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Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina Sep 2020

Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses a proposed foreign judgment recognition law, the procedure for enforcement in Louisiana, and the state's Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (EFJA).


Screeches From The Red Hen: Public Accommodations Laws And Political Affiliation Discrimination In The United States And Louisiana, Meredith N. Will Sep 2020

Screeches From The Red Hen: Public Accommodations Laws And Political Affiliation Discrimination In The United States And Louisiana, Meredith N. Will

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on public accommodations laws and political affiliation discrimination in the U.S. and Louisiana, as well as the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution and the U.S. Constitution on public accommodation.


Fiduciary Litigation In Louisiana: Mandataries, Succession Representatives, And Trustees, Elizabeth R. Carter Sep 2020

Fiduciary Litigation In Louisiana: Mandataries, Succession Representatives, And Trustees, Elizabeth R. Carter

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses fiduciary relationships and litigation issues on the estate-planning setting in Louisiana, as well as the roles of mandataries, trustees, and succession representatives.


August 2020 Louisiana Bar Exam, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee On Bar Admissions Aug 2020

August 2020 Louisiana Bar Exam, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee On Bar Admissions

Louisiana Bar Exams

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The Green New Deal And Green Transitions, Nicholas Bryner Jul 2020

The Green New Deal And Green Transitions, Nicholas Bryner

All Scholarship

In February 2019, Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Markey introduced a "Green New Deal" Resolution in Congress, calling for a tenyear mobilization toward action on climate change, socioeconomic inequality, and other issues. A Green New Deal--evoking the language of FDR-erapolicy--envisions a transition to a green economy that is integrated with concern for the social and economic welfare of those who are most harmed by environmental degradation and those who are most likely to be displaced by the reinvention ofU.S. infrastructure and energy systems. This Article addresses the need for engaging with regulatory transition theory in order to assess the legal, policy …


Balancing Principles In Judicial Adjudication: The Gaps Of Rationality In The Conviction Of Illegal Immigrants, Lécia Vicente May 2020

Balancing Principles In Judicial Adjudication: The Gaps Of Rationality In The Conviction Of Illegal Immigrants, Lécia Vicente

All Scholarship

Weighing principles and considering rules in the context of judicial adjudication to create a general theory of State and Law is a challenge of hermeneutics that the Author makes. To meet this challenge the Author uses a decision of an administrative court in Portugal -the Tribunal Administrativo Central Norte. The fact-pattern of that decision involved a foreign citizen living illegally in the country. While illegally residing in the country, that citizen was a victim of a crime of bodily harm. She complained to the police. The police asked her for her passport to proceed with the claim. They realized she …


Masthead Apr 2020

Masthead

Louisiana Law Review

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Table Of Contents Apr 2020

Table Of Contents

Louisiana Law Review

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Faculty Apr 2020

Faculty

Louisiana Law Review

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David W. Robertson: In Memoriam, Hon. John W. Degravelles Apr 2020

David W. Robertson: In Memoriam, Hon. John W. Degravelles

Louisiana Law Review

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Rebel With A Cause: David W. Robertson's Singular Dedication To Legal Excellence, H. Alston Johnson, Bernard S. Johnson Apr 2020

Rebel With A Cause: David W. Robertson's Singular Dedication To Legal Excellence, H. Alston Johnson, Bernard S. Johnson

Louisiana Law Review

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An Unforeseen Problem: How Gertz Failed To Account For Modern Media And What To Do Now, Delery H. Perret Apr 2020

An Unforeseen Problem: How Gertz Failed To Account For Modern Media And What To Do Now, Delery H. Perret

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses how the U.S. Supreme Court failed to modernize defamation law to include the use of social media and online sources in its decisions in the cases Gertz v. Robert Welch and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.


In Times Of Chaos: Creating Blueprints For Law School Responses To Natural Disasters, Jeffrey R. Baker, Christine E. Cerniglia, Davida Finger, Luz Herrera, Jonel Newman Apr 2020

In Times Of Chaos: Creating Blueprints For Law School Responses To Natural Disasters, Jeffrey R. Baker, Christine E. Cerniglia, Davida Finger, Luz Herrera, Jonel Newman

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents reflections, information, and proposals on how law schools can create a blueprint for community-engaged response to natural disasters.


Cover Apr 2020

Cover

Louisiana Law Review

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Awards Apr 2020

Awards

Louisiana Law Review

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Lhwca Section 905(B) And Scindia: The Confused Tale Of A Legal Pendulum, Thomas C. Galligan, Brian C. Colomb Apr 2020

Lhwca Section 905(B) And Scindia: The Confused Tale Of A Legal Pendulum, Thomas C. Galligan, Brian C. Colomb

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents the U.S. Supreme Court case Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos to discuss Section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), which provided negligence as a course of action in advancing workers' compensation claims.


