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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.


Abolishing State Trademark Registrations, Lee Ann Lockridge Dec 2014

Abolishing State Trademark Registrations, Lee Ann Lockridge

Lee Ann W. Lockridge

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Screening Out Innovation: The Merits Of Meritless Litigation, Alexander A. Reinert Jul 2014

Screening Out Innovation: The Merits Of Meritless Litigation, Alexander A. Reinert

Indiana Law Journal

Courts and legislatures often conflate meritless and frivolous cases when balancing the desire to keep courthouse doors open to novel or unlikely claims against the concern that entertaining ultimately unsuccessful litigation will prove too costly for courts and defendants. Recently, significant procedural and substantive barriers to civil litigation have been informed by judicial and legislative assumptions about the costs of entertaining meritless and frivolous litigation. The prevailing wisdom is that eliminating meritless and frivolous claims as early in a case’s trajectory as possible will focus scarce resources on the truly meritorious cases, thereby ensuring that available remedies are properly distributed …


Breaking Bad: An Examination Of The Ncaa's Investigation Practices Over The Last Forty Years, Ryan Appel Jul 2014

Breaking Bad: An Examination Of The Ncaa's Investigation Practices Over The Last Forty Years, Ryan Appel

University of Miami Business Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contort: Tortious Breach Of The Implied Covenant Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing In Noninsurance Commercial Contracts--Its Existence And Desirability, Matthew J. Barrett Jun 2014

Contort: Tortious Breach Of The Implied Covenant Of Good Faith And Fair Dealing In Noninsurance Commercial Contracts--Its Existence And Desirability, Matthew J. Barrett

Matthew J. Barrett

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Beyond The Verdict: Why The Courts Must Protect Jurors From The Public Before, During, And After High-Profile Cases, Scott Ritter Apr 2014

Beyond The Verdict: Why The Courts Must Protect Jurors From The Public Before, During, And After High-Profile Cases, Scott Ritter

Indiana Law Journal

In a time when more and more criminal trials are saturated in news coverage, media outlets race to get as much information as possible to the public. That access to the criminal justice system is a right protected by the First Amendment. But where does the access stop? This Note explores those limits, and the intersection between the First and Fourth Amendments.


The Bp Oil Spill Settlement And The Paradox Of Public Litigation, Samuel Issacharoff, D. Theodore Rave Feb 2014

The Bp Oil Spill Settlement And The Paradox Of Public Litigation, Samuel Issacharoff, D. Theodore Rave

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Pesky Persistence Of Class Action Tolling In Mass Tort Multidistrict Litigation, Jeremy T. Grabill Feb 2014

The Pesky Persistence Of Class Action Tolling In Mass Tort Multidistrict Litigation, Jeremy T. Grabill

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Land Of Oz: Spoliation Of Evidence In Louisiana, Danielle Borel Feb 2014

The Land Of Oz: Spoliation Of Evidence In Louisiana, Danielle Borel

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Predictive Coding: Taking The Devil Out Of The Details, L. Casey Auttonberry Feb 2014

Predictive Coding: Taking The Devil Out Of The Details, L. Casey Auttonberry

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hollywood On The Bayou: An Optimal Tax Approach To Evaluating And Reforming The Louisiana Motion Picture Investor Tax Credit, Amelia Hurt Feb 2014

Hollywood On The Bayou: An Optimal Tax Approach To Evaluating And Reforming The Louisiana Motion Picture Investor Tax Credit, Amelia Hurt

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Feasibility Of Litigation Markets, Jonathan T. Molot Jan 2014

The Feasibility Of Litigation Markets, Jonathan T. Molot

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Takings And The Right To Fish And Float In Colorado, Aaron Pettis Jan 2014

Takings And The Right To Fish And Float In Colorado, Aaron Pettis

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Selected Coverage Of The 149th Session Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Brittany West, Whitney-Ann Mulhauser, Jason Cowin Jan 2014

Selected Coverage Of The 149th Session Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Brittany West, Whitney-Ann Mulhauser, Jason Cowin

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.