv Nov 2014

Promoting “Inclusive Communities”: A Modified Approach To Disparate Impact Under The Fair Housing Act, Cornelius J. Murray Iv

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


High-Stakes Word Search: Ensuring Fair And Effective Irs Centralization In Tax Exemption, Heath C. Dejean Nov 2014

High-Stakes Word Search: Ensuring Fair And Effective Irs Centralization In Tax Exemption, Heath C. Dejean

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex Marriages Are Not Created Equal: United States V. Windsor And Its Legal Aftermath In Louisiana, Mallory Chatelain Nov 2014

Same-Sex Marriages Are Not Created Equal: United States V. Windsor And Its Legal Aftermath In Louisiana, Mallory Chatelain

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fear Of An Undeterrable Other, Fredrick E. Vars Nov 2014

Fear Of An Undeterrable Other, Fredrick E. Vars

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Strife Of Riley: The Search-Incident Consequences Of Making An Easy Case Simple, Leslie A. Shoebotham Nov 2014

The Strife Of Riley: The Search-Incident Consequences Of Making An Easy Case Simple, Leslie A. Shoebotham

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Binding Future Selves, Kaiponanea T. Matsumura Nov 2014

Binding Future Selves, Kaiponanea T. Matsumura

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Conservation Easements And The Development Of New Energies: Fracking, Wind Turbines, And Solar Collection, Gerald Korngold Nov 2014

Conservation Easements And The Development Of New Energies: Fracking, Wind Turbines, And Solar Collection, Gerald Korngold

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


The Emperor’S New Clothes: Fracking Legislation In Texas, Kirbie Watson Nov 2014

The Emperor’S New Clothes: Fracking Legislation In Texas, Kirbie Watson

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Making Cost-Benefit A Political Tool, Roger Meiners, Rafal Czajkowski Nov 2014

Making Cost-Benefit A Political Tool, Roger Meiners, Rafal Czajkowski

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Faculty Nov 2014

Faculty

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


The Energy Wealth Of Indian Nations, Shawn E. Regan, Terry L. Anderson Nov 2014

The Energy Wealth Of Indian Nations, Shawn E. Regan, Terry L. Anderson

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Climate Balkanization: Dormant Commerce And The Limits Of State Energy Policy, Jonathan H. Adler Nov 2014

Climate Balkanization: Dormant Commerce And The Limits Of State Energy Policy, Jonathan H. Adler

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Involuntary Cotenants: Eminent Domain And Energy And Communications Infrastructure Growth, Andrew P. Morriss, Roy Brandys, Michael M. Barron Nov 2014

Involuntary Cotenants: Eminent Domain And Energy And Communications Infrastructure Growth, Andrew P. Morriss, Roy Brandys, Michael M. Barron

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Nov 2014

Table Of Contents

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.