Arbitration Clauses In Seafarers' Employment Contracts In The Fifth Circuit, Martin Davies Apr 2020

Arbitration Clauses In Seafarers' Employment Contracts In The Fifth Circuit, Martin Davies

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the interpretation by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of the New York Convention's article II(2) on arbitration clauses in seafarers' employment contracts in the case Sphere Drake Insurance PLC v. Marine Towing, Inc.


Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan Apr 2020

Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the Louisiana Supreme Court case "Burchfield v. Wright" to examine the use of the 'lost chance doctrine' in medical malpractice lawsuits under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (MMA).


Misuse Of The "Reasonably Anticipated Use" Standard In Louisiana Products Liability Act Jurisprudence, Steven E. Spires Apr 2020

Misuse Of The "Reasonably Anticipated Use" Standard In Louisiana Products Liability Act Jurisprudence, Steven E. Spires

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the application of the 'reasonably anticipated use' standard in Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) jurisprudence, and offers proposed jurisprudential rules that should be adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court to guide lower courts on the standard.


The Sharing Revolution: Changing Times Call For Clarifying Tort Liability, Cecilia G. Vazquez Apr 2020

The Sharing Revolution: Changing Times Call For Clarifying Tort Liability, Cecilia G. Vazquez

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the need to reform tort liability laws in the U.S. to resolve the legal ambiguities with respect to the liabilities of sharing-economy companies and other players in the industry.


Srtma: Reappraising The Bp Well Blowout In Light Of Pippen, Theriot, Doiron, And Grubart, John J. Costonis Apr 2020

Srtma: Reappraising The Bp Well Blowout In Light Of Pippen, Theriot, Doiron, And Grubart, John J. Costonis

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the issues on the choice of law and jurisdiction in tortious or contractual events involving binary terrestrial/aquatic oil and gas drilling operations in the U.S.' Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the provisions of the Outer Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).


A Cypress Is Gone, Thomas C. Galligan Apr 2020

A Cypress Is Gone, Thomas C. Galligan

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


No.49 - April 2020, Center Of Civil Law Studies Apr 2020

No.49 - April 2020, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

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Let The Jury Decide! A Plea For The Proper Allocation Of Decision-Making Authority In Louisiana Negligence Cases, Thomas C. Galligan Jr. Apr 2020

Let The Jury Decide! A Plea For The Proper Allocation Of Decision-Making Authority In Louisiana Negligence Cases, Thomas C. Galligan Jr.

Journal Articles

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Preparing For The Aftermath Of Drilling On Arctic Lands, Barrett Ristroph, Martin Robards Mar 2020

Preparing For The Aftermath Of Drilling On Arctic Lands, Barrett Ristroph, Martin Robards

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

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Teaching Justice-Connectivity, Michael Pinard Mar 2020

Teaching Justice-Connectivity, Michael Pinard

Louisiana Law Review

The author proposes the teaching model which he calls Justice-Connectivity, which will help build in law students the foundation to recognize the various systems, institutions and conditions of their clients, as well as the residents of the communities around law schools.


The Missing Link: Jail And Prison Conditions In Criminal Justicereform, Andrea Craig Armstrong Mar 2020

The Missing Link: Jail And Prison Conditions In Criminal Justicereform, Andrea Craig Armstrong

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the link between conditions in jails and prisons and broader criminal justice reform efforts.


From Deepsouth To Westerngeco: The Patent Provision Heardaround The World, Sam H. Boyer Mar 2020

From Deepsouth To Westerngeco: The Patent Provision Heardaround The World, Sam H. Boyer

Louisiana Law Review

The article addresses the current state of extraterritoriality in patent law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's WesternGeco holding.


Fairly Exposed: A Proposal To Improve The Reasonableness Standardfor Digital Forensic Searches At The Border, Caroline V. Mccaffrey Mar 2020

Fairly Exposed: A Proposal To Improve The Reasonableness Standardfor Digital Forensic Searches At The Border, Caroline V. Mccaffrey

Louisiana Law Review

The article proposes to improve the reasonableness standard for digital forensic searches at the U.S. border.


Delegating Care, Evading Review: The Federal Tort Claims Act Andaccess To Medical Care In Federal Private Prisons, Danielle C. Jefferis Mar 2020

Delegating Care, Evading Review: The Federal Tort Claims Act Andaccess To Medical Care In Federal Private Prisons, Danielle C. Jefferis

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the U.S. federal government's invocation of the independent-contractor exception of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) when faced with federal prisoners' claims of inadequate-contractor exception